UNIT 1 – TOPIC

HARDWARE & SOFTWARE

Complete overview and resources

 SOURCES OF SOFTWARE AND
COPYRIGHT TYPES

1.2.3 Software is the programs and routines for a computer or the program material for an electronic device
Understand the which make it run. We have 6 different sources of software:
different
sources of 1. Information technology services firms
software and 2. Packaged Software Providers
copyright types: 3. Ven-dors of enterprise-wide solution software
a. free 4. Application Service Provices
b. open-source 5. Open-Source Software
c. proprietary 6. The organisational software
d. creative
commons
 SOURCES OF SOFTWARE AND
COPYRIGHT TYPES

1.2.3 Copyright is a form of intellectual property protection provided by the laws of the United states
Understand the
different This basically means that copyrighted work will be "protected" against several threats, involving
sources of unauthorised used, theft, distributing etc.
software and
copyright types: Copyright doesn’t stop those things mentioned above from happening, but can make them legally
a. free suable.
b. open-source
c. proprietary
d. creative
commons
 SOURCES OF SOFTWARE AND
COPYRIGHT TYPES

1.2.3 They are different 4 main types of copyrights depending on what the works are or author wants for
Understand the his work.
different Free: Refers to work which has no copyright.
sources of Open source: Anyone has permission to use this work however they want to.
software and Proprietary: The owners have absolute control over their work and can dictate what you are able to
copyright types: do with it.
a. free Creative commons: CC licensing allows you to use their work freely, this can have some variations
b. open-source allowing you or not to do certain things like comercialisaiton.
c. proprietary
d. creative
commons
 LICENSING OPTIONS

These are the options that

dictate who or for how
Single user Multiple user
long you can use the
copyrighted work

Institutional Fixed term Indefinite

I will go into more detail

Network about each one on the
following slides
 Single user: Allows a single user to use the copyrighted work

Multiple user: Allows for more than one user to use the copyrighted
work, this can be a defined number of users or infinite.

LICENSING Insitutional: This means that institutions such as schools or

workplaces are allowed to use the use the work.
OPTIONS IN
MORE DETAIL Fixed term: Fixed term licensing allows you to use the software for a
certain period of time.

Indefinite: Here you can use the software for as long as the owners
want to, without a specific end date.

Network: This allows users to access the work or content within the
same network.
 BREACHES OF COPYRIGHT

• Some famous examples of this include Apple vs Microsoft, or Dyson vs Hoover.

• Bill gates helped develop Machintosh, but later on released windows with very similar features, since they had a
contract, Apple thought of it as a copyright breach since he had "stolen" their ideas but in the end after a 6 year
long batter, Microsoft won at the judge etc etc..
• The other example was Dyson vs Hoover, basically, Hoover copied Dyson on their double turbine bagless vacum
cleaners. They went to court and Dyson won, but hoover still kept using it.
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