Legal requirements P.4

Question 1

Explain how the concepts of copyright and intellectual property are related. (p. 289)

Answer 1

The Copyright Act protects the creator of an original work from unauthorised
reproduction, conversion, adaptation, transmission or publication of their
intellectual property (IP)

Question 2

Outline how artists may be disadvantaged by illegal downloading and streaming. (p.289)

Answer 2

• Artists can be disadvantaged by not receiving royalties
• It deprives new artists of having a chance to be heard.

Question 3

Explain what “phishing” means. (p. 289)

Answer 3

Deceptive attempt to obtain sensitive personal information by disguising as a
trustworthy/ legitimate organisation.

Question 4

Name the Act that outlines the laws relating to the storage of medical records
in Victoria. (p. 289)

Answer 4

Health Records Act 2001

Question 5

Why are some programs called “bad” or “malicious”? (p. 289)

Answer 5

They can program the software to:

• Have a back door so that people can bypass security features to gain access to a system
• Contain hidden functions that can monitor the use of a program or a computer
• Gain access to data on a computer system
• Make connections to the Internet and report back to the author.