Programming Merit Badge (week 3)

So, how about that homework, huh?

Patent

20 year protection of Invention

copyright

50+ year protection of actual work

trade secret

Perpetual protection, work must remain private

software license

Provides right to use a piece of software

open source

Varying levels of protections/restrictions

corporate owners

Employee work is owned by the employer

software piracy

 

Are Intellectual Property rights still relevant?

Who really gets hurt if you download a pirated version of Windows or Office or Logic or Photoshop? Who really gets hurt if you illegally download Battlefield or Call of Duty or Civilization?

Does it matter who owns the rights to software (or movies, or music) any more?

Programming careers

  • Programming Generalist
  • Front-End Web Developer
  • Back-End Service Developer
  • UI/UX Specialist
  • Quality Assurance (QA) Specialist
  • Project/Program Management
  • DevOps (Developer Operations) Specialist
  • Open-Source Contributor
  • Electrical Engineer

Programming industries

  • Video Gaming Industry
  • Music/Movies
  • Finance
  • Education Technology
  • Communications
  • Healthcare
  • Farming
  • Legal/Political
  • Mining/Oil

email for late projects

riceboyler+mbu@gmail.com

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