The Act makes it illegal to share copyrighted files without the copyright holder's permission, use unlicensed software or plagiarise somebody else's work
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Creative Commons (CC)
Licences which allow you to legally share media and software online without having to ask for permission first. Intellectual property owners use creative commons licences when they want other people to share or build upon their work
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Data Protection Act 1998
The act gives rights to data subjects (people whose personal data is stored on computer systems). It gives data subjects the right to see the personal data an organisation holds about them and what they are doing with the data
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Free of Information Act 2000
The act allows members of the public to access information held by a public organisation about that organisation's activities
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Computer Misuse Act 1990
The act preents illegal acces to files. It introduced three new offences
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What are the 3 offences introduced with the Computer Misuse Act 1990?
Gaining unauthorised access to a private network or device, gaining unauthorised access to a network or device to commit a crime and modding computer material without authorisation
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Card 2
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Licences which allow you to legally share media and software online without having to ask for permission first. Intellectual property owners use creative commons licences when they want other people to share or build upon their work
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Creative Commons (CC)
Card 3
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The act gives rights to data subjects (people whose personal data is stored on computer systems). It gives data subjects the right to see the personal data an organisation holds about them and what they are doing with the data
Back
Card 4
Front
The act allows members of the public to access information held by a public organisation about that organisation's activities
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Card 5
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The act preents illegal acces to files. It introduced three new offences
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