Copyright, Design and Patents Act (1988)
Copyright, Design and Patents Act (1988) Introduced to protect people who have created original pieces of work. Books, Music, Films, Games, Applications. 2 main purposes of the Act: To ensure people are rewarded for their endeavours. To give protection to the copyright holder if someone tries to steal their work.
Copyright, Design and Patents Act (1988) The Act protects a wide range of work… written and computer based. Includes: Copying Software; Copying or Downloading music; Copying images or photographs from the Web; Copying text from web pages.