Scenario 1

Research about intellectual property rights (IPR) and copyright laws.

Stan Smith, a recent graduate from a small southern Utah town, has started a small art and design studio. A client requests him to create a design and screen-print it on about twenty shirts to be used for business promotional purposes. Smith creates the design and goes to the only screen printer in town to have the shirts printed with his new design. The printer is Smith's former part-time employer, who had largely provided Smith with the necessary economic resources while Smith commuted regularly to attend school. Further, the printer is an active member of a small, rather tight group of businessmen in the community, into which Smith has recently been accepted. About two weeks after Smith delivers the screen-printed shirts to his client, he observes a number of individuals in town wearing shirts very similar to those he has just delivered to his client. When he goes to the printer's shop, Smith discovers many shirts hanging on racks, printed with his copyrighted design.

Based on the scenario and your research, answer the following questions:

What should Smith do? Can copyright laws help him in any way?

Consider his role in the small business community and his relationship with the printer. What are the initial steps Smith should take?

Scenario 2

Web updating is another important component of web design and development. Once your Website is live on a host, you need to consider how often it will be updated and what features will be updated.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of web updating?

What would be your policy on content updates? What features would you update and how often would you perform an update? Provide a rationale.

How does website maintenance differ from updating? What would your policy be for maintaining the website? How often would you have it checked for issues and errors? Explain your answer.