Our APW Seal 🐳 program 📺 is one 😤😬 aspect 🍑 of a larger 💗 anti-piracy effort 💪🏻. The FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️, both independently 🇺🇸🎉 and through its partnership 👭👬👫 with other federal 👮 agencies 🕵️♀️ and the National 😺 Intellectual 👓📖 Property 🏡 Rights 👌 Coordination 💦 Center ⭕ (IPR Center 🏢✈), is currently 💰 working 😩😫💪 to increase ⤴ public 🙈⛱😳 awareness 👀 of the issues ⚠👿 related 😻😢 to copyright piracy ⛵🏝❌ and other intellectual 🎩 property 🎮🚣🏻⛽ theft 🕵.
Intellectual 👓📖 property 🏡 rights 👌 theft 🤐 is not a victimless crime 🔫🙆. Because of piracy ⛵🏝❌ of media 💦 and other commercial 💰 goods 👌👍🏾, U.S 👨😚. businesses 💸 lose 💔 millions ⚡ of dollars 💵 each year 🗓⏱, threatening ⛔ American 🗽 jobs 💼 and negatively ☠ impacting the economy 💵. Not only can the violation 👿 of intellectual 🎩 property 🏡🏠 rights ✔ damage 💥 the economy 🤑💵, it also 👨 poses 😡😩👋🏻 serious 😐 health 🥗 and safety 👷🏻🛑 risks 😐 to consumers 😋, and often 💰 times ⏰, it fuels 🚀 global 🌎 organized crime 🔫🙆. The FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔, along 🕺💃 with the U.S 🇺🇸. Attorney’s Offices 🏢, has made 👑 investigating 👀 and preventing 🚫 intellectual 👓📖 property 🏡 theft 😤💯⛽ a top 🔼 priority 🔙 within 🅰 the Bureau 🇺🇸. Violating ❌ these laws ⚖ by reproducing or distributing copyrighted 🙃 work 🏢, with or without 🚫 monetary 💰 gain 🏋, is investigated 👀 by the FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ and punishable 🔨 by fines 😰💦 and federal 👮♂️🚓👮♀️ imprisonment.
For years 🗓, the FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 has actively 🏃🏻 worked 🏢 to help 🆘 deter piracy 💢⚓💣 of intellectual 🎩 property 🎮🚣🏻⛽. In December 🎅 2003 🕛🕑🕒, the Bureau 🇺🇸 authorized 👑 the use 🏻 of the Anti-Piracy Warning ‼ Seal 🐳 through Memoranda of Understanding 🤔 (MOU ⏳) with entertainment 😜 and software 😉☺ industry 🏭 associations 🤝. By August 📆 2006 📟, the FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ had executed 👨🏽🔫😎 MOUs with five 🔥 associations 🤝, specifically 🐒 the Motion 👣 Picture 🖼🎨📸 Association 🖕 of America 🇺🇸 (MPAA), the Recording 📝 Industry 🔨 Association 🖕 of America 🇺🇸 (RIAA), the Software 💻 & Information 📄 Industry 🏭 Association 🤝 (SIIA), the Business 💸 Software 💻🚨 Alliance 🤝 (BSA), and the Entertainment 📽🎞 Software 💿 Association 🖕 (ESA). The MOUs required 📋✅ each association’s members 👦👮👷, or authorized ✅ parties 🎉, to execute 😵🔪 a formal 🕴 agreement 👍🏻 prior 🔙 to using 🏻🤳 the APW Seal 🐳. These agreements 👍, which allow ✅💯 other uses 🏻 of the APW Seal ⚓🐳 by these associations 🖕, remain 💰🔕 in place 🏆. The new 🆕🔎 regulation 🗺 allows ✅ all 💯 copyright
holders 😆 to use 🏻 the APW Seal 🐳 without 🚫 executing 😏 written 👇 agreements 😂 with the FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 or an industry 🏭 association 🖕.
A last 🚫♿ word 📓 to the wise 🙌: Use 😏 of the APW Seal ⚓🐳 in a manner 🙇 inconsistent with 41 💥 CFR § 128-1.5009 constitutes 📜 an unauthorized 🤐 use 🙏🏻 of an official 🏢 FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ insignia. Unauthorized 🤐 uses 😏 of official 🏢 FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 insignia, including 💨 the APW Seal 💪🐳, may 🗓 violate 🚫 federal 👮♂️🚓👮♀️ law 👮, specifically 📍 Section 📦 701 of Title 🤭🤤🍆 18 🔞 of the United 🇺🇸 States 🇺🇸 Code 💻. Additionally ➕✏, use 😏 of the FBI’s name 📛 or initials 💵 to indicate ☝ FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ approval ✅, endorsement ™, or authorization, is governed 📜 by Sections 📦 709 and 712 of Title 🤔 18 🔞 of the United 🇺🇸 States 📔 Code 💻. Violations 👎❎🚫 of these provisions 🏥 may 🗓 result 👀💯 in fines 😰💦 or imprisonment.
A Note 📝 on 🔛 Fair ⭐ Use 😏
The FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 recognizes 🌚👺 that the fair ⭐ use 🏻 of copyrighted 🙃 materials 💎, as codified in Title 🤔 17 🕚, United 🇺🇸 States 🇺🇸 Code 🚱, section 😼👌💥 107, does not constitute 📜 copyright infringement ‼. The APW Seal 🐳 is not intended 🤡 to discourage fair 👒👉 uses 🏻 of copyrighted 🙃 materials 💎 that are consistent ✅ with U.S 👨. law ⚖. More information 📄 about 💦 copyright law ⚖ and fair 👒 use 🏻 is available 💢 from The Library 🏛 of Congress 💩, U.S 👨. Copyright Office 🗽 at www.copyright.gov.
However 🖐, it has come 💦 to the FBI’s attention 🚨 that “Fair Use 😏 Warnings” accompanied 🤕 by an image 🖼 of the official 🗽 FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 Seal 🐳 (or similar 👱 insignia) have been posted 📲 on 🔛 various 🤓🧐 websites 🖥💻📱, giving 👉 the appearance 🔎 that the FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 has created 🔨🎨 or authorized ✅ these notices 😯 to advise 🚫 the public 🚋 about 💦 the fair 👒👉 use 🏻 doctrine in U.S 🇺🇸. copyright law 👮. These warnings ‼⚠ are not authorized 👑 or endorsed by the FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔.
Conditions 👌 and Prohibitions 🚫 Regarding Use 😏 of the FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ Anti-Piracy Warning ‼ (APW) Seal ⚓🐳
The following 👣 conditions 👱♀️ of use 🏻 are specified 🔍 in 41 💰 CFR Section 😼👌💥 128-1.5009(e):
The APW Seal 🐳 shall 😂 only be used 🎶 on 🔛 copyrighted 🙃 works 💼 subject 😙 to protection 🛡⚔ under ⬇ U.S 🇺🇸. Criminal 😏🔫 Code 🚱 provisions 🏥 such as those in Title 😏 18 🔞, U.S 👨. Code 🚱, Sections 😼👌💥 2319, 2319A, and 2319B.The APW Seal 🐳 shall 😂🏎 only be used ♦ immediately 😤 adjacent to the authorized 👑 warning ‼ language 😬🤐🗣. “Authorized warning ‼ language” refers 👀👄🙀 to the language 😬🤐🗣 set 📐🆙 forth 🔛 below ⬇ in paragraph 😁😂😃 (a) of this section 😼👌💥, or alternative ♻ language ⁉🗣🔁 specifically 🐒 authorized 👑 in writing 📝 for this purpose 😄 by the Director ➡ of the FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ or his 💦 or her 👩 designee and posted 🙀 on 🔛 the FBI’s official 🏢‼ public 🍆😞💦 Internet 💻 website 🖥 (http://www.fbi.gov). Except 😮 as authorized 👑 pursuant 👣 to paragraph 🙈😏 (1 🎄) of the prohibitions 👮 regarding use 🏻 of the APW Seal 🐳, the APW Seal 🐳 and authorized 👑 warning ‼ language 🇪🇸 shall 😂 be enclosed by a plain 🌱🌿☘ box 📦 border 🇺🇸😎 at all 💯 times ⏰ that other text 📲 or images 📸 appear 👀 on 🔛 the same screen 📺 or page 🔝.
The unauthorized 🤐 reproduction 🌼💦 or distribution 😈 of a copyrighted 🙃 work 💼 is illegal 🚔. Criminal 🔫🙆 copyright infringement 💢, including 📲 infringement 🇺🇸 without ❌ monetary 💰 gain 🏋️♀️🍑, is investigated 👀 by the FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ and is punishable 🔨 by fines 😰💦 and federal 🛂 imprisonment.The APW Seal ⚓🐳 image 🖼👀 must 👫 be obtained 😂 from the FBI’s official 🏢 public 🙈⛱😳 Internet 💻 website 🖥💰 (http://www.fbi.gov). The APW Seal 🐳 image 🖼 shall 😂 not be animated 😄 or altered 📝 except 😮 that it may 🗓 be rendered 👾 in outline 📄, black ⬛ and white 🏳💅🏼, or grayscale.
In programming 📁 or reproducing the APW Seal 🐳 in or on 🔛 a work 💼🚗, users 😏
are encouraged 👍🏻 to employ 😼👌💥 industry-recognized copyright anti-circumvention or copy 📝✒ protection 🛡 techniques 🔧❌ to discourage copying 📝 of the FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 APW Seal ⚓🐳, except 😮 that such techniques 🔧❌ need 👉 not be used ♦ if no ☝🚫 other content 🌎 or advertising ❗ programmed 👨💻 into the same work 💼 on 🔛 the same media 📞✈⛵ utilizes 🔫 such copyright anti-circumvention or copy 👌🏽 protection 🏳️🌈🛡 techniques 💡.
Prohibitions 👮 Regarding Use 🏻 of the APW SealThe following 🚸 prohibitions 👮 are specified 🔍 in 41 💰 CFR Section 😼👌💥 128-1.5009(f):
The APW Seal ⚓🐳 shall 😂 not be used 🎶 in a manner 🤬 indicating FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ approval 👌💯, authorization, or endorsement ™ of any communication 🗣 other than the authorized 👑 warning ‼ language 🇪🇸. No 🚫 other text 📞🤳📲 or image 📸 that appears 🔎 on 🔛 the same screen 📺, page 🔝, package 📦, etc 📒., as the APW Seal ⚓🐳 or authorized 👑 warning ‼ language ⁉🗣🔁 shall 😂🏎 reference 📖, contradict 🔄, or be displayed 💻 in a manner 🙇 that appears 🔎 to be associated ✅↔ with, the APW Seal ⚓🐳 or authorized ✅ warning ‼ language 🗣, except 😮 as authorized ✅ in writing ✍ by the Director ➡ of the FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 or his 💦 or her 👩 designee and posted 🙀 on 🔛 the FBI’s official 🗽🏛 public 🙈⛱😳 Internet 🌐💻 website 🖥💰 (http://www.fbi.gov).
The APW Seal 🐳 shall 😂 not be used 🎶 on 🔛 any work 💼 whose 🌄 production 😂🤔🍏, sale 💸, public 🙈⛱😳 presentation ✌🙌, or distribution 😈 by mail ✉ or in or affecting interstate commerce 🎫📺 would violate 🚫 the laws 🤵⚖ of the United 🇺🇸 States 📔 including 📵, but 🍑 not limited 🔒 to, those protecting 😀 intellectual 👓📖 property 🏡 and those prohibiting child 👦 pornography 🍆 and obscenity 🧒🏿🇨🇳👳.
The APW Seal ⚓🐳 shall 😂 not be forwarded 📤 or copied ✏ except 😮 as necessary 😏 to display 📺 it on 🔛 an eligible 🇺🇸 work 🏢.
The APW Seal ⚓🐳 shall 🐚 not be used 🎶 in any manner 🤬:
Indicating that the FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ has approved ✅, authorized 👑, or endorsed any work 🏢, product 🏭, production 🔝🏭, or private 😜😩 entity 🤖👽, including 🙌 the work 💼 on 🔛 which it appears 🔎;
Indicating that the FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ has determined 😤 that a particular 😇 work 🏢 or portion 👌😞 thereof 🙈 is entitled 🙋 to protection 🛡 of the law ⚖; or,
Indicating that any item 💎 or communication 🗣📵, except 😮 as provided 🤔💭 herein, originated from, on 🔛 behalf 😬 of, or in coordination 💦 with the FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔, whether 🌩🌧 for enforcement 👮♂️👮♀️ purposes 😈, education 👨🎓⁉🆗, or otherwise 😎.
Download 📲 the FBI’s Anti-Piracy Warning ‼⚠ Seal 🐳
The Anti-Piracy Warning ‼ (APW) Seal ⚓🐳 has been approved ✔ by the U.S 👨. Attorney 🎩 General 💂 as an official 🏢 insignia of the FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 and the U.S 🇺🇸. Department 😼👌💥 of Justice ⚖. The purpose 😈 of the APW Seal 🐳 is to help 🆘 detect 👀 and deter criminal 🔫🙆 violations 👎❎🚫 of U.S 👨. intellectual 🎩 property 🏡 laws 👮 by educating 🔨👊🤛 the public 🍆😞💦 about 💦 the existence 💁 of these laws 👮 and the authority 👮 of the FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ to enforce 😡😤 them. Any copyright holder 😆 who complies 😁 with the conditions 👌 of 41 💥 CFR Section 📦 128-1.5009 can use 🏻 the Seal ⚓🐳.
The APW Seal ⚓🐳 can only appear 🔎 on 🔛 works 💼 that meet 💯 all 💯 of the following 👣:
Are copyright-protected (no 🚫 registration 🙏🏻📝 of a work 💼 is required 😑 to use 😏😁😆 the seal);Are subject 😙 to protection 🏳️🌈🛡 under ⬇ U.S 👨. Criminal 🔫🙆 Code 💻 provisions 💰; andWould not violate 👿 federal 🇺🇸🌐 law 👮📜📖 if produced 🎧🎬, sold 💸, publicly 🙈⛱😳 presented 🎁, or distributed 📏 by mail ✉ or in affecting interstate commerce 💰.
Download 📲 FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ Anti-Piracy Warning ‼ Seal ⚓🐳 by clicking on 🔛 the seal 🐳 below 👇🏻 and then clicking again 😬 to see 👀 the terms 📄 of use 😏 (lawful 🇺🇸💯 use 🏻 requires ⚠ the below 😫⬇
authorized 👑 text 📲⌨ to be placed 🆗🎩💁 immediately 👇 adjacent to Seal ⚓🐳 on 🔛 the copyrighted 🙃 work 🏢, see 👀 41 💥 CFR Section 😼👌💥 128-1.5009(e)2).
The unauthorized 🤐 reproduction 💦💯 or distribution 😈 of a copyrighted 🙃 work 💼👩 is illegal 😉💦. Criminal 😏🔫 copyright infringement 💢, including 💨 infringement 💢 without 🚫 monetary 💰💵 gain 💪❄, is investigated 👀 by the FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ and is punishable 🔨 by fines 👌😂 and federal 🇺🇸 imprisonment.
(Spanish 🇪🇸)
La 👀🌟 reproducción o distribución no 🙅 autorizada de 🅰 una 👌 obra protegida por 💦 derechos de 💦 autor es 🇹 ilegal 👮. La 🎶 infracción criminal 🔫🙆 de 🅰 los 🚓 derechos de 💦 autor, incluyendo la 🎶 infracción sin 😡😈 lucro monetario, es 🇹 investigada por 😩 el 🙏 FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 y es 🅱 castigable con ⭕ multas y encarcelamiento federal 👮♂️🚓👮♀️.
Here are two ✌😱 alternate 🌎🌍🌏 versions ℹ of the warning ‼ language 🗣, in both English 🇬🇧 and Spanish 🇪🇸:
Warning ‼ language 🇪🇸 in an abbreviated form 🐛
FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ Anti-Piracy Warning ‼: Unauthorized 🤐 copying 📝😡 is punishable 🔨 under 😀 federal 🇺🇸 law.Advertencia Antipirateria del 🖕🏽 FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔: La 🎶 copia no 🚫 autorizada es 🅱 castigable bajo 🛐 la 👀🌟 ley federal 👮.
Warning ‼ language 🇪🇸 specifying current 💰🤕 penalties 😤😠😈
FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 Anti-Piracy Warning ‼⚠: The unauthorized 🤐 reproduction 💦💯 or distribution 😈 of a copyrighted 🙃 work 🏢 is illegal 🚔. Criminal 🔫🙆 copyright infringement 😢, including 💨 infringement 🇺🇸 without 🚫 monetary 🤑 gain 💪, is investigated 👀 by the FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔 and is punishable 🔨 by up ⬆ to five ✋ years 📅 in federal 👮 prison 🚔 and a fine 👌🏻💯 of $250,000.Advertencia Antipirateria del 🖕🏽 FBI 🕵🏻♂️🚔: La 🎶 reproducción o distribución no 😣 autorizada de 💦 una 👌 obra protegida por 😩 derechos de 💦 autor es 🅱 ilegal 👮. La 👀🌟 infracción criminal 😏🔫 de 🅰 los 😍 derechos de 💦 autor, incluyendo la 👀🌟 infracción sin 👿 lucro monetario, es 🇹 investigada por 🍆 el 🙏 FBI 👮🏻♂️🕵🏻♂️ y es 🅱 castigable con 🛂 pena de 💦 hasta 👦🏾🇲🇽🌯 cinco 5️⃣ años 📅 en 🔛 prisión federal 🛂 y una 👌 multa de 💦 $250,000.
And below ⬇ is the generic 😬 enforcement 🚔 warning ‼ language 🇪🇸:
The unauthorized 🤐 reproduction 🌼💦 or distribution 😈 of a copyrighted 🙃 work 🏢 is illegal 👮🏼🚨🚔. Criminal 🔫🙆 copyright infringement 😢 is investigated 👀 by federal 👮♂️🚓👮♀️ law 👮📜 enforcement 👮🏻♂️ agencies 🕵️♂️ and is punishable 🔨 by up ☝ to five ✋🏼 years 🗓 in prison 🚔🗝 and a fine 👌 of $250,000.