9 Audience 

Candidates should be able to: 

9.1 audience appreciation 

show a clear sense of audience when planning and creating ICT solutions 

analyse the needs of an audience 

explain why solutions must meet the needs of the audience 

9.2 legal, moral, ethical and cultural appreciation 

explain the need for copyright legislation and the principles of copyright relating to computer software (e.g. software piracy) 

describe methods that software producers employ to prevent software copyright being broken 

discuss the legal, moral, ethical and cultural implications of creating an ICT solution 

create ICT solutions that are responsive to and respectful of the needs of the audience 

discuss why the internet is not policed (although legislation is enforced in some countries) and the effects of this, including the existence of inappropriate sites