Netiquette

Netiquette is the etiquette that you use on the web. They are the rules to good behavior on the Internet. Netiquette affects everyone and what you do on social networks. Some examples of good netiquette is respecting people’s privacy and not going through their emails. Some examples of poor netiquette are pointing out someone’s mistakes in front of everyone on the web and bullying people over the Internet.

Social network

A social network is a website where you can communicate and interact with friends. A digital footprint is what stays on the web and leaves a "footprint". Social networking affects digital footprints because what you do on a social network will stay on forever. Every picture you post, every message you send, and every post your tagged in.

Copyright

P2P (Peer to Peer) networks like Limewire or KaZaA violate copyright law. To put it simple, YOU MAY copy your own CD for your personal use only. YOU MAY NOT give this copy to another person. The online infringement of copyrighted music can be punished up to three years in prison and $250,000 in fines. If this happens to the same person a second time, they will be imprisoned up to six years. In July 2007, Universal Music Group decided not to renew their contract with Itunes. This was based upon the issue of pricing songs. Universal wanted to be able to charge more or less depending on the artist, and Itunes standard price was 99 cents per song.

Yankee Candle V. New England Candle Company

This case of Copyright included Yankee Candle and New England Candle Company. On September 9th, 1996 in Holyoke Massachusetts, Yankee candle filed a suit against New England Candle Company for copyright and trade dress infringement. Yankee Candle claimed that copyright protection for both the blueprints and the actual design of the Holyoke store that was embodied in the blueprints. The court found that Yankee Candle was an internal structure and not a "building".  Since Yankee Candle did not design the walls or ceilings of the store, Yankee Candle was not the author of the structure. The court granted New England’s summary judgment on all other counts.

http://www.scentedcandlereview.com/yankee-case/

Research Project Wrap-up

The country i did was Japan. My favorite part of the project was watching everyone else give their presentations and learning about countries. My least favorite part was presenting the powerpoint. I learned that Mount Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan. The most difficult information to find was information about Shinjuku. The strongest point was the tour spots and the weak point was making eye contact.

My Year in Review

The highlight of 2011 was going to Florida over summer break. The low point was having to start school again after summer break was over. My goals for 2012 is getting all A's in every class. If i was given $100,000 to start 2012, I would buy alot of clothes and take my family on a trip. I would also start saving up to go to college.