4.+Copyright+and+the+Law

**List THREE ways of committing a crime under Australia's** **Copyright Act** **.**
Three acts that are considered a criminal offence are: · distributing an unauthorised recording that will prejudicially affect the financial interests of the performer · possessing a device for making an infringing copy · causing an unauthorised recording of a performance to be seen or heard in public during the 20-year protection period

**Explain why shareware is cheaper than commercial software packages**
Shareware is software offered to give the customer an idea of what the full software is like. It is a trial piece of software which is free of charge, and it allows the customer to view parts of the software for a certain amount of time (usually 30-60 days). You can usually download shareware off the internet. It is cheaper than commercial software packages because it is only a trial and is designed to give the customer an idea of what the actual software is like, before they buy it.

Describe the technology developed by one Australian company to reduce software piracy.
Microsoft Product Activation is a technology which helps reduce software piracy. Product Activation is to reduce software piracy. It can be downloaded via the internet. It tries to reduce piracy, and to make the user more aware of the consequences of software piracy and illegal copying. Why is copyright a major problem to multimedia publishers? Copyright is such a major problem for multimedia publishers because there is not usually just one owner of a certain product. If a publisher wants permission to use something, they would have to find each owner and receive their permission, which can be a very difficult process. Publishers may end up having to negotiate with many authors for the one product.

**Why is copyright a major problem to multimedia publishers?**
Copyright is such a major problem for multimedia publishers because there is not usually just one owner of a certain product. If a publisher wants permission to use something, they would have to find each owner and receive their permission, which can be a very difficult process. Publishers may end up having to negotiate with many authors for the one product (The Multimedia Museum).

**Do you think it is right to copy software without the permission of the author? Justify your answer.**
I do not think it is right to copy software without the permission of the author, as it is unfair to the author as they are the one who created the product. If the software is copied, it is stolen from the author. They came up with idea and created it, and it is not right to take this from them. Software piracy affects everyone, and there are many short term and long term consequences linked with piracy.