The legislation also protects Maria Korelli at home. This is because she has installed an anti virus software which in accordance to the act, keeps her personal data away form the access and use of the numerous quantity of hackers. The software is licensed and a trademark of AVG company. Consequently, if the software is unable to keep Maria’s data secured and vulnerable from hackers; she can sue the AVG company under the act that the software was unable to keep the confidentiality of her data and was incapable to keep her data secured, which was clearly stated and said that the software shall keep everything secured before she had installed the software. Additionally, if she gives her credit car details when she is purchasing items via the internet or to gain access to her bank account, she knows her data will be kept confidential and away from the access of hackers as this is mentioned in this specific law and need to be pursued by any organisation. Conversely, if she finds that her credit card details was unable to be kept private; she can sue the company that she is purchasing her product from i.e. EBay or similarly, she can sue the bank company that she is registered with because of that the fact that the organisation was unable to keep her information confidential.
In order to abide by the law, Maria Korelli will need to agree on the condition stated by the AVG anti virus software. This condition is that the data will be secured and will restrict a number of hackers from gaining access or affecting the file. The Anti-virus software shall also be used in accordance to the law and as an individual, Maria will need to comply fully with the condition stated by the AVG licensed program and will need to know how her data is being secured. Also, Mari Korelli shall agree on the condition stated by the organisation and give her personal data. This condition is that the data will be used in accordance to the law and as an individual; Maria should comply with the organisation and know how and where her personal data is placed.
The data protection act can be very beneficial to all including Maria Korelli. This is because it protects people who give out personal details, like their credit card numbers so that the people who receive the data are well protected from hackers and cannot extort any money than the initial fee that is to be paid by the customer. The data protection act protects Maria’s personal data from the access or misuse of hackers. The Act ultimately, enables her data to be kept confidential.
Consequently, the law has a drawback upon the protection of Maria’s personal data. The money that she has kept in her bank account can be extorted by a clever PC worker from her credit car details without living a trace or proof for Maria to identify how and when this specific event has occurred. The law doesn’t specify what she can do to overcome this matter because she cannot accuse anyone but the computer psycho who is anonymous and nearly impossible to track down.
Nevertheless, like many man made invention and human thoughts/thinking, the law has a specific improvement which could be made. The act should state the protection type needed for all the different data types that can be stored. Some of these data may be highly crucial, which may need to be highly secured and some of them maybe minimally vital, which may need less protection. Highly sophisticated encryption shall be needed for the data which are crucial and important. Therefore not all data will need to be highly secured and is something that should be mentioned in this specific law.
Overall, I strongly believe that the pros prevail over the cons because the law keeps the necessary data which needs storage by any organisation secure in some way. This is extremely important because without this specific law, the information which Maria communicates through to the organisation she is working at can be retrieved and used by anyone for a lot of diverse purposes which can cause many problems for her. The data protection law has been put over time taking in consideration both advantages and disadvantages. I believe that the data protection law has been announce because the advantages simply prevail over the disadvantages and ensure to protect Maria, myself and Mr. Obrien from the various problems that may arise without this specific law.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON THE LEYTON COMMUNITY
The data protection act creates an impact upon the whole community of Leyton. This is specifically because every individual living in Leyton may have a particular link with an organisation i.e. hospital. Therefore this means that the law creates an impact upon the whole of the community because the Data Protection Act is enforced in all the various organisations an individual from Leyton may be linked to. The Act is in place to ensure that every single individual’s personal information is kept confidential, secure from the use of others and the Act has generally been very effective for the whole of the Leyton community.
The legislation protects the whole community living in or outside the Leyton area. With the act in place; the individuals living in Leyton have more secure data storage in organisations they may be registered with. The Act ensures that the information is kept confidential and that information of a particular person is not used without the specific person’s authorization. This means that the people living in Leyton would feel safer in giving their personal details to organisation that require it because the information will only be used when an individual living in Leyton consents and enables the organisation. If individuals information is used without there permission, then further action can be taken which could cause an organisation to perish. The law in place ensures safety and more confidentiality. Therefore an organisation will need to use a persons personal data in accordance to the law and the individuals that are residents of Leyton will have full control over how and where their information is placed.
In order to abide by the law, the people living in Leyton will need to accept the conditions that an organisation sets and this condition is that they will use the data in accordance to the law and that the individuals will know precisely how and where there information is placed. Individuals in the community shall also provide organisations that require there details with the complete truth; false details should never be given as this creates flaws for organisation who wish to contact an individual or use an individuals information for future reference, also is an illegal act to pursue.
The data protection act can be very advantageous to the people living in the Leyton community. This is significantly because the law keeps information secure, which precludes other people from gaining access to the data. Also, The Data Protection Act allows people of the Leyton community to take action upon any organisation that misuses the data. With the law in place, it is less likely an organisation will misuse or amend personal data that they have of individuals from various different communities. Carrying out this illegal act means an organisation will be shut down permanently and will be sued by whom the data may concern. Thus the law reduces the chances of exploitation of the large quantity of personal data an organisation may have on various different people, which is another very beneficial point of the Data Protection Act.
However, there is also a downfall of the impact of the data protection law upon the Leyton community. If the data access codes are not kept safe enough by an organisation that holds data on the individuals living Leyton, then the likes of hackers can access the information quite easily. The law doesn’t highly protect an individual’s data, it protects it to some extent because there are possible ways data can be accessed and used in a range of different purposes that could cause problems to the person the data may concern. Another downfall of the data protection act is that some organisation lack a lot in keeping personal information of individuals up to data and accurate. This will mean that the people living in or outside the Leyton area will have a lack of communication because the organisation may have not updated a specific persons contact details. Nevertheless, an individual can sue the organisation that is unable to keep personal information up to date and accurate as this is clearly mentioned in this specific law.
There are a few improvements that can be made to this specific law. The main improvement which I personally think is the act should state the protection type needed for all the different data types that can be stored. Some of these data may be highly crucial, which may need to be highly secured and some of them maybe minimally vital, which may need less protection. Highly sophisticated encryption shall be needed for the data which are crucial and important. Therefore not all data will need to be highly secured and is something that should be mentioned in this specific law.
Overall, I believe that the law has been extremely effective in keeping everyone’s data personal and secured. The advantages prevail over the disadvantages because with the law in place, a number of events are less likely to commence and even though there are a few drawbacks; without the law their will be more problems then with the law in place. I think the law has kept privacy of everyone’s data and has ensured that the data will be used for the right purposes only and in accordance to the regulation.
I will now move on state the next law and how it may apply to the individuals or groups studies from 3A-3D.
LAW NO.2: COMPUTER MISUSE ACT (1990)
This act avoids the misuse of computer, which is a common technology used by many users world wide. Since the technology is being used very commonly by many individuals globally, people are now using the computer for reasons that may cause harm to other computer users or to confront a particular problem in a way which is unacceptable. The Computer Misuse Act was introduced in 1990 and which prohibits criminal offences such as hacking accounts, the sending of viruses that ultimately create loss or corruption of data, game/DVD piracy and using the computer to commit acts of fraud. The computer misuse act protects computer users because it ensures and puts of people from hacking and creating viruses because the consequence is that the individuals who caries out the criminal offence above can be prosecuted.
However, an individual can only prosecute someone who is involved in the acts above if he or she has proof against the suspect. Devoid of any proof, an individual will find it very difficult to prosecute the suspect and the suspect will not be considered guilty.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON ME
The computer misuse act creates an impact upon me because I use my PC at home and where this particular act is enforced and must be followed. The law clearly states that as an individual, I mustn’t send viruses or gain access to files that are produced by other users and avoid using my computer illegally and for many wrong purposes.
The legislation protects me because it ensures my personal details are not being accessed and used by hackers. Also with the law in place, the chances of individuals sending viruses to my computer minimises because under the act, if I have proof and information on the individual who has sent virus to my computer and left me vulnerable to hackers, I can easily prosecute that particular person. Therefore, the law protects me and reduces the chances of people sending viruses and causing nuisance on my computer and specifically, the files which I have stored on my computer.
In order to abide by the law, I must make sure that I do not send viruses and gain access and damage other individual’s computer. I must also maker certain that I do not carry out the procedure and be involved in the event of piracy of DVD movies and games. These are the two entertainment format I use on a daily basis. Instead of purchasing games and DVD movies from stores, I can easily use my computer to copy a game or a movie via the World Wide Web. However, doing so will mean that I am breaking the law and carrying out a criminal offence. I will need to abide by the law and avoid copying games or movies via the World Wide Web. I should uphold the law at all times and ensure that I use my computer appropriately and in accordance to the law.
The computer misuse act can be substantially beneficial to me because it reduces the routine of individuals creating and sending viruses to me or any other individuals who are users of a computer. According to the law, I can legally transfer the virus sent to me back at the individuals who has created the virus. This will ultimately mean that an individual who creates viruses and sends it to other computers gives up. The law allows me to carry out this particular act and is very useful to me because it precludes my computer being affected by viruses. Also, the law clearly states that with enough justification, I can prosecute the person who sends viruses to my computer and ultimately damages it. Therefore, hackers would be perturbed by being caught and will be furious to try to hack again. Thus, once I have enough evidence I can in accordance to the act, prosecute the hacker and which will avoid my computer from being hacked by that specific individual again.
However, the downfall of the Computer Misuse Act upon me and other computer users is very considerable. The computer misuse act doesn’t cause any effect on individuals from stopping them from carry out the various numbers of criminal offences that are associated to the computer being used in illegal way. All that the law can do is prosecuting a person who doesn’t abide by the Computer Misuse Act. This means that all the illegal and misuse of a computer can be carried out at will by anyone with no protection for people who use a computer and abide by the law. I strongly believe that this is a major downfall of the law and is something that needs to be dealt with.
The law can be improved to better protect individuals. I think the time span of an individual facing jail for a carrying out a criminal offence/computer misuse stated above should be increased or alternatively, people who intend to hack other computers, copy movies/games via World Wide Web, create/send viruses and commit acts of fraud should be strictly banned from using a computer. This will avoid all the misuse that takes place through the computer and will ensure that the legislation better protects individuals by reducing the amount of people who use a computer illegally.
Overall, I believe that the law has good points which protect users but on the whole the disadvantages prevail over the advantages. I believe that the protection is not enough because individuals can carry out a particular computer misuse at will without any encryption stopping them. The improvement of the law shall need to be taken in consideration to ensure that individuals are well protected from viruses and corruption of there computers.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON MR. OBRIEN
The computer misuse act creates an impact upon Mr. Obrien because he uses a computer at home and at his workplace. Therefore the Computer Misuse act is put in place to be followed and it creates an impact upon MR. Obrien because he is a computer user and he must make sure at all times that the computer he uses at home and school is used in accordance to the law and for no illegal purposes.
The legislation protects Mr. Obrien because it lowers the amount of individuals transferring viruses and causing corruption on his computer at home and at work. This is because under the act, if Mr. Obrien has evidence opposed to a particular individual who has been sending viruses and has been leaving Mr. Obrien vulnerable to hackers; he can without difficulty prosecute the individual. Therefore, the Computer Misuse Act ultimately prohibits various numbers of hackers in sending viruses and causing data corruption on Mr. Obrien’s computer at work and at home. This is because they know the consequences of carrying out an illegal act associated with the Computer Misuse Act. The law protects Mr. Obrien’s personal data at he’s workplace and which is very crucial to him i.e. His ICT lesson presentation. The Computer Misuse Act has also to some extent ensured the confidentiality of his work stored on his computer both at home and at work.
In order to abide by the law, Mr Obrien must avoid sending viruses to other computer clients. He must use his computer in accordance to the law and should forestall carrying out Computer Misuse. To abide by the law, Mr. Obrien must also avoid gaining access to other individuals computer and causing corruption to there computer. Additionally, Mr. Obrien must never use his computer in making copies of games or movies which is initially an illegal Act. Mr. Obrien must use his computer at work and home in accordance to the law and must avoid carrying out the misuse of his computer at home and work because the consequences are severe; this is because Mr. Obrien could face a long term stay at prison if he is unable to abide by the Computer Misuse Act. Thus, it is very important that he complies with the Computer Misuse Act at all times.
The Computer Misuse Act can be very advantageous to Mr. Obrien because the law prohibits people from sending viruses to his computer which could effect and cause corruption to his personal data. The Computer Misuse Act protects MR. Obrien’s computer from viruses and hackers because of the consequences and action that Mr. Obrien can legally take over the hacker or individual who creates and sends viruses. The legal action such as a prosecution is what avoids these groups or individuals from sending viruses to Mr. Obrien’s and ultimately creating corruption to his personal data both at home and work. This is a very good point about the law and the impact upon Mr. Obrien.
However, the downfall of the Computer Misuse Act upon Mr. Obrien is very factual. In an event where MR. Obrien receives viruses by other computer users, he will need to provide proof to prosecute the individual who sends viruses on his computer. If the individual has sent a virus by mistake, he or she will not be considered guilty which means that Mr. Obrien will gain no justice as the law Cleary states if one sends a message mistakenly, no action can be taken on that particular person. This leaves Mr. Obrien with infected files and vulnerable to hackers without being able to prosecute the person who has sent and causes his data on his computer to be effected.
Another downfall of this specific legislation upon Mr. Obrien is, it cannot stop individuals trying to carry out misuse of a computer, all it can do is prosecute individuals who misuse there computer from a number of things such as, hacking accounts, the sending of viruses that ultimately create loss or corruption of data, game/DVD piracy and using the computer to commit acts of fraud.
The law can be improved to better protect Mr. Obrien from many nuisances. I think the time span of an individual facing jail for carrying out a criminal offence/computer misuse stated above should be increased or alternatively, people who intend to hack other computers, copy movies/games via World Wide Web, create/send viruses and commit acts of fraud should be strictly banned from using a computer. This will avoid all the misuse that takes place through the computer and will ensure that the legislation better protects Mr. Obrien by reducing the amount of people who use a computer from illegally transferring viruses.
Overall, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages because the drawback I have stated is something that needs to be taken in consideration. People can carry out any illegal misuse of there computer without anything in place to avoid them. This ultimately means that hacking accounts, the sending of viruses that ultimately create loss or corruption of data, game/DVD piracy and using the computer to commit acts of fraud is easily carried out. There should be some sort of sophisticated encryption in place to avoid users from using there computer illegally and to better protect Mr. Obrien and other computer users.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON MARIA KORELLI
The Computer Misuse Act creates an impact upon Maria korelli because she is a computer user at home and at her workplace. Maria is an individual facing physical disability, she is unable to walk and therefore she uses a wheelchair to carry out movement. She is unable to work but she thinks that’s not an excuse which shall stop her from working. Maria is a computer user and therefore she will need to ensure that she complies with the Computer Misuse Act and avoids using her computer for a number of illegal purposes.
The legislation protects Maria Korelli because with the Computer Misuse Act introduced, Maria is more protected from various individuals who intend on sending viruses and who try accessing computers of other users. This is because under the act, Maria can prosecute the individual who sends viruses to her computer or try’s hacking her personal computer or her computer that she uses at work. This ultimately reduces the amount of people who carry out computer misuse because they no the consequences which is facing jail. However, Maria will need justification to prosecute someone if they are a suspect in sending the virus and if the individual sends a virus mistakenly then he or she is not considered guilty. The legislation protects Maria’s files stored in her computer both at work and at home. With the legislation in place, Maria is sure to have more confidentiality in her work and clear from viruses which could cause corruption.
In order to abide by the law, Maria must make sure that she avoids using her computer for illegal purposes. If she does carry out these legal offences under the Computer Misuse Act, then she will be prosecuted and in jail. To abide by the law Maria must ensure that she doesn’t send viruses of any type and hack into another user’s computer as this is strictly illegal according to the Computer Misuse Act. Maria must also avoid copying movies and games via the World Wide Web on to a CD-R or CD-RW disk. If Maria complies with the following rules above then this will mean that she abides by the Computer Misuse Act.
The computer misuse act can be substantially beneficial to Maria because the law in place avoids hackers gaining access to her computer at home and at work. The law also prevents individuals from sending viruses to her computer at work and at home. This is because if she realises any nuisance, she can under the Act prosecute the individual who has gained access to her account and sent viruses to her computer. Having this specific regulation in place avoids individuals from sending viruses and gaining illegal access to her computer because the upshot is severe and this is that the individuals who transfer and gains illegal access to Maria’s computer can be put on trial and sent to jail. The law generally protects her computer from hackers which is very advantageous. Also, the Computer Misuse act reduces the routine of individuals creating and sending viruses to Maria or any other individuals who are users of a computer. According to the law, Maria can legally transfer the virus sent to her back at the individuals who has created the virus. This will ultimately mean that an individual who creates viruses and sends it to other computers gives up. It is legal for Maria to carry out this particular act and is very useful to her because it precludes her computer at work or home from being affected by viruses.
However, the downfall of the Computer Misuse Act is a cause for concern and is very disadvantageous to Maria and the protection of her computer. The only useful impact the Computer Misuse Act is that Maria can prosecute individuals who send viruses or gain access to her computer. This will ultimately ensure and prohibit hackers from sending and creating viruses to her computer. However, this is the only useful impact upon Maria, the Computer Misuse Act cannot avoid people from carrying out all the different criminal offences related to the misuse of there computer.
The law can be improved to ensure that Maria is well protected from hackers and that individuals do not carry out computer misuse. I believe that increasing the time limit of individuals put in jail will ensure and prevent them from carrying computer misuse. Also, the individuals who use a computer in any illegal way that is clearly stated by the Computer Misuse Act should need to be banned from using any computer whether it is there personal computer or computers available from any organisation. This will ensure and better protect Maria and other individuals from the many individuals who use the computer illegally by hacking accounts, the sending of viruses that ultimately create loss or corruption of data, game/DVD piracy and using the computer to commit acts of fraud.
Overall, the bad point of the law prevails over the good points because the law doesn’t stop people from carrying out computer misuse. Maria and other users need some sort of protection that will avoid individuals from easily sending viruses or gaining access to her or any other individual’s computer. The law has to some extent ensured that Maria’s work is kept confidential and protected because it reduces the chances of people carrying out transferring of viruses and gaining access to other people computer because of the consequences involved in carry out such act.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON THE LEYTON COMMUNITY
The Computer Misuse Act creates an impact upon approximately the whole community of Leyton. This is significantly because research shows that a number of people living in Leyton are users of a computer. Therefore having access to a computer means that these people that are residents of Leyton need to comply with Computer Misuse Act and therefore the act generally creates an impact upon these people leaving in Leyton.
The legislation protects the Leyton community because it reduces the chances of individuals hacking or in basic terms gaining access to people’s computer or an organisations set of computers i.e. cyber cafes. The law keeps personal information of the various people leaving in the Leyton community secured from being accessed and read by hackers. This is specifically because according to the act, individual who are leaving in Leyton can prosecute with justification a person who has been consistently sending viruses or has accessed there computer. Therefore the law protects these large number of computer users leaving in Leyton by reducing the chances of someone sending a virus or gaining access to a users computer because the outcome will be these hackers facing jail and which they wouldn’t want. The legislation also protects the residents of Leyton from the people who use there computer to commit acts of fraud. For instance, using a computer to violate someone via instant messaging software’s. If such situation was to occur, the specific person can be put on a trial and face the ruthless feel of being locked up in prison. The act is in place and has been effectively protecting the residents of Leyton who are computer users.
In order to abide by the law, resident of Leyton must ensure that they do not forward viruses and gain access and damage other individual’s computer. They must be obliged to make sure that they do not carry out the procedure and be involved in the event of piracy of DVD movies and games. As an alternative of purchasing games and DVD movies from stores, people can simply use there computer to facsimile a game or a movie via the World Wide Web. Conversely, doing so will signify that these residents of Leyton are breaking the law and carrying out a delinquent offence. The residents of Leyton will need to follow the law and avoid copying games or movies via the World Wide Web. They should uphold the law at all times and ensure that they use there computer correctly and in conformity to the law.
The computer misuse act can be largely positive to the resident of Leyton who use a computer on a day to day basis because the legislation lowers the routine of individuals producing and transferring viruses to or any other individuals who are users of a computer. In compliance to the law, computer users can officially transfer the virus sent to them back at the individuals who has created the virus. This will ultimately mean that an individual who creates viruses and sends it to other computers gives up. The law permits people to carry out this precise act and is exceptionally valuable to them because it precludes there computer from being affected by viruses.
Also, the law undoubtedly states that with adequate justification, residents of Leyton or any other community and the people that are clients of a computer can prosecute the person who forwards viruses to there computer and ultimately damages it. Therefore, experienced hackers would be perturbed by being caught and will be enraged to try hack again. Consequently, once an individual has sufficient evidence they can in unity to the act, act against the hacker and which will avoid there computer from being hacked by that precise individual again.
Conversely, the disadvantage of the Computer Misuse Act upon the resident of Leyton and other computer users is very factual. The computer misuse act doesn’t instigate any effect on individuals from prohibiting them from carrying out the several numbers of excessive offences that are associated to the computer being used in illicit way. All that the regulation can do is act against a person who doesn’t abide by the Computer Misuse Act. This means that all the illegal and use wrongly of a computer can be carried out at determination by anybody with no defence for people who use a computer and abide by the law. I solidly deem that this is a foremost downfall of the law and is something that needs to be dealt with.
The law can be improved to develop more protection for the residents of Leyton that use a computer. I think the time span of an individual facing jail for a carrying out a criminal offence/computer misuse should be increased or alternatively, people who intend to hack other computers, copy movies/games via World Wide Web, create/send viruses and commit acts of fraud should be strictly banned from using a computer. This will avoid all the misuse that takes place through the computer and will ensure that the legislation better protects residents of Leyton that use a computer by reducing the amount of people who use a computer illegally.
Overall, the law has useful points which protect users but on the complete, the drawbacks triumphs over the advantages. I think that the safety measures are not enough because individuals can carry out a specific computer misuse when desire and devoid of any encryption stopping them. The improvement of the law shall need to be taken in consideration to ensure that individuals are well protected from viruses and corruption of there computers.
LAW NO.3: COPYRIGHT, DESIGNS AND PATENTS ACT (1988)
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act was introduced in the late 1980’s and early 1990’s. The legislation was officially in place in 1988 and initially states that it is a criminal offence to copy or pilfer software. The Act protects the software manufacturer because if people buy illegal copies of their software then software manufacturers are unable to make good earning. The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act also enforces software licences. If a business buys a licence to use Microsoft XP on twenty computers but uses it on thirty computers then it is in violation of the act. In basic terms, this specific act makes it illegal to run pirated software, copy software and transmit software over a telecommunication line, thereby creating a copy. The legislation only gives the owner of the copy a right to make an archival copy of the actual copy that he/she legally possesses and therefore can use the copied CD but cannot legally distribute the copy made unless the original copy is distributed along with the copied CD or a tangible ICT format that allows data storage . Conversely, the law clearly states, not to make a copy of the ROM that someone else legally possesses, nor to distribute the copied CD. Also, the legislation states that an individual can legally copyright their work for back up if they possess the original data that they are authors of.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON ME
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act creates an impact upon me because I am a computer user and having access to a computer, I can retrieve information from the internet or from any other software that doesn’t belong to me or wasn’t authored/designed by my name. Thus, having access to a computer means I can carry out all the illegal procedures at will that are stated in the law and therefore the law creates an impact upon me because I must read and follow the law at all times because I am a computer user where the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act must be followed.
The legislation protects me because it ensures that students do not illegally copy the work I have created without my approval and use the work I have created to achieve there very own tasks. It is illegal for individuals to carry out copyright infringement of other peoples work. Therefore if someone happened to copyright work that I have created without my approval i.e. coursework, the court can take action upon them for not pursuing the law and can ultimately cancel there illegal operations. To some extent, I have not publicized any sort of document for the public to read. Therefore their are not many things to be protected against piracy and plagiarism.
In order to abide by the law, I must ensure that I do not copy software’s. To follow the law I must at all times use original software’s distributed by software manufacturers. This will mean that I am following the law and also enabling software manufacturers to have a better earning and sale. I will need to read through the terms and condition of software’s that I purchase. I will need to use the software in accordance to the terms and conditions at all time to abide by the law.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents act can be very advantageous to me because it ensures that students in the school I go to cannot copy the work I have created without my approval as this will mean that they are breaking the law. There operation will be cancelled if they are caught of any copyright infringement and this will mean that my work is protected at all times from being copied by students in my school without my very own approval. To some extent, I have not publicized any sort of document for the public to read. Therefore their are not many things to be protected against piracy and plagiarism.
The downfall of this specific law upon me is that the cancellation of illegal proceedings such as students in school copying my work is not a very efficient process. It takes the court cases to settle the disagreements, thereby the law can be very disadvantageous for someone like me, where as I have put an excessive amount of effort in my work. Another disadvantage of this specific law to me is that in conformity to the law, I cannot allow family members or friends to use a piece of software that I have purchased from a software manufacturer which is clearly stated on the instructions of the software. This ultimately means that I cannot lend or let anyone use a piece of software after I have used it.
Overall, I strongly believe that this act is beneficial to individuals that are producers of various document i.e. me. The legislation avoids people form copying my work illegally. The law is also very useful to producers of software’s as it avoids people from copying their work illegally. The law can be improved and this improvement is that at the specific moment when an illegal operation is commenced by an individual, the operation should be cancelled and shut down immediately i.e. if a pirated CD is being produced. This can be achieved once a computer company creates a specific chip that detects the copyright of software if an individual copy’s any piece of software, the copying can be detected and shut down immediately which generally lowers the amount of copyright infringement or in other words, plagiarism.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON MR. OBRIEN
Mr. Obrien is an adult in employment. He uses a computer both at work and home, in which the Copyright, Designs and Patents act must be followed. This creates an impact on Mr. Obrien because it restricts Mr. Obrien from carrying out all the illegal acts stated in this specific law. He must ensure that he follows the law at all times. For instance, Mr. Obrien must make sure at all times that he doesn’t copyright any documents or copy software’s illegally.
The legislation protects Mr. Obrien because he has produced a licensed document and this is his creativity short story work. He has done this in his personal time and has published the work on website and has licensed the work under his name. This act ensures that individuals do not copyright his work as this will mean that the individual who has copied the document will be violating the law and which could lead to serious consequences as it is an illegal offence. The law protects Mr. Obrien from plagiarism and avoids copy infringement of his personal, produced documents.
In order to abide by the law, there are several of things Mr. Obrien must include which are very significant. Mr. Obrien must ensure that he doesn’t facsimile or steal licensed software. He will need to avoid carrying out this specific procedure and doing this will mean that Mr. Obrien abides by the law.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents act can be very beneficial to Mr. Obrien because it secures his work from being copied by other individuals and also discourages others from doing wrong things. The law in place creates a huge impact on all computer users or individual who use a specific form of ICT.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents act on the other hand has a downfall that could affect Mr. Obrien. Individuals can easily print screen Mr. Obrien’s work that has been publicized on the world wide web and store the work on there documents. Subsequently, the work can be transferred and copied on to an MP4 player and then deleted from there documents. The work can be kept anonymously hidden and be written by an individual in his or her own words. This is like taking credit over thoughts of other individuals and is a way of plagiarism without anyone detecting this illegal proceeding. Also, Mr. Obrien can easily put a song from his CD-ROM onto his computer and then copy the track onto an MP3 player for other individuals use without being detected of breaking the law.
Overall, I believe that the law has helped keep Mr. Obrien’s work safe from copyright infringement. It has assured and discourages people from doing the wrong things as there operation is cancelled in some point whether it is to run pirated software, copy software and transmit software over a telecommunication line, thereby creating a copy. The law has restricted all these offences stated above from commencing. Nevertheless, a specific improvement which should me made to this law so that Mr. Obrien is well protected is that a detection system should be in place. The computer companies should install a chip or a sensor of some sort that restricts the copyright of information that has been produced by someone and this case, Mr. Obrien’s short story. This new system will enhance the Computer, Designs and Patents Act by cancelling any illegal operation such as copyright infringement straightaway and avoiding the disagreements that may take place in court if taken to that level.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON MARIA KORELLI
The Copyrights, Designs and Patents act generates an impact on Maria Korelli who is an individual with special particular needs. Maria avails herself of ICT on a daily basis to ensure that she can accomplish a number of tasks precisely and with ease. When utilizing a computer, Maria has to adhere to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act. Therefore the Act creates an impact on her because she will need to avoid a few things such as running pirated software, copy software and transmit software over a telecommunication line, thereby creating a copy, which all comes under the usage of a computer. These are all the major things that need to be avoided.
The legislation doesn’t really protect Maria in any way as this is because she hasn’t publicized any document that she has personally produced and for the public to observe. Therefore, bearing this in mind the Computer, Designs and Patents doesn’t really safeguard her in anyway as there is nothing of her personal producing to be protected.
Nevertheless, Maria must abide by the law. She will need to ensure that she is not involved in facsimileing licensed software. This means that she will need to buy the original software and must never copy software, as this is an illegal act. She must also use her software that she purchases in the amount of time stated on the software license. Carrying out these suggestive acts will ultimately mean that Maria abides by the law.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents act can be very advantageous to producers of documents and software’s. The Copyright, designs and patents Act doesn’t affect Maria very much due to the fact she hasn’t publicized any documents of hers.
The law is very useful to individuals that produce documents and publicize there documents. This is because the law keeps individuals who are producers of documents or software’s safe as It secures there document or software from being copied. If the Act was not in place, the cost of legal software’s will reduce as this is because people would prefer copying software illegally as there is nothing in place to avoid them. Therefore the law is very useful and enables software manufacturers to keep the price rates at good standards as this is because, copying software will be an illegal act and therefore individuals will need to purchase a software which is the only way to gain access to whatever software is required by an individual. This will mean that they will need to purchase software at the price set by the software manufacture and which ultimately allows the software manufacture to have a good sales rate.
The downside of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act is very factual. However, it doesn’t affect Maria to a very large degree. A number of people are violating the law and are getting away with it easily without any trouble. For instance, an individual can borrow a music CD from a friend which is violating the instructions stated by the software, copying the music on a PC and then subsequently facsimileing the tracks on a separate compact disk for there very own use and then returning the CD back to whomever her or she got it from. This is an example of a violation to the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act that a number of individuals carry out on a day to day basis and are getting away with it very easily. This is a major drawback which essentially tells us that the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act is not very effective in reducing the large number of illegal proceedings associated with this law.
Overall, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act doesn’t directly affect Maria, as she is not the person producing the software. The software on the whole doesn’t impact Maria but does impact software and document producers as I have previously stated.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON THE LEYTON COMMUNITY
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act creates an impact upon the Leyton community because a large amount of individuals are users of computers and may be producers of software’s or documents. The Copyright, Designs and Patents act is enforced to be followed by these users and therefore creates an impact on the community as a whole.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act protects the Leyton community. The act has really ensured that a number of things are carried out correctly and safely. This specific law has assured that the software and documents of the community members of Leyton is secured and in basic terms, protected. This can be software of a new site being developed in Leyton such as a new park which has now been completed and is called Skelton Lanes Park. If the community get copyrights on this specific investment and an individuals or a group of individuals try the very best to copy the software, the Leyton community can claim compensation in damages by suing them.
In order to abide by this law, the community must avoid facsimileing a piece of software or a document that is in the name of another community, organisation or a specific person/manufacturer. This will ultimately mean that the community abides by the laws and avoid breaching the law.
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act can be very beneficial to the community because it allows individuals to claim credit for their own work, and so others do not plagiarise it.
The downside of this act is on the other very factual. A number of individuals are breaching this law very easily and which needs to be taken in consideration.
Overall, the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act has a negative fact that I have stated but I think the law was put in place to protect people or group of people from a number of criminal proceeding such as, running pirated software, copy software and transmit software over a telecommunication line, thereby creating a copy. The laws impact on the community has both advantages and disadvantages and I think both statements are evenly balanced and the law is considerably protecting the Leyton community from plagiarism. . Nevertheless, a specific improvement which should me made to this law so that the Leyton community is well protected is that a detection system should be in place. The computer companies should install a chip or a sensor of some sort that restricts the copyright of information that has been produced by someone and this case, is the L&Q building company who intend on making a new park for residents of Leyton. This new system will enhance the Computer, Designs and Patents Act by cancelling any illegal operation such as copyright infringement straightaway and avoiding the disagreements that may take place in court if taken to that level.
LAW NO.4: HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK ACT (1992)
The Health and Safety at Work Act was put in place in a workstation. This Act simply clarifies that employers in a work place must ensure that the working environment in which they place there staff in is secure. This is done so that a safe system is maintained at all times. Some of things that an employer must bear in mind when checking if the working environment is safe are as follows:
- Provide health and safety training so that employees can use all parts of the workstations equipment safely.
- Employer must assure that electrical circuits are not overloaded as this could cause a fire.
- The atmosphere should be kept ideal so it most suitable for employees.
- Wires that are lingering about must be put back in there places as this could cause a trip and is very hazardous.
- If work station is loaded with machinery, the employer must ensure that there is enough space so workers can work around the machinery without facing any trouble.
Employees have to:
- Use workstation and equipment safely as demonstrated in the health and safety training.
- Should alert employers of a particular problem straightaway.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON ME
This law doesn’t affect me because I do not work in real life work place and therefore the law doesn’t apply to me because I am student currently studying in a secondary school.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON MR. OBRIEN
Under this Act, Mr. Obrien is secure from a number of hazardous things in his work place. Some of these things are, overloaded plug sockets, loose wires and flickering lights. These hazardous aspects of a workstation are strictly dealt with in order to avoid any accident and injury that Mr. Obrien could face.
In order to abide by the law, Mr. Obrien must ensure that he uses the workstation and equipment safely as demonstrated in the health and safety training by the employer and also, if any unusual hazardous area is spotted or if he feels unwell he should inform the employer straightaway.
The Health and Safety at Work Act has proven to be very beneficial to Mr. Obrien because he will feel safe and the act in place reduces the potential chance of injuries which Mr. Obrien could face as the employer must Analyze workstations of employees covered by the regulations and assess and reduce the risk.
The downside of the law to Mr. Obrien is also very factual. If Mr. Obrien finds a hazardous area and this area could be his classroom where teaches ICT. If there is a spillage on a computer, Mr. Obrien must ensure that informs someone of the spillage or clears it up himself as it necessary.
Overall, the law has ensured that Mr. Obrien’s workplace is kept safe. The legislation protects the injuries which Mr. Obrien may face. Without the law, the employer wouldn’t need to access the workstation and which means that Mr. Obrien could be facing serious accidents as the case may be. With the law in place, Mr. Obrien is very secured and safe from a number of accidents.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON MARIA KORELLI
Maria is also working at a workplace. She works as part of the Churchill estates surveyors even though she cannot walk but isn’t a major case that would avoid her from working. With the Health and Safety at Work Act in place, Maria is safe from a number of accidents that could occur in a workplace. Some of these hazardous that cause accidents include, overloaded plug sockets, loose wires and flickering lights. These problems are dealt with so that Maria doesn’t face any accident at work or injuries.
In order to abide by the law, Maria must ensure that she uses the workstation and equipment safely as demonstrated in the health and safety training by the employer and also, if any unusual hazardous area is spotted or if she feels unwell she should inform her employer straightaway.
The Health and Safety at Work Act has proven to be very beneficial to Maria who is an individual facing disability. The Act has proven to be beneficial because she will feel safe and the act in place reduces the potential chance of injuries which Maria could face as the employer must Analyze workstations of employees covered by the regulations and assess and reduce the risk.
The downside of the law to Maria is also very factual. If Maria finds a hazardous area and this area could be the reception area where she’s working at. If electrical wires are overloaded on a computer, Maria must ensure that she informs someone about this particular matter straightaway, without showing laziness.
Overall, the law has ensured that Maria’s workplace is kept safe. The legislation protects the injuries which Maria may face. Without the law, the employer wouldn’t need to access the workstation and which means that Maria could be facing serious accidents as the case may be. With the law in place, Maria is very secured and safe from a number of accidents.
IMPACT OF LAW UPON THE LEYTON COMMUNITY
The Health at Work and Safety Act doesn’t really affect the community as not many people are in employment because of the vast numbers of unemployment and law rate of pays. Nevertheless, the ones who are in employment are protected by this law because the law ensures that they are kept safe from injuries and accidents that could take place in there workplace. This is because under the Act, the employer must analyze workstations of employees covered by the regulations and assess and reduce the risk.
In order to abide by the law, residents of Leyton who are in employment must ensure that they use the workstation and equipment safely as demonstrated in the health and safety training by the employer and also, if any unusual hazardous area is spotted, they should inform the employer straightaway.
The Health and Safety at Work Act has proven to be very beneficial to resident’s o Leyton who are in employment. The Act has proven to be beneficial because these people who are in employment will feel safe and the act in place reduces the potential chance of injuries which these people could face as the employer must Analyze workstations of employees covered by the regulations and assess and reduce the risk.
The downside of the law to residents of Leyton who are in employment is also very factual. If these people who are in employment find a hazardous area in workplace. The residents of Leyton who are in employment must ensure that they inform someone about this particular matter straightaway, without showing laziness.
Overall, the law has ensured that the people who are in employment have a secure workplace and system. The legislation protects the injuries which the residents of Leyton who are employment may face. Without the law, the employer wouldn’t need to access the workstation and which means that these people who are working could be facing serious accidents as the case may be. With the law in place, the people living in Leyton who are in employment are safe from a number of accidents.
WHAT LAW AFFECTS ME THE MOST (3A)? ?
The legislation that affects me the most is the data protection act. This is because the law keeps the information that I give out to organisation secure and is something that I think is excessively important to me because I give out my personal information to a number of organisations The organisation must secure my information and must restrict anonymous people from accessing, using and altering my information. Without the data protection act in place, my information is under threat of being accessed, altered and used by individuals that work in an organisation or anyone else for illegal reasons that could cause damage to me. This ultimately means that under the act, I have full rights of knowing where and how my person information is placed.
WHAT LAW AFFECTS MR. OBRIEN THE MOST (3B)?
The legislation that affects Mr. Obrien the most is the Health and Safety at Work Act. This is because he is working at the public sector where his employer must ensure that the workstation is clear from hazardous sites that could cause injuries to Mr. Obrien and workers in the area. Mr. Obrien is in employment and therefore the Health and Safety at Work Act is extremely beneficial to Mr. Obrien because it protects him from accidents. Without the law in place, a number of injuries could take place that may cause
Serious problems for Mr. Obrien. Mr. Obrien’s employer must assure that under the Act he evaluates the workstation to ensure the Mr. Obrien is kept safe.
WHAT LAW AFFECTS MARIA KORELLI THE MOST (3C)?
The legislation that affects Maria Korelli the most is the Health and Safety at Work Act. I think this is the most relevant law that creates the most impact upon Maria Korelli because the law protects her in her workplace and ensures that everything is running smoothly and no injuries are caused to Maria. Maria needs to be protected at all times as she uses her wheelchair and is disabled, thus more priority is needed for her. With the law in place, she is assured to have a safe place to work in i.e. overloaded power sockets are taken care of which could cause a fire. Maria’s employer must ensure and evaluate the workstation so that it is secure for Maria and other workers to work in.
WHAT LAW AFFECTS LEYTON COMMUNITY THE MOST (3D)?
The legislation that affects the Leyton community the most is the Computer Misuse Act as this is because numerous of people in the community use a computer and therefore are most affected by the Computer Misuse Act Legislation as the residents of Leyton must use there computers in accordance to the law. These people must abide by the law by assuring to use the computer for acceptable purposes and avoid using the computer for illegal purposes. Some of these illegal purposes include, hacking accounts, the sending of viruses that ultimately create loss or corruption of data, game/DVD piracy and using the computer to commit acts of fraud.
CONCLUSION
In conclusion, I think the legislation are excessively useful and ensure that individuals are protected in same way and this is the reason why the law had been introduced in the first place. The legislation has a contrary to the advantages but on the whole the legislations secure a number of people from threats and damages that could occur via ICT. Without all these legislation, a number of individuals would be victimised through ICT and there will be no justice for the individuals who are innocent and have been affected. Therefore, the sole purpose of all these legislations is to provide protection and defend individuals from criminal activities that occur via ICT.
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