Edexcel 1CP2 5.2.3: Intellectual property
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What it covers
Computers made some old crimes easier and created some new ones. The UK has laws for both. This lesson covers the three laws an exam expects you to name, and what each one makes illegal, so that you can say which applies to a given situation.
- The Computer Misuse Act 1990
- The Data Protection Act 2018
- The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
- Which law applies?
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Lessons that teach it
- F12.3 Computer misuse and the law Technology and society
The Computer Misuse Act 1990, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. - F12.4 Copyright and licences Technology and society
Proprietary and open source software, common licences, and Creative Commons.
Try it on a robot
The task from F12.3 Computer misuse and the law, running here. Change the program and press Run.
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