Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1988)

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Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1988)

The act

Copyright automatically applies to any original creative work that is physically expressed - you don't have to register the work.
Under the act, it is illegal to:
- Make copies of copyrighted material.
- Share copyrighted material.
- Use unlicensed software.
- Plagiarise someone's creative work.

Using copyrighted material

It is possible to request permission from the copyright holder to use their material.
This is done by writing to the creator, stating what you intend to use the work for.
The copyright holder does not have to grant permission.
- If they do, they can choose to demand a fee.

Patents

Patents are legal protections over inventions. They cover ideas and concepts rather than intellectual property.
Patents can apply to both hardware and software and must be registered.

Creative Commons Licensing

Creative commons licensing (CC) is a common licensing framework.

What is creative commons?

Creative commons is a licensing framework which allows content producers to publish their intellectual property with licenses that give permission for others to use their work.

Types of CC licensing

CC attribution:
- Work can be shared, copied or modified as long as the content creator is credited.
CC share-alike:
- Any work that is used must be redistributed under the same license terms as the original.
CC non-commercial:
- Works can be used, but only if no profit is made from them.
CC no-derivatives:
- Work can be shared or redistributed, but not modified.

Finding CC content

There is a lot of CC content online, especially on sites such as:
- YouTube.
- Soundcloud.
- Google Images.

1Components of a Computer

1.1Structure & Function of the Processor

1.1.1Structure of the CPU

1.1.2Fetch, Decode, Execute Cycle

1.1.3Factors Affecting CPU Performance

1.1.4CPU Architecture

1.2Types of Processors

1.2.1CISC & RISC

1.2.2Multicore & Parallel Cores

1.3Input, Output & Storage

1.3.1Computer Systems

1.3.2Magnetic Storage

1.3.3Optical Storage

1.3.4Types of Optical Storage

1.3.5Types of Memory

1.3.6Flash Memory

1.3.7Virtual Memory

2Software & Software Development

3Exchanging Data

4Data Types, Data Structures & Algorithms

4.1Data Types

4.1.1Data Types

4.1.2Arrays & Strings

4.1.3Representing Numbers

4.1.4Binary Arithmetic

4.1.5Hexadecimal

4.1.6Converting Binary Numbers

4.1.7Floating Points in Binary

4.1.8Floating Point Arithmetic

4.1.9Bitwise Manipulation

4.1.10Character Sets

4.2Data Structures

4.2.1Arrays, Linked Lists & Queues

4.2.2Graphs, Hash Tables & Stacks

4.2.3Trees

4.3Boolean Algebra

4.3.1Computational Logic

4.3.2Boolean Logic

4.3.3Karnaugh Maps

4.3.4Boolean Identities

4.3.5Flip Flops & Adder Circuits

5Legal, Moral, Cultural & Ethical Issues

5.1Computing Related Legislation

5.1.1Data Protection Act (1998)

5.1.2Computer Misuse Act (1990)

5.1.3Copyright Designs and Patents Act (1988)

5.1.4Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (2000)

5.2Moral & Ethical Issues

5.2.1Online Activity Tracking

5.2.2Censorship

5.2.3Cultural Issues

5.2.4Environmental Issues

5.2.5Layout, Colour Paradigms & Character Sets

6Elements of Computational Thinking

6.1Thinking Abstractly

6.1.1Abstraction

6.2Thinking Procedurally

6.2.1Decomposition

6.3Thinking Logically

6.3.1Pseudocode & Flow Diagrams

7Problem Solving & Programming

7.1Programming Techniques

7.1.1Programming Fundamentals

7.1.2Modularity

7.2Programming Construction

7.2.1Integrated Development Environments

7.2.2Testing

8Algorithms

8.1Algorithms

8.1.1Interpreting, Correcting & Completing Algorithm

8.1.2Sort Algorithms

8.1.3Insertion & Merge Sort

8.1.4Search Algorithms

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