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INFORMATION PROTECTION AND MISUSE

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Copyright

Copyright is a legal right created by the law of a country that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights for its use and distribution. This is usually only for a limited time.

The copyright symbol: a letter C inside a circle
The copyright symbol ©
Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (Copyright.svg)

Plagiarism


Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them off as one’s own.

Diagram of three documents with an arrow pointing to a fourth document made from copied parts of them
Plagiarism: copying parts of other people’s work into your own and passing it off as yours
Belbury, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Plagiarism diagram.png)

Consequences

Discussion:

What are some of the consequences of

  1. Copyright infringement.
  2. Plagiarism

Answers:
Copyright:

  • The infringer pays a dollar amount in damages and profits
  • A court can impound the illegal works
  • The infringer can go to jail

Plagiarism:

  • If copyright infringement occurs, dollar amounts in damages may be charged and possible jail time.
  • The plagiarized work can be destroyed.
  • If you are in school you may get expelled or barred from writing exams.
  • Awards and grades due to plagiarized work may be revoked.
  • Can result in being fired from your job.
  • You may gain a reputation of being untrustworthy.

Homework and Portfolio Work:

Create a list of legal and ethical consequences for

  1. Copyright infringement
  2. Plagiarism


Complete the homework in your ICT Notebook.
Create a handwritten copy of your homework for insertion into your IT portfolio.

This assignment will be marked.

Required reading:

http://www.plagiarism.org/plagiarism-101/what-is-plagiarism/

Hacking

Hacking is gaining unauthorized access to a computer system, network or an ICT device.

Cartoon of a laptop with its screen wrapped in chains and locked with a padlock
Security measures help protect computers from unauthorized access
Free Clip Art, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Locked Laptop Screen Cartoon.svg)

Piracy

Piracy is the unauthorized distribution, reproduction, use or sale of software that is protected by proprietary or free licenses.

A CD with a red copyright symbol in the centre
Software, music and films are protected by copyright – copying and sharing them without permission is piracy
Tkgd2007, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Copyright CD.svg)

Attributions

Updates to this post:

1st June 2023 – Added Hacking and piracy to the end of the note.

October 2026 – Added images.

© 2020 Vedesh Kungebeharry. All rights reserved.

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