Intellectual property: are you sharing content that is not your own? Then be sure to check whether you are allowed to share it or not. Commercial content is protected under copyright law and you need specific authorization from the copyright holder to use it. Certain artists or creators publish content under a specific “licence”, often called “Creative Commons”. Depending on that licensee, you may be able to use the content without having to credit the author, as well as use it for commercial purposes. As regards copyrighted material, if you want to use it, you need proper authorization from the organization/individual owning the rights (record company, film studio, etc.).

• Respect copyright laws and do not use other people’s blog designs or photos within a blog without their permission. There are many websites that allow you to use their photos for free (for example https://unsplash.com/ or https://pixabay.com/ ) with or without attribution. Aside from the economic aspect, a creator of audio-visual content has “moral rights”. This relates to the right to be recognized as the creator and the right for the work not to be altered or edited without permission.
• Most libraries will provide access according to certain rules. These rules will require at least that the user honours the copyright criteria of the material. Remember that unless the materials are in the public domain, you may not redistribute or publish them without the permission of the publisher. Plagiarism is the use of someone else’s work without crediting the source.
• Nowadays, content is being produced massively every day by users all over the world. But regardless of whether the user that uploaded it specified a license or not, bear in mind that any content uploaded is protected. Only if the author has explicitly mentioned that he/she waives any rights on the content he/she has produced, does copyright law not apply.
• As a general rule, always ask the user who originally posted content if you can reuse it, modify it, repost it or similar. Asking for permission and giving due credit is more than a legal obligation, it helps create a more positive and enticing environment for creativity and participation online.
• Use the Creative Commons classification on the content you create and post online. "Creative Commons" is a non-profit organization offering an alternative to full copyright. https://creativecommons.org/ The organization has released several copyright licenses, known as Creative Commons licenses, free of charge to the public. These licenses allow authors of creative works to communicate which rights they reserve and which rights they waive for the benefit of recipients or other creators.