Assignment
This is your midterm exam (remember there will be no final. After this the main focus will be your research project). You will write on 4 of the questions below. Your answers probably don't need to be more than a page double spaced for each question. You will submit your answers online by midnight, Monday, June 6th. Here are the questions:
1. Explain the utilitarian justification for IP as an incentive for intellectual work. What objections can be raised against this approach?
2. Explain the Lockean "labor/desert" approach to justifying IP. What objections can be raised against this approach?
3. Explain Moore's distinction between "thin" and "thick" consent. How does he employ these concepts in developing a view about how employers can monitor employees while still respecting their privacy?
4. Explain 3 of the various approaches to defining privacy and explain the limitations for each.
5. Explain the issues brought about by the prisoner's dilemma in relation to intellectual property.
6. Explain several pros and cons of current copyright law and what it means for the public domain.
7. What did Aristotle, Plato and Socrates think on privacy and how did they differ from each other
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.