Computer ethics, copyright issues and plagiarism

and it helps us to regulate our conduct in a group or with a set of individuals.
 likewise, computer ethics is set of moral principles that regulate the use of computers.

which includes inventions (patents),
trademarks, industrial designs, commercial names,
designations and geographic indications (location
specific brands) etc.
Copyright, which includes literary and artistic works such
as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic
works such as drawings, paintings, photographs,
sculptures, and architectural designs.

the creator of an original work exclusive rights to it, usually for a limited time.

property which includes literary and artistic works such as novels, poems and plays, films, musical works, artistic works such as drawings, paintings, photographs and sculptures, and architectural designs.
But unlike protection of inventions, copyright law protects only the form of expressions of ideas, not the ideas themselves.

as one's own. Copying programs written by other programmers and claiming it as your own could be an act of plagiarism.

access or harm information assets without or in excess of authorization by thwarting logical security mechanisms.

Malware

Malware is short for malicious software and means any software or code developed or used for compromising or harming information assets without the owner's informed consent. Malware enables or prolongs access, captures data, and/or furthers the attack.

distributed under a licensing agreement which allows computer code to be shared, viewed and modified by other users and organizations.
Or in slightly more user-friendly language, open source software is available for the general public to use and modify from its original design free of charge. What it means is that a piece of software can evolve and be iterated upon by other developers anywhere in the world. Ideally, this means that the software is improved over time, but it can often take plenty of interesting twists and turns with all of that evolution and can change form and shape entirely.