Analysis of Privacy and Copyright Ethics in IT Business Report

This report delves into the critical aspects of privacy ethics and copyright within the context of an IT firm and broader business operations. It begins by outlining the data that requires protection under privacy and copyright legislation, emphasizing personal employee data, project-related data, and algorithms. The report then addresses the circumvention of region codes on DVDs, providing a step-by-step guide to bypassing these restrictions using software like VideoSolo BD DVD Ripper. Furthermore, it explores different types of copyright applicable to images, including Myows, EXIF editing, watermarks, and reverse image search, along with the restrictions imposed and the steps for using copyrighted images legally. The report also examines the potential ethical issues that arise in business management systems, particularly concerning data accessibility and equitable treatment of employees. Finally, it touches upon the application of Work Health and Safety policies, highlighting ethical considerations in addressing employee health and safety obligations and data privacy within the workplace.

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Table of Contents
Question 1........................................................................................................................................2
Question 2........................................................................................................................................2
Question 3........................................................................................................................................3
Question 4........................................................................................................................................5
Question 5........................................................................................................................................5
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Question 1
Data to be protected with the help of the privacy and copyright legislation
The data that will stay protected includes personal data of employees. As per the APP 11,
it is stated that the personal data of the employees of the IT firm needs to be protected. Contact
details of the employees are to be protected and hence maintaining of the privacy and copyright
legislation can be included. Data that are generated in the processing of the projects needs to be
protected. This is the main aspect that proper management of the data security management can
be performed. As per the APP, privacy and copyright legislation will protect the government
agencies contacts that are used in the processing of the project completion. The data that are used
as the input of the project execution is also securely stored. As with the help of securing the data
that are used as input might affect the completion of the project in an efficient manner. The
algorithms that have been used in the completion of the project will get better. This instance
includes the fact that proper management of the business will get performed and data breaching
issues can be mitigated.
Question 2
Circumvention of region codes
Yes, Circumvention of region codes can be performed.
Region coding have been a major challenge in case of buying DVD. In case the DVD that
is bought suffers from the issues regarding region codes. This issue can be mitigated by
performing the steps that are started below: -

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Step 1: The region codes of the country that one is present must be known. This ensures that
proper understanding of the region code that is to be incorporated will be well known.
Step 2: Removing DVD region code is also performed with the help of ripping the same into
digital platform. In this case usage of VideoSolo BD DVD Ripper can be made for performing
the processing of the management of the region coding. VideoSolo BD DVD Ripper is used as a
powerful utility as with the help of this software, removing of the region code gets easier. With
the help of the VideoSolo BD DVD Ripper, not only region code removal is performed but also
better management if the video quality is also performed (Wood et al, 2015). This ensures the
fact that more than 300 formats of data can be retrieved. In this case loading the DVD is
performed. After loading the DVD, choosing the output format that is required can be done.
After this stage, removing of the DVD region code is performed. Converting DVD region as per
the removing process will be made.
Step 3: Unlocking DVD Region code on computer via region free DVD player software.
As per this step, bypassing the DVD code region will be performed and hence
commencing of the video in any blue ray format. In this case the initial step that will be taken
includes installing of the region free DVD player. After thus step loading of the text will be
performed.
Question 3
Types of copyright in images
The types of copyright implemented in the images are as follows: -

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 Myows is used as a copyright instance: In this case providing of the basic infringement
case management is performed.
 EXIF Editing is used as a copyright entity. The main reason for implementation of EXIF
is done because it will be benefitting the functional process. In case of the jpeg format the
main advantage that will be gained includes implementation of the EXIF, which helps the
creator of the image to embed information in the image for increasing the security if the
image (Barry 2016).
 Implementation of Watermark in the image will also be beneficial for providing
copyright system. This ensures that proper management of the copyright issue can be
mitigated.
 Usage of Reverse Image Search copyright system will also be beneficial (Wallace and
Sheldon 2015).
Restriction that is to be applied
 Restriction of re-usage of the images as per the imposed copyright are the main aspect
that is considered.
 Editing of the pictures having copyright system is restricted (Abend 2016).
Steps for using a copyright image
The steps that are to be taken for the processing of copyright based images are as follows: -
 Ask permission from the license holder of the document
 Using of images with creative common licenses are considered as a major way out
 Purchasing of stock photos will be beneficial as well (McCloskey 2017).

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Required Acknowledgement
Initially implementing of the copyright symbol, acknowledging the year of copyright of the
image and name of the copyright holder is also provided. Ensuring that the copyright is in a
visible location.
Question 4
It can be stated that there will be issues in the processing of the business management
system as per the commencing of the management of the business processing and hence this can
be stated that the processing of the business management will be deprived of the convenience in
the management section. This section includes that with presence of robustness in the ethical
section increases the equity of the project (Pearson 2017).
As per the code of ethics, fair treatment is to be provided. This ensures that employees of
the business organization will be having higher equity in the business process. As per the SAGE
AU Code of ethics privacy maintenance must be performed (Davies 2016). Hence confidentiality
will be maintained to the highest point and hence processing of the business management. This
ensures that accessibility of data gets affected in a negative manner.
Question 5
As per Work Health and Safety policies concern is provided in addressing of the health
and safety obligations and hence the health care processing of the 2 employees are performed
and hence it can be considered as an ethical act (Crane and Matten 2016).

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As per the Work Health and Safety policies, the main aspect that is taken into
consideration includes storing of data of the employees’ health related data and not letting
anyone else getting access to the data and hence privacy is also taken into consideration.

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