4.+Copyright+and+The+Law

· **List THREE ways of committing a crime under Australia's //Copyright Act//.** - Downloading music for example off limewire which is illegal. - Copying somebodies work off a website and claiming it is your own - Making an illegal copy of some sort of software and selling it at a cheeper rate and keeping the profits.

· **Explain why shareware is cheaper than commercial software packages.** It is cheaper because you are only trying the software for a small amount of time but with software you buy the whole package and pay for the whole thing.

· **Describe the technology developed by one Australian company to reduce software piracy.**

· **Why is copyright a major problem to multimedia publishers?** It is a problem because many people steal their ideas and create versions of their own but still have the same concept.

· **Do you think it is right to copy software without the permission of the author? Justify your answer.** No i think it is not good because the publishers do not make a profit of what they create which is unfair becuase they have a job just like everyone else but the difference is that everyone else earns money and if you are copying the software for free you are not paying for it so the authors will not get paid for their work.

· **What are the legal issues surrounding software and the internet? In particular, look at sites from which software may be downloaded eg. and list the types of software available on such sites. Search for the Australian Copyright Council's site and see what you can discover about the rights of software designers when their software is made available on the Internet.** The software companies have the right to sue someone who is using their software illegaly.