Worksheet 4 Copyright

Computer Crime and Cyber Security

Worksheet 4: Copyright
Piracy fighters battle Kodi ‘epidemic’
This is a short summary of an article about Kodi software on the BBC website.
You can use the link below to access further information from the BBC News article on Kodi.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-37508235
Kodi is set-top box software which can stream subscription movies, sport and other TV
channels over the Internet, for free. The original Kodi software was designed to play legally
owned media, but it can be modified with third-party add-ons that provide access to pirated
copies of films and TV series.
Some traders sell “Kodi boxes” pre-loaded with software that can access pirated content.
These are currently facing legal action. The traders claim that it is not up to them what the
users do with the software.
The Federation Against Copyright Theft (FACT) reported that about half of the copyright
infringements it is currently investigating involve the use of these devices.
1. Did the original Kodi software developers do anything illegal when they sold their
software to other companies? Give a reason for your answer.
No because they didn’t make any modifications to it.

2. Describe two other examples of copyright theft involving the use of computers.

Making a copy of something then selling it, for example books. Downloading music you
have to pay for then putting it out on the internet for free.

3. Describe two examples of plagiarism involving the use of computers.

Selling someone else’s online books that you have to pay for and saying its yours.
Getting copies of movies then selling it.