Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Chapter 10 Laws
- Copyright, Designs
and Patents Act
- illegal to steal or create unauthorised copies of software
- also covers books and music
- can only copy or use work with permission
- except for education and research
- music, films, photography,
writing gain automatic
protection
- can patent an idea
- must not be obvious
- organisation can register trademark
Anlagen:
- Computer Misuse
Act
- 3 offences
- Unauth. access to computer material
- unauth. access with intent to commit further crime
- unauth. modification of computer material
- Data Protection Act
- Data should be processed lawfully+fairly
- data subject given consent
- data obtained for
PURPOSE it was
intended
- data should be relevant and
non-excessive
Anmerkungen:
- dont hold more info than you need
- data should be
accurate and
up-to-date
- data shouldnt be kept
longer than necessary
- data should be processed in
accordance with data subject's rights
Anmerkungen:
- Data subjects rights:
-Subject told what data is held
-Purposes for which it is held
-Subject has right to correct or destroy incorrect data
-Has right to compensation for damage or distress caused.
- data should be kept secure
- data must not be transferred outside of EU
Anmerkungen:
- UNLESS that country has an adequate level of protection
- Health and Safety Regulations