Legal/Ethical Coding HW

Popcorn Hack #1

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Popcorn Hack #2

  • Copyright:

Automatically protects your code as soon as you write it. You can also register

it for extra legal protection.

Licensing: Use open-source or proprietary licenses to specify how others can use,

modify, or distribute your code.

Popcorn Hack #3

MC:

Which of the following actions best helps a content creator prevent intellectual

property rights violations when sharing digital content online?

A. Releasing content under an open-source license without restrictions

B Adding watermarks and using digital rights management (DRM) tools

C. Ignoring unauthorized use of their content to encourage wider distribution

D. Keeping all content offline and never sharing it on the internet

Correct answer:

B Adding watermarks and using digital rights management (DRM) tools

Popcorn Hack #4

The MIT License is a permissive open-source license that lets anyone use, modify, and share the

software, even for commercial purposes, as long as they include the original copyright notice

and a disclaimer of liability.

what one may look like

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025 [Your Name or Organization]

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

HW HACK

Task 1: creative commons license

Task 2: I picked a Creative Commons (CC) License so people can use, share, and improve

my work while giving me credit. This makes it easy for others to learn from and build

on my project. It also helps keep my work open and useful to more people. At the same

time, the license prevents misuse and makes sure I’m still recognized as the original creator.