Illegal and Legal

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Scenario Illegal or Legal

Explanation

You copy a music CD bought from a shop and give it to a friend. Illegal

It is illegal as you cannot give a copy to another person as you have bought it for your personal gain.

You copy a music CD bought from a shop and sell it.

Illegal

It is illegal as you have paid for the CD and you have sold it on – gaining profit from the sales, which it was meant to be profited to the shops.

You buy software intended for one computer and put it on to other computers. Illegal

It is illegal is it stealing and fraud.

You download music and do not pay for it. Illegal

It is illegal as you have not paid for the music – which could be classed as stealing.

If it is your music you can let people download it as it is your work.

You make your own picture and add it to your work. Legal

It is legal as it is your work you’re using – not someone else work.

You copy images from the Internet and add them to your work. Illegal/

Legal

It is illegal as you are using someone else work without their permission. You have also not sourced where you found it from.

It could be legal if it is not protected by copyright and you have asked their permission.

You copy copyright images and put them into your work, including details of the source. Legal/Illegal

It is legal is you sourced of where you have found the images.

It is illegal if you haven’t asked permission.

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