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
