However, fair use applies in some cases. If a small amount of protected work is used in a non-commercial situation and does not have a negative impact on the copyright holder it may be considered fair use. Linking to another web page from a personal web page is not usually considered infringement. However, copying any of the contents of another web page without permission would likely be infringement. Software Piracy Unauthorized duplication, distribution or use of someone else's intellectual property, including computer software, is illegal and subject to both civil and criminal penalties.
Slander is in a transitory form, for example, speech.
Libel, on the other hand, is embodied in a physical, longer lasting form like print or computer messages. Defamatory communication is the communication of false matter that tends to injure a person s reputation or hold him or her up to ridicule or humiliation, so as to lower him or her in the estimation of the community or to deter third persons from associating or dealing with him or her. Invasion of privacy may occur when a person s name or likeness is used without permission, especially for commercial purposes, or when personal or private information about a person is communicated to other persons who have no need to know the information. Sexual Harassment Use of the computer system to engage in sexual harassment, as defined in the College s sexual harassment policies, violates federal and Massachusetts discrimination laws. A common scam is the pyramid scheme.