2.Copyright+and+Multimedia


 * List the components of multimedia and explain why such media must be protected by copyright: **

The components of multimedia are: Copyright Protection for Multimedia ** With the development of multimedia technology there has been growing concerns whether the Copyright Laws provide enough protection or whether the Copyright Act 1968 is only referred to specific technology that was developed around that time. Rising technology has also increased software programs that allow people to easily copy and re-produce multimedia items which then leads to a number of computers being infected with viruses due to the destructive software and doesn't allow the creators to gain any income from their work.
 * Text
 * Hypertext
 * Image
 * Audio
 * Video
 * Animation

Multimedia needs to be protected to stop people from taking advantage of their work and gaining money from someone's idea. Copyright is needed for multimedia to encourage people to create new ideas that can be released to society knowing that their work will be protected and any infringements against their work will be punished. If copyright didn't exist there less likely be people releasing anymore information to society. Creators of multimedia works have the right to judge how their work should be seen and who should view it.

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