Year 8 - Copyright - ICT

Look at the picture. (Click to enlarge)

What is this peripheral hardware called?

(Clue: Used for copyright protection)

• Dongle

• Doogle

• Doogie

• Pen Drive

Select the practices that are illegal in terms of copyright

(More than one answer is possible)

• Make a software copy and then sell it or give it away to a friend or colleague

• Share a software you bought with your entire school for educational purposes.

• Use coding from the copyright software in your own software and then pass this software on or sell it as your own

• Share a software by giving your account details to all your friends

Answer explanation

Sharing a software you bought, even if it's for educational purposes, is still illegal.

Enter the missing word

Software ______ is the illegal copying of software.

A product key can only be a unique code of integers (numbers)

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Product keys are usually strings, not integers, which include alphanumeric keys (strings).

Some software will only run if the CD, DVD or memory stick is in the drive

• True

• False

Before installing software, the user must agree (x) to:

• license agreement

• law agreement

• hardware agreement

• package agreement

If supplied as a hard copy, the original software packaging often comes with a ________ informing the purchaser that it is illegal to make copies of the software

• Barcode

• USB

• sticker

• Nuke

What was the name of the organisation created in the UK to prosecute organisations and individuals invovlved in copyright infringements

• FAAS

• FAT

• FAST

• FFST

Answer explanation

FAST - The Federation Against Software Theft

Define 'Copyright infringement'

• Copyright infringement typically involves someone using another person's original creative work, or a copyrighted work, without permission

• Copyright infringement typically involves someone legally sharing their work with others

• Copyright infringement typically involves the penalties that can be used against you during prosecution

• Copyright infringement typically involves using a computer to protect your creation with different practices such as product keys.