5.8 I can explain the importance of the relevant laws affecting Internet users.
Copyright Law
What is copyright law?
The copyright law allows the creators of the documents there rights to control other users how the documents are used and circulated to other users.
How does copyright law protect us?
It protects the real author's work and their ownership so no other user can take ownership for the author's work such as books and novel etc.
What could happen if we broke the copyright law?
The user who broke the law firstly is committing an illegal crime and can go court for this offence. Also the user can get heavily fined for committing this crime.
What’s the best way to avoid breaking this law?
Don’t copy the person's work word by word. Use their work as a base and rewrite the information in your words and you can add extra information by using your own ideas.
Data Protection Act
What is the Data Protection Act?
It is a law that is intended to protect people’s personal data that is stored in electrical devices such as computers.
How does the Data protection Act protect us?
It protects users from other people accessing the user’s personal data. If accessed people can know private information about you such as their date of both and other important information.
What could happen if we broke the Data Protection Act?
The user that disobeys the data protection act can get fined for accessing personal information.
What’s the best way to avoid breaking this law?
Don’t try to access other people’s information that is personal to them.
Computer Misuse Act
What is the Computer Misuse Act?
It is designed to stop people’s information from getting stolen. This includes hacking and damaging other people’s software that is not the users.
How does the Computer Misuse Act protect us?
It protects us from potential hackers and from people’s information getting stolen.
What could happen if we broke the Computer Misuse Act?
It is against the law and the user can get some few months in jail or a fine.
What’s the best way to avoid breaking this law?
Don’t try to hack other user’s computers and don’t try to access their personal information.
What is copyright law?
The copyright law allows the creators of the documents there rights to control other users how the documents are used and circulated to other users.
How does copyright law protect us?
It protects the real author's work and their ownership so no other user can take ownership for the author's work such as books and novel etc.
What could happen if we broke the copyright law?
The user who broke the law firstly is committing an illegal crime and can go court for this offence. Also the user can get heavily fined for committing this crime.
What’s the best way to avoid breaking this law?
Don’t copy the person's work word by word. Use their work as a base and rewrite the information in your words and you can add extra information by using your own ideas.
Data Protection Act
What is the Data Protection Act?
It is a law that is intended to protect people’s personal data that is stored in electrical devices such as computers.
How does the Data protection Act protect us?
It protects users from other people accessing the user’s personal data. If accessed people can know private information about you such as their date of both and other important information.
What could happen if we broke the Data Protection Act?
The user that disobeys the data protection act can get fined for accessing personal information.
What’s the best way to avoid breaking this law?
Don’t try to access other people’s information that is personal to them.
Computer Misuse Act
What is the Computer Misuse Act?
It is designed to stop people’s information from getting stolen. This includes hacking and damaging other people’s software that is not the users.
How does the Computer Misuse Act protect us?
It protects us from potential hackers and from people’s information getting stolen.
What could happen if we broke the Computer Misuse Act?
It is against the law and the user can get some few months in jail or a fine.
What’s the best way to avoid breaking this law?
Don’t try to hack other user’s computers and don’t try to access their personal information.