NetiquetteThe Do’s and Don’ts of Online

Communication

The Core Rules of Netiquette

•Rule 1: Remember the human

•Rule 2: Behave online as you do in real life

•Rule 3: Know where you are in cyberspace

•Rule 4: Respect other people’s time and bandwidth

•Rule 5: Make yourself look good online

The Core Rules of Netiquette

•Rule 6: Share expert knowledge

•Rule 7: Help keep flame wars under control

•Rule 8: Respect other people’s privacy

•Rule 9: Don’t abuse your power

•Rule 10: Be forgiving of other people’s mistakes

Introduction

Netiquette - A set of rules for behaving properly online

Etiquette - The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in social or official life;

Internet - worldwide network of computer computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange [syn: cyberspace]

Netiquette - Internet + etiquette

Why is netiquette so important?

• Because it establishes good behavior while on the Net.

• Remember that there is a real person on the receiving end of your message.

• Follow the ‘golden rule’ while on the Net.

Some tips to remember…• When responding to people you

disagree with or that you are challenged by …Cite or summarize the points that you

find troublingClarify your position and respond with

control

Netiquette: The Basics• Avoid writing e-mails using all CAPITAL

LETTERS• Add personality to your messages by

using smileys or emoticons :-) (happy)• Keep your communication to the point• Anything you post to a newsgroup or

forum and type during a public chat session is a public comment

Netiquette: The Basics

• When sending an e-mail, clearly identify it in the subject line.

• Keep messages short by using some common abbreviations.<LOL> Laughing Out Loud<BRB> Be Right Back

POARTMROTFLTIATTFNTTYLWAYTAYNF

Point Of AdviceRead The ManualRolling On The Floor LaughingThanks In AdvanceTa-Ta For NowTalk To You LaterWhat Are You Talking About?You're Not Funny

Common E-mail & Chat Room Acronyms

ASAPBCNUBRBBTWFAQFOAFF2FFYIGTGIMHOIRLLMALOL

As Soon As PossibleBe Seeing YouBe Right BackBy The WayFrequently Asked QuestionsFriend Of A FriendFace To FaceFor Your InformationGot To GoIn My Humble OpinionIn Real LifeLeave Me AloneLaugh Out Loud / Lots Of Laughs

Rules of the Road• By following some simple

guidelines when communicating in cyberspace, you and the recipient of your messages will enjoy communicating. :-)

Share expert knowledge

Share the results of your questions with

others

Post resource lists and bibliographies in the area of your

expertiseThe Internet was

created for sharing information - help make the world a

better place

Help keep flame wars under control

Flaming - what people do when they express a strongly held opinion without holding back any emotion

Flaming can be fun and is both

traditional and okay

Flame wars (series of angry letters between two or

three people) are forbidden

Respect other people’s privacy

You wouldn’t look through a

coworkers desk, don’t look through

personal e-mail

Intellectual Property

– Copyright Law – protects original “works of authorship i.e., literary works, musical works, dramatic works

– Patent Law – protects new, useful inventions and processes

– Trademark Law – protects words, names and symbols used by manufacturers to identify goods or services

– Trade Secret Law – protects valuable information, not generally known, that has been kept secret by its owner.

Internet Copyright Law

Exclusive Rights of Copyrighted WorkReproduction Reproduction

RightRightRight to copy, duplicate or transform work in a fixed form

Modification Modification RightRight

Right to modify work or to create a new work.

Public Public Performance Performance RightRight

Right to recite, play, or show the work in a public place or through transmission. Does not apply to sound recording

Public Display Public Display RightRight

Right to show a copy of the work directly, by film or television in a public place or through transmission

Moral RightMoral Right Limits modification or use of the author’s name without permission.