COPYRIGHT & INTELLECTUAL  PROPERTY

PIRACY IS ILLEGAL & HARAM

All around the world Islamic scholars have ruled unauthorised copying is Haram and illegal. The reasons they give are simple and straightforward:

1- A Muslim should not take anything that does not belong to him/her without the owner's permission.

2 - Copyright laws protect the work of the copyright owner from theft and abuse and it is our duty as Muslims to honour such laws.

3 - If we receive copyrighted materials we cannot make copies to give away just like we cannot make copies of the money we possess to benefit others.

ISLAMIC EDUCATIONAL MEDIA IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION

1 - Illegal piracy is crippling the growth of Islamic Educational Media. Some producers have scaled back their work while others are in danger of shutting down.

2 - People who sell bootlegged copies are thieves not producers. If companies and organisations stop producing, these pirates will have nothing to contribute to our community.

3 - If it is impossible for people to recover the costs of production, the field of Islamic Educational media will die a slow but painful death.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

Tayyibun Institute believes that our community truly wants to support quality, original Islamic products. You can help us survive this crisis by taking these simple steps:

1 - Study through only legal copies from the producers or their authorised representatives.

2 - Report and incidents of illegal piracy.

3 - Encourage your friends and relatives to study through legal copies only.

TOO EXPENSIVE? TAYYIBUN INSTITUTE CAN HELP!

At Tayyibun Institute we realise that some of our valued students may find it difficult to register on some of our courses due to financial constraints which is the reason why we have tailored tuition fees according to country. If you still feel that you cannot afford the fees all we request is that you contact us with your case and a coupon can be granted.

A SELECTED LIST OF SCHOLARS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED COPYRIGHT & INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:

- Shaykh Abdul Azeez Bin Baz (Saudi Arabia)

- Shaykh Muhammad Ibn Salih Al Uthaimeen (Saudi Arabia)

- Shaykh Muhammad Salih Al Munajjid (Saudi Arabia)

- Shaykh Bakr Ibn 'Abdullah Abu Zayd (Saudi Arabia)

- Majma Al Fiqh Al Islami (Kuwait)

- Permanent Committee for Islamic Rulings (Saudi Arabia)