CML1501 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED

CML1501 Assignment 1 (DETAILED ANSWERS) Semester 2 2024 - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED - DISTINCTION GUARANTEED Answers, guidelines, workings and references .. 1.1 Write brief notes on THREE of the following: (a) The various types of licences available for broadcasting purposes. (3) (b) Possible crimes that can be committed in respect of information on a computer network. (3) (c) The liability of an employer should he/she read an employee's e-mail. (3) (d) The sanctions that can be imposed by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) if a licensee has contravened the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 or the conditions of his/her licence. (3) 1.2 List the fields of broadcasting and telecommunication which are regulated by means of statutes. [15] 2.1 A newspaper publishes a report regarding a prisoner who has escaped from prison. The photograph of a well-known actor is accidentally published next to the report, which creates the impression that he is the escaped prisoner. The actor threatens to institute proceedings for defamation and the newspaper publishes an apology in the next issue. May the actor institute proceedings for defamation against the owner of the newspaper? Discuss fully.