Information

1. In what ways is information like other commodities? In what ways (if any) is it not? 2. Can we speak with confidence of any information which might not be a societal force? 3. Describe a situation in which the tragedy of the commons diminishes the quality of information. 4. In what ways has IT made it more difficult to protect intellectual property? In what ways has IT made this easier? 5. Briefly describe the personal. Governmental, business, and social concerns form an issue concerning the privacy of information. 6. Briefly describe the personal, governmental, business, and social concerns form an issue concerning the accuracy of information. 7. Briefly describe the personal, governmental, business, and social concerns form an issue concerning the accessibility of information. 8. Briefly describe the personal, governmental, business, and social concerns form an issue concerning the property/ownership of information.

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