1. Legal issues

2. Computer Misuse Act 1990 Deals with misuses of ICT systems

3. Legal issues Computer Misuse Act 1990 makes it an offence to: Deliberately plant or transfer viruses Use ICT equipment for unauthorized work Illegally copy computer programs Hack into a computer system to view or alter data Use computers to commit fraud

4. Legal issues Problems with prosecutions under the Act Need to prove intent, which is difficult Companies are reluctant to bring in the police owing to possible bad publicity and loss of business

5. Legal issues Copyright issues Software is easy to copy It is easy to transfer files from one country to another over the Internet Many people do not see copying software as theft

6. Legal issues Software piracy Illegal copying of software or data 27% of all software used in UK is pirated Pirated software is sold at car boot sales, computer fairs and on eBay Pirated software deprives the owners of software of billions of pounds in revenue

7. Legal issues Problems with illegally copied software May contain viruses No technical support available Does not qualify for upgrades May not be complete Above all you are committing a crime

8. Legal issues Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 Makes it a criminal offence to: Copy or distribute software or manuals without permission or licence from the copyright owner Run more versions of software than the software licence allows Force employees to make or distribute software