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Crossword: Ethics & Legalities
Across
1. The exhaustion or reduction of natural resources, such as minerals, water, or fossil fuels, due to human activities.
2. Provides a temporary monopoly on an invention, enabling the owner to regulate market entry and enhance financial returns.
3. The obligation to fulfill duties, obligations, and commitments in a reliable and dependable manner.
4. The area of law that governs the rights and duties between employers and employees, including issues such as hiring, wages, working conditions, and termination.
5. The process of documenting and notifying incidents of harassment or misconduct through official channels.
6. A type of software license that allows only one user to access and use the software.
7. The laws and regulations that aim to safeguard consumers from unfair business practices, such as false advertising, defective products, and deceptive trade practices.
8. A person or organization that collects, determines the purposes of, and is responsible for the processing of personal data.
9. In the realm of IT, the conduct, mindset, and commitment demonstrated by IT professionals in the execution of their job duties is referred to as the standard expected.
10. A software licensing agreement that allows an organization to use a software product on an unlimited number of computers or for any number of users within a single physical location.
11. In the realm of IT, honesty, trustworthiness, and the commitment to ethical principles are the qualities displayed by IT professionals.
12. The invisible barrier that prevents women from advancing to higher positions in the tech industry.
13. The state of being limited to one party, granting them sole rights to produce and profit from a certain invention or idea.
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14. A community of living organisms and their environment, interacting as a system.
15. A license that allows the buyer to use the software for commercial purposes, typically requiring a fee to be paid.
16. Energy sources that are virtually inexhaustible and have little to no negative impact on the environment.
17. Laws that deal with offenses committed using computers or the internet, such as hacking, identity theft, and online fraud.
18. The obligation to pay fees at regular intervals to keep a granted patent in force and enforceable.