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This document discusses various legal issues relating to the use of information through examples of lawsuits and data breaches. It outlines legislation in the UK such as the Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000, and Computer Misuse Act 1990 as well as international copyright law. Specific cases examined include a $1 billion lawsuit against YouTube by Viacom for profiting from copyrighted material, debates around releasing photos of Osama bin Laden after his death, a journalist's email being hacked, and a security breach that compromised users' personal data on Sony PlayStation Network. Learners are then tasked with choosing one case to create a two-page leaflet analyzing the relevant laws and key details.

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UNDERSTANDING ISSUES Unit 2 RELATING TO THE USE OF Legal issues INFORMATION
LEGISLATION ï‚¡Data Protection Act 1998 ï‚¡Freedom of Information Act 2000 ï‚¡Computer Misuse Act 1990 ï‚¡Copyright
YOU TUBE  $1 billion dollar lawsuit launched against You Tube in 2007  You Tube was making millions of dollars profit by selling advertising space to its growing number of users  The company filing the lawsuit was Viacom who also had a video sharing website and wanted to attract more ‘traffic’  Viacom owned a lot of the material appearing on the You Tube site  Which law has been breached? • Data Protection Act 1998 • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • Computer Misuse Act 1990 • Copyright
BIN LADEN PHOTOGRAPHS  Photographs were taken of Bin Laden’s body when he was killed in a special forces raid in 2011  The photographs were taken for official reasons. So that his identity could be verified  There has been much debate about whether or not these images should be allowed into the public domain and the effects this may have  Which law is involved in this case? • Data Protection Act 1998 • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • Computer Misuse Act 1990 • Copyright
CANOE MAN’S EMAIL HACKED  Sky news senior executives gave journalists permission to hack into the email account of John Darwin  Sky claimed it was in the ‘public interest ’ to do this  They used the information on their website and in TV reports  Having this extra information would give Sky a competitive edge over other broadcasters  Which law has been breached on this occasion? • Data Protection Act 1998 • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • Computer Misuse Act 1990 • Copyright
SONY PLAYSTATION  In 2011 user account information was stolen from the Playstation Network when someone hacked into their site  Personal details such as name, address, passwords and possibly credit card information was stolen  A resident of Alabama filed a lawsuit against Sony and several other American states are involved in investigations  Which law has been breached? • Data Protection Act 1998 • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • Computer Misuse Act 1990 • Copyright
PAIRS TASK ï‚¡ Choose one of the given cases to investigate ï‚¡ You will produce two pages for a leaflet on legal issues ï‚¡ Find all the key information that you want to include ï‚¡ Decide on the order it will appear in the leaflet ï‚¡ Make the leaflet ï‚¡ DO NOT COPY AND PASTE ! Use quotes if you need to ï‚¡ Maximum font size 14 ï‚¡ Maximum number of pictures 2 ï‚¡ Check spelling ï‚¡ Make sure what you write makes sense!

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Lesson 1

  • 1. UNDERSTANDING ISSUES Unit 2 RELATING TO THE USE OF Legal issues INFORMATION
  • 2. LEGISLATION ï‚¡Data Protection Act 1998 ï‚¡Freedom of Information Act 2000 ï‚¡Computer Misuse Act 1990 ï‚¡Copyright
  • 3. YOU TUBE ï‚¡ $1 billion dollar lawsuit launched against You Tube in 2007 ï‚¡ You Tube was making millions of dollars profit by selling advertising space to its growing number of users ï‚¡ The company filing the lawsuit was Viacom who also had a video sharing website and wanted to attract more ‘traffic’ ï‚¡ Viacom owned a lot of the material appearing on the You Tube site ï‚¡ Which law has been breached? • Data Protection Act 1998 • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • Computer Misuse Act 1990 • Copyright
  • 4. BIN LADEN PHOTOGRAPHS ï‚¡ Photographs were taken of Bin Laden’s body when he was killed in a special forces raid in 2011 ï‚¡ The photographs were taken for official reasons. So that his identity could be verified ï‚¡ There has been much debate about whether or not these images should be allowed into the public domain and the effects this may have ï‚¡ Which law is involved in this case? • Data Protection Act 1998 • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • Computer Misuse Act 1990 • Copyright
  • 5. CANOE MAN’S EMAIL HACKED ï‚¡ Sky news senior executives gave journalists permission to hack into the email account of John Darwin ï‚¡ Sky claimed it was in the ‘public interest ’ to do this ï‚¡ They used the information on their website and in TV reports ï‚¡ Having this extra information would give Sky a competitive edge over other broadcasters ï‚¡ Which law has been breached on this occasion? • Data Protection Act 1998 • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • Computer Misuse Act 1990 • Copyright
  • 6. SONY PLAYSTATION ï‚¡ In 2011 user account information was stolen from the Playstation Network when someone hacked into their site ï‚¡ Personal details such as name, address, passwords and possibly credit card information was stolen ï‚¡ A resident of Alabama filed a lawsuit against Sony and several other American states are involved in investigations ï‚¡ Which law has been breached? • Data Protection Act 1998 • Freedom of Information Act 2000 • Computer Misuse Act 1990 • Copyright
  • 7. PAIRS TASK ï‚¡ Choose one of the given cases to investigate ï‚¡ You will produce two pages for a leaflet on legal issues ï‚¡ Find all the key information that you want to include ï‚¡ Decide on the order it will appear in the leaflet ï‚¡ Make the leaflet ï‚¡ DO NOT COPY AND PASTE ! Use quotes if you need to ï‚¡ Maximum font size 14 ï‚¡ Maximum number of pictures 2 ï‚¡ Check spelling ï‚¡ Make sure what you write makes sense!