1. Copyright, Design and Patents Act (1988)

2. 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.

3. 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.