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The law, data protection and copyright

In this lesson, we will further exercise our knowledge about data protection and clarify the definition of the word 'stakeholder' and examples of impact that a specific technology has had on them. We will then learn about the relationship between data protection, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the right to be forgotten. Finally, we will learn about copyright, Creative Commons licensing and comparing open source and proprietary software.

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Year 10

The law, data protection and copyright

In this lesson, we will further exercise our knowledge about data protection and clarify the definition of the word 'stakeholder' and examples of impact that a specific technology has had on them. We will then learn about the relationship between data protection, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the right to be forgotten. Finally, we will learn about copyright, Creative Commons licensing and comparing open source and proprietary software.

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  1. In this lesson, we will further exercise our knowledge about data protection and clarify the definition of the word 'stakeholder' and examples of impact that a specific technology has had on them. We will then learn about the relationship between data protection, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the right to be forgotten. Finally, we will learn about copyright, Creative Commons licensing and comparing open source and proprietary software.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which explanation of the word ‘stakeholder’ is most accurate?
A user of a specific technology
Correct answer: Groups or individuals who will be affected by, or can change, the way that the technology is used
It means the same as ‘data subject’
The owner of a company
Q2.
Which explanation of the right to be forgotten is most accurate?
The right to be forgotten (part of GDPR) means that a company has five years during which it can hold an individual’s data.
The right to be forgotten (part of GDPR) means that a company has to look after an individual’s data very carefully.
Correct answer: The right to be forgotten (part of GDPR) means that an individual can request that an organisation erases all their personal data.
The right to be forgotten (part of GDPR) means that an individual does not have to remember to pay a company, but should be reminded.
Q3.
Which of these can be protected by the Copyright, Design and Patents Act?
An algorithm in pseudocode
Correct answer: An algorithm, only once the source code has been created
Anything
Only tangible things like a picture or a hard copy of a book
Q4.
When is it legal to copy, publish, distribute, or sell copyrighted material?
Correct answer: Each of the above
When the copyright holder has chosen to give up their copyright
When you are the copyright holder
When you have the copyright holder’s permission
Q5.
Which of these statements are true about open source and proprietary software?
Open source is always free
Correct answer: Open source software can be modified (provided it remains open source)
Proprietary software is always paid for
Proprietary software is usually distributed with its source code