General Rule 6: Piracy, Copyright, and Plagiarism
Do not try to violate copyright laws or claim the works of others as your own, as this is both disrespectful to the creators and carries legal risk to the forums.
GR6A: Piracy
Don't share or try to find files or content at SB that you do not have the legal right to, such as full movies, video games, entire books, etc. This includes sharing via links, embeds, and other such things. Material that is used in promotions, such as movie trailers, are exempt from this rule. Advocating piracy, such as suggesting pirate sites or encouraging people to find pirated material, will also not be tolerated.
When posting any kind of news article, research article, blog post, etc, do not post more than 1/6th of the total article, or 3 paragraphs, whichever is shorter. You must provide a link back to the source, if online, or provide a reference to the material quoted. This will ensure that any articles posted on SB fall under Fair Use. Posting a full article, with or without attribution is considered copyright infringement, unless it can be shown that the article is legally open for full reproduction.
When linking and embedding licensed/published comics, users should use cropped images as much as possible, using standard editing software or sites like imgur. Otherwise they are limited to no more than 2 full page scans per thread, per week. A double-page spread is considered 1 full page. Excessively high-res scans may not be posted, nor should images with watermarks or links to piracy sites. Using these rules to attempt to host entire chapters on SB will not be tolerated.
GR6B: No Plagiarism
Members should not post material they did not write or create without providing proper sources, be it stat calculations, written arguments, or story posts. This includes posts from off-site as well as published works. Claims of plagiarism will be seriously investigated, and could result in an automatic permanent ban from the forums.
General Rule 7: No Hate, Bigotry, Excessive Violence, or Cruelty