ABSTRACT

Growing evidence suggests that in the corporate world as well as in the artistic world, we need to revise our concepts of ownership and the management of digital copyrights within the framework of normative order. Religious activities and organizations have always played an important role in the creation and maintenance of normative order in all societies. In most instances, the tenets of religious faith reflect the same values that provide social order. A second form of tracking occurs with the patterns of usage and the content of social networking systems. Information communication technologies (ICTs) enable a wide variety of these systems, and they are enjoying enormous growth. The increase in the means and power of distribution enabled by ICTs creates many complex new problems in determining the ownership status of intellectual products. The second means of using ICTs for criminal activities includes attacking the computers and networks for the purpose of corrupting and destroying the operating systems and data files.