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 Computer Ethics, Chapter 5: Questions 12-15

 12) The four freedoms are:
 to run the program, for any purpose
 to study how the program works and adapt for your needs
 redistribute copies
 improve and release 

 13) Using Locke's account, developers can argue that the software they create is rightfully theirs because they produced it with their intellectual and physical labor.  Appropriating the software without resource attribution, as stated in the text, effectively making Bingo their slave.

 14)   The mixing of labor argument (Nozick) adds instability to the idea of ownership since one loses rights when the labor is mixed with others.  In part, this is due to the intangibleness of the software itself when viewed by outside parties, thus explaining why this argument is made either for or against ownership.

 15) The text lays out the logical steps for stating that stealing protected software is illegal.  Patent and copyright systems are supported by utilitarian reasoning.  The arguments are that the software increases social utility through incentives to create and innovate.  Johnson further argues that we have a moral obligation to obey the laws and stealing and using software is harmful. The harm is shown by taking away the capacity to profit and the rival advantage gained by applying the software.


 Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Stallman (Chapter 14): Questions 7-11

 7) Richard Stallman said that giving up causes psychosocial harm to the spirit of self-reliance.  

 8) It prevents others from learning new skills and harms the spirit of scientific cooperation.

 9)  The harm he mentions is that of make-work, work that counts for the GNP but is waste.  He illustrates through example at a bank where the programmer was making something that already existed but was proprietary.  

 10) Stallman mentions that competition and 'lack of helping' damages the social cohesion and human relationships.  If a developer demands a hefty sum to perform the job, others will also and we will end up with San Francisco.

 In all seriousness, his view is that people should act to encourage helping your neighbor.  Through ownership, (he calls this hoarding), we can end up sending the opposite message.  He gives examples of reward someone for 'obstruction' or admiring them for the wealth they have.  His point is that this pattern of behavior causes society to disregard the welfare of society for personal gain.  "The antisocial spirit feeds on itself, because the more we see that other people will not help us, the more it seems futile to help them.  Thus society decays into a jungle."

 11) Stallman mentions that many people, "frequently loved programming enough to break up their marriage."  Regarding benefits of it were free, he points out that broader use due to lower barriers to entry, more examples, duplication reduction, and customization support increased productivity.
	Computer Ethics, Chapter 5: Questions 12-15

	12) The four freedoms are:
	to run the program, for any purpose
	to study how the program works and adapt for your needs
	redistribute copies
	improve and release

	13) Using Locke's account, developers can argue that the software they create is rightfully theirs because they produced it with their intellectual and physical labor. Appropriating the software without resource attribution, as stated in the text, effectively making Bingo their slave.

	14) The mixing of labor argument (Nozick) adds instability to the idea of ownership since one loses rights when the labor is mixed with others. In part, this is due to the intangibleness of the software itself when viewed by outside parties, thus explaining why this argument is made either for or against ownership.

	15) The text lays out the logical steps for stating that stealing protected software is illegal. Patent and copyright systems are supported by utilitarian reasoning. The arguments are that the software increases social utility through incentives to create and innovate. Johnson further argues that we have a moral obligation to obey the laws and stealing and using software is harmful. The harm is shown by taking away the capacity to profit and the rival advantage gained by applying the software.


	Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Stallman (Chapter 14): Questions 7-11

	7) Richard Stallman said that giving up causes psychosocial harm to the spirit of self-reliance.

	8) It prevents others from learning new skills and harms the spirit of scientific cooperation.

	9) The harm he mentions is that of make-work, work that counts for the GNP but is waste. He illustrates through example at a bank where the programmer was making something that already existed but was proprietary.

	10) Stallman mentions that competition and 'lack of helping' damages the social cohesion and human relationships. If a developer demands a hefty sum to perform the job, others will also and we will end up with San Francisco.

	In all seriousness, his view is that people should act to encourage helping your neighbor. Through ownership, (he calls this hoarding), we can end up sending the opposite message. He gives examples of reward someone for 'obstruction' or admiring them for the wealth they have. His point is that this pattern of behavior causes society to disregard the welfare of society for personal gain. "The antisocial spirit feeds on itself, because the more we see that other people will not help us, the more it seems futile to help them. Thus society decays into a jungle."

	11) Stallman mentions that many people, "frequently loved programming enough to break up their marriage." Regarding benefits of it were free, he points out that broader use due to lower barriers to entry, more examples, duplication reduction, and customization support increased productivity.