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Legislation
Software licences (focus area)
Paid for licences that is per person or computer, also supported by developers
Users have no access to the source code
Users cannot modify the software. Protected by the Copyright designs and patents Act
Tested by developers prior to release.
Propriatory
Open source
Users can modify and distribute the software
Can be installed on any number of computers
Support is provided by the community in forums
Users have access to open source code
May not be fully tested so could have lots of bugs and requires the user to test for them.
Data protection act 2018 (focus area)
Data must be processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner
Personal data must be stored and protected.
Data can only be collected for legitimate reasons
Use and purpose of having the data
Data has to be kept securely
Computer misuse act 1990 (focus area)
This legislation has been designed to
keep up with technology
It is illegal to
Make any unauthorised access to data…
… with the intent to commit other offences
… with the intent to modify data, e.g. viruses
Commonly mis-conceptualised as being hacking but is not because some hacking can be legal with permission granted
Examples are fraud, unauthorised work, planting of viruses, data theft, deliberate data destruction.
Copyright designs and patents act 1988
Algorithms, computer programs and
databases are covered under this act
Examples include: theft by a business of the methods of ideas of other ICT businesses. Software piracy, using software without correct licencing and the use of ICT to copy or download files such as music,video and images to avoid paying for them.
It is illegal to copy,modify or distribute images, music, video or intellectual property without permission from the owner.
Software licences Misconceptions
Open source software is not always free, it can be redistributed for free
No such thing as closed source, it is proprietary software