1. Internet Safety, Netiquette, Copyright Law, and Ethics
By: Michael Bonifay

2. Netiquette: How to Act on the Internet
Remember that when you communicate on the computer, you are communicating with other people. Follow these rules and be courteous to others
Remember the user
Make sure you are ethical in all of your actions

3. Netiquette: How to Act on the Internet cont.
Know where you are in cyberspace and adhere to the rules
Sending people s and postings take up bandwidth and their time. Be respectful, don’t fill them with needless graphics or a bunch mindless chatter

4. Netiquette: How to Act on the Internet cont.
Most of communication online is text so remember that your word is the only thing representing you!
Share your knowledge with others
Do not egg on cyberbullying, put a stop to it right away
Respect others privacy (Do not read other’s s, etc.)
If you are a person with some power in the internet world, do not abuse that power
People make mistakes, be forgiving.

5. Internet Safety
Never talk to strangers on the internet. They can steal your personal information or give your computer a virus
Do not accept friend requests on social media from people you do not know
Never open up strange s (ex: telling you that you have won a new iPad). Those s can give your computer a virus and take personal information

6. Internet Safety Continued
Do not download games or other information from suspicious websites. That is a good way to give your computer a virus
Never open up strange s (ex: telling you that you have won a new iPad). Those s can give your computer a virus and take personal information

7. Internet Safety Continued
Make sure that your passwords are strong!
Mix up the password
Use letters, numbers, and symbols in your password
Do not share your password with anyone, including your friends. The only people that should know your password are your parents
Examples: or B0n!fay1992

8. Copyright
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same
Fair use—Allows reproduction and other uses or copyrighted works under certain conditions
Photo Copying—You can copy a single copy for the teacher and multiple for the students

9. Copyright Continued
Computer programs are always protected by copyright laws
Public Domain—If it is public domain anyone can freely copy and use it however
Example of copyright: If a song was made before 1978 then you can remake if you would like with no problems. If the song was made after 1978 then you would have to wait fifty years after that person dies to do anything with it

10. In Review
Remember that when you communicate on the computer, you are communicating with other people. Follow these rules and be courteous to others
Never talk to strangers on the internet, do not accept friend requests on social media from people you do not know, and never open up strange s
Make sure your password is strong and never share it
The exclusive legal right, given to an originator or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and to authorize others to do the same