PROFESSIONAL LEGAL ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES The lecture capture system provides institutions with useful learning resources and allows students to access a huge volume of content on demand. This system is obviously useful for distance learning, review and reuse of materials. With the daily advancement in the IT industry in all aspects of life, creating more opportunities and success in all fields. There are also various professional, legal, ethical and social issues that you may not be aware of surrounding the use of IT. There are accredited professional bodies like BCS, IEEE that have raised awareness on social, legal and professional issues that one needs to be aware of. Relevant legislations such as privacy, social implications, etc. need to be introduced and updated regularly. LEGAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES: Legal issues that may concern the acquisition system are: copyright, student rights and teacher rights. It includes detailed advice on the types of material you should not record and shows how to check whether the material can be used (University of Southampton 2013). Copyright: Where the lectures are recorded will be relevant. It is the responsibility of each member of staff not to infringe the intellectual property rights of others [(University of Southampton 2011). A variety of works are protected by copyright law, including text films, sound recordings, screenplays, musical compositions, photographs, blog diagrams and still images [(University of Southampton 2011). The relevant legislation for copyright in the UK is the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act (CDPA) 1988 which provides certain exclusive rights to copyright owners, including the right to copy, communicate, distribute, perform a… medium of paper... ...outhampton.ac.uk/isolutions/computing/elearn/panopto/copyright.html.[3] legislation.gov.uk (1996). Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Retrieved from http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/48/section/11.[4] Soas-University of London (2007). Data Protection Policy: Overview of the Data Protection Act 1998. Retrieved from http://www.soas.ac.uk/infocomp/dpa/policy/overview/.[5] University of Bradford (2007). Introduction to research and research methods. Retrieved from http://www.brad.ac.uk/management/media/management/els/Introduction-to-Research-and-Research-Methods.pdf.[6] W3C.org (1999). Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0. Retrieved from http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG10/.[7] Garret, Ron and Lewis, Jennifier (n.d.). Ethical issues in software development. Retrieved from http://www.scribd.com/doc/10880744/Ethical-Issues-in-Software-Development