1.6 Legal, Ethical and Environmental Issues

A model for creating technology that promotes free access to its design and makes it free to share. Free of copyright.

• Free of charge • Provides source code • Users can modify the code for their own purposes. • Allows programmers to contribute, improve and refine the code. • A modified version (derivative) must also be freely available for anyone.

• May not fully work as there is no requirement for anyone to check it is bug-free. • Support may not be readily available.

Linux OS, Firefox browser, Python

Software owned by a company that is copyrighted, and can only be obtained by paying for a license.

• Free of bugs • Support readily available • Feature updates available

• Initial or ongoing cost • Users don’t have access to source code. • Software can’t be adapted to meet the needs of the user. • Software can be limited to a single computer or network.

Windows OS, Microsoft Office, Logic music creation software.

• Data must be processed fair and lawfully • Data must be adequate, relevant and not excessive. • Data must be accurate an up to date. • Data must not be retained for longer than necessary. • Data must be used for the purpose which it was collected. • Data must be kept secure. • Data must not be transferred outside the European Economic Area without adequate protection.

• Illegalised unauthorised access to computer material. • Illegalised unauthorised access with intent to commit or facilitate a crime. • Illegalised unauthorised modification of computer material. • Illegalised the making, supplying or obtaining of anything which can be used in computer misuse offences.

• Protects the owner of creative work from having it illegally copied.