483CIS-2: Computing Ethics
Group Assignment
Group Number: ----------
Student Name
Student ID
Instructions for Assignment submission:
1. Last Date of Submission: 22/1/1446 – 28/7/2024
2. Submit your assignment report as a PDF file only.
3. One student from each group should submit the report. Please submit the file in appropriate link.
4. This assignment contains 4 questions. All questions must be answered.
5. Read the given tasks Question and attempt to answer properly.
6. Total marks: 10 Marks
7. This assignment is a group work and should contain following contents in the report: a. Title Page (student and assignment details)
b. Main Body (Solution of all questions with a clear line after each question to separate
solutions from each other)
c. References
8. Plagiarism should not increase more than 40%
[Note: Question 4 not included in plagiarism checking]
Grading:
1. Late submission | Submit missing, wrong files or wrong file format→ cut 1 mark for each day.
2. Cheating | using different tools| work alone 🡪 just %50 of the total grade.
3. Complete the work as required 🡪 full marks. Otherwise, you will be assessed according to
your effort.
Question 1: How intellectual property like physical property is? How is intellectual property different
than physical property? Do you agree with the idea that someone can "own" intellectual property?
Give 3 reasons to support your answer. [ 3 Marks]
Question 2: What do you think the impact would be on creative industries, such as music, movies
and fiction novels, if copyright laws did not protect intellectual property? Discuss 2 impacts. [ 2 Marks]
Question 3: What's your opinion on global and local copyright infringement and intellectual property
laws? [ 2 Marks]
Question 4: Then from the web site of "Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property ", mention some of
the copyright infringement and intellectual property laws in Saudi Arabia. (Don't exceed one page). [
3 Marks]