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Ethics Assignment

The document discusses copyright as it relates to software. It notes that copyright gives the creator of an original piece of software legal protection and the right to do certain things with the work, like making copies or adaptations. Under copyright law, others cannot copy, lend, rent, or install the software without permission. Examples of copyrighted software include Windows and iOS. The advantages of software copyright are the rights to produce and reproduce the work and protect it from being stolen or misused. A disadvantage is that copyright limits the ability to openly share or distribute the work. Other types of works associated with software that may have copyright include graphical interfaces, animated sequences, and music.

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Ethics Assignment

The document discusses copyright as it relates to software. It notes that copyright gives the creator of an original piece of software legal protection and the right to do certain things with the work, like making copies or adaptations. Under copyright law, others cannot copy, lend, rent, or install the software without permission. Examples of copyrighted software include Windows and iOS. The advantages of software copyright are the rights to produce and reproduce the work and protect it from being stolen or misused. A disadvantage is that copyright limits the ability to openly share or distribute the work. Other types of works associated with software that may have copyright include graphical interfaces, animated sequences, and music.

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INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD

ASSIGNMENT#03
PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES

SUBMITTED BY:
Aqsa zainab
3036-FBAS/BSSE/F16-C
SUBMITTED TO:
MAM ZAKIA JALIL
WHAT IS COPYRIGHT?
Copyright gives the owner the legal right to do certain things to the work. For example, making a
copy, publishing, broadcasting or giving a public performance and making adaptations to the
work. Anyone else who does any of these things without the permission of the owner infringes
copyright and maybe sued by the owner for that infringement.

SOFTWARE COPYRIGHT:
When someone creates an original piece of software, that person then holds something called the
copyright for that software. Holding the copyright for software means that you have the
protection of the law if anyone tries to steal your software.

Under copyright law, people must not:

 Copy the software for other people

 Lend the software to other people

 Rent the software to other people

 Install the software on a network when other users can access it (unless it is a special
‘network’ version)

If someone breaks the copyright, they can be punished by fines or even by imprisonment.

Examples of software copyright:


 Windows

 IOS

Virtually all software is protected by copyright.

There is also a program called official copyright software that helps creators through the process
of registering their works.

Advantages of Software copyright:

 Rights to Produce/Reproduce: Copyright gives the creator of a piece of intellectual


property not ideas the sole right to produce and reproduce their work.

 Protection: Copyright prevents your work from being stolen or misused by others.
 Moral Rights: Copyright allows the holder of the copyright to object to uses of their
work that they find morally objectionable.

Disadvantages of Software copyright:

Inability to share work: Copyrights key advantages is also its primary disadvantages.
Copyright does not allow you to openly permit others to use your work or to distribute it,
even if they are not doing it for profit. This can mean that your work is disseminated
slowly or not at all.

Other types of copyright work associated with software are:


 Graphical User Interfaces (""GUIs"") or elements of them may be protected as artistic works.

 Animated graphical sequences might be considered as ‘films '.

 Music associated with the software (games software) may be a copyright work.

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