CML1501 Assignment 1
Semester 2 2024
(628826)- DUE 14
August 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
, CML1501 Assignment 1 Semester 2 2024 (628826)- DUE 14 August 2024
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.
1.1 Write brief notes on THREE of the following:
(a) The various types of licences available for broadcasting purposes:
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