1. Explain in Your Own Words What Software Piracy Means

SOFTWARE PIRACY

1. Explain in your own words what ‘software piracy’ means

2. How is pirated software distributed to other people?

3. List 4 risks that can occur when using pirated software

4. Discuss what the software developers are trying to do in order to combat software piracy

5. Software piracy is illegal. What is the name and the date of the Act which does this?

6. Discuss some of the things that this Act covers?

7. What is meant by the term ‘software licence’?

8. Who would need a software licence?

9. Explain what the term ‘site licence’ means

10. Click on the following link to access news stories about software piracy.

Find an article which interests you and write a short summary about what happened.

Be ready to tell the rest of your class about your news article.

http://www.teach-ict.com/news/news_piracy.htm