﻿• Why is it important to read this?
	To better understand copyright laws and infringements
	To protect yourself and DHU

• What is copyright?
	Copyright grants the creator a set of rights to protect their work:
		The right to PRODUCE the work
		The right to REPRODUCE the work in copies
		The right to DISTRIBUTE the work
		The right to PERFORM the work publically
		The right to DISPLAY the work
		The right to BROADCAST the work digitally
		The right to MODIFY the work
		US Copyright Law also protects the creator from OTHERS who might be doing the 
		  same without permission, attribution, or payment
		Violating copyright law is known as infringement

• What are examples of infringement?
	Downloading and sharing resource packs, maps and projects without 
	  permission of the copyright owner.
	Downloading and sharing MP3 files of music, videos and games without 
	  permission of the copyright owner.
	Using corporate logos without permission.
	Scanning a photograph that has been published and using it without permission 
	  or attribution.
	Placing a number of full-text articles on a course web page and allowing the web 
	  page to be accessible to anyone who can access the Internet.
	Downloading licensed software from non-authorized sites without the 
	  permission of the copyright or license holder.
	Making a movie file or a large segment of a movie available on a web site without 
	  permission of the copyright owner.

• How do you get caught? 
	Copyright holders or their agents locate possible copyright infringements by 
	  using automated systems, such as spiders.
	Via Tagged files on file-sharing networks, like Mediafire, Limewire, BitTorrent etc.
	Taking content “bait” on industry-owned fileservers.

• Then what?
	You will be contacted via e-mail regarding your violation.

• What happens next? 
	Do not let it get that far.