Information Systems: Week 6

Intellectual Property (IP)

• Modern IT makes unauthorised copying + distribution IP easy + cheap - illegal copying music, software + films widespread.
• Companies/individuals depend income creative products seek ways countering threat their businesses.

Copyright Designs + Patents Act 1988

• Covers protection all forms 'intellectual property' i.e. publications, broadcasts + music well software (70 years + 50 years) + US 95 years.
• 'Digital righst management' DRM) used prevent copying films, music etc.

Software Piracy

• Definition: 'The unauthorised use/illegal copying computer software. This can take many forms e.g. commercial counterfeiting, deliberate + unauthorised copying dealers, unlicensed copying + use by end users + plagiarism by competitors.'
• Software licensed, not owned - rights use, reproduce + distribute software specified license.

Software Piracy - Organisations

Organisations dealing piracy:

• FAST (Federation Against Software Theft)
• FACT (Federation Against Copyright Theft)
• Software Alliance 
• SIIA (Software + Information Industry Association)

Privacy and Data Protection Act

• Data Protection Act 1984, Access Personal Files Act 1987.
• Data Protection Act 1998 (EU Data Protection Directive 1995)
• Data Protection Act 2018
• Enforcement: Information Commissioner's enforcement powers set out Act. Include serve info + assessment notices + enter + inspect premises certain circumstances.

Cookies and Piracy

• Privacy + Electronic Communications Regulations (2011).
• Small text files - temporary , permanent/persistent.
• Legitimate use - session settings (shopping cart) user preferences, login access.

GDPR and Cookies

• Most common ways personal data collected + shared online through website cookies.

Websites must comply with following GDPR cookie requirements:

• Prior + explicit consent must obtained before any activation cookies.
• Consents must granular.
• Consent must freely given.
• Consents must as easily withdrawn as given.
• Consents must securely store legal documentation.
• Consent must renewed least 1 per year.

Digital Accessibility - Public Body Regulations

Web Content Accessbility Guidelines 2.1

• Digital contnet meet POUR requirements.
• Perceivable - Operable - Understandable - Robust.

Equality Act 2010

• Duty reasonable adjustments you're placed substantial disadvantage because disability compared non-disabled people/people don't share your disability.