*Please Honor Copyright! Piracy hurts creators, devalues their works, and puts you and your employer at risk. Don't just honor copyright because your company, your school, or the law says you should, but also because it is the right thing to do. Copyright Do's Copyright Don'ts   Do the right thing. Use the publisher's email, print, save, and license links to copy and share content. Don't use your browser to cut, copy, and paste content. It is wrong and, in most cases, illegal. Do report piracy. You may be eligible for a $1 million reward. Don't accept files and documents of copyrighted content from others who have not obtained permission to send you the content. Do know the facts about copyright. Don't believe that using copyrighted content without permission does not hurt the livelihoods of the people who create content. Piracy costs creators and their publishers billions of dollars each year. Do use common sense when applying the "fair use" test. Contact the owner of the work to be sure you are covered under fair use. Don't buy the "I am using it for the public good" argument. That is a weak justification for infringement and sends the wrong message to students and employees. Do know the most common types of content infringement and when permission is absolutely required. Don't infringe copyrighted content. Getting caught is expensive and embarrassing. Do establish an anti-piracy internet usage policy for your employees. Don't think copyright is capricious and unenforceable. The laws and principles are clear and they exist to protect content consumers as well as creators. Do know what to do if you are accused of copyright infringement.   Do realize that it is remarkably easy for digital rights bounty hunters to catch and prosecute pirates, via technical means and whistle blowing.   To publish this Most Popular list on your website, click here » “The more you know about copyright, the more you realize it is the foundation upon which most content is created. Copyrighted content employs us, enlightens us, and entertains us. Without copyright and the benefits it affords content creators, we would be unemployed, uneducated, and bored silly.” - Michael O'Donnell, Founder & CEO, iCopyright

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