assignment questions

these are the answers to the 3 questions on the assignment:


Part A: As a word document

1. What ethical / legal issues need to be considered when implementing this database? Explain

When implementing my database the legal issues, I have to consider copyright protection as databases contain information about people’s lives, but because this is a music store database, it would protection the artists and their music from copyright, as without copyright protection people could take the music for free, which is illegal. Another thing is, that if there is no copyright protection on the database not only will the artist’s work be copied but the unique database made could also be copied and the information that was collected is easy free to copy all facts. Another issue would be the importance of not leaking information such as selling albums before they are released, which means they are legally misused, this issue also crosses over with ethical issues as is part of a persons morals to control this. Thus it is needed to be considered when implementing a music database.
Additionally another ethical issue concerning the implementing of a music store database is battling music piracy, going after software that may come into the music database and downloading illegal music files.

2. Discuss what advantages such a system has over conventional methods of organizing and previewing music?

The advantages of having such a modern music search system is, firstly the most obvious one; speed. It is a lot fast for a customer to search for his/or her music with a computer system with so many search buttons. If the customer only new the name of the artist instead of going through all the artist’s songs like a conventional method, the customer can type the artist name and very quickly get results.
Another benefit from the speed is the serving customers, using a music database, the sales person is able to locate the song instead of searching the whole isle or is able to show the customer faster, thus then being able to serve more customers with less staff.
Another advantage would be; more appeal. Using a music database to preview music is more appealing than using a conventional method ,such as searching by rake, because it is easier from a customer to search from their music. It is more appealing as it motivates them to search because it is easy to search and is easy to listen to, as all you need to do is click on the track. In comparison to conventional methods which would be to put a CD into a music player then listen to then search for the track on the CD. The music database is less fussy with dealing with listening to music.