Facebook states its users are prohibited from posting copyrighted or trademarked content on the site without prior permission. That said, many users post copyrighted content on their Facebook pages every day without ever drawing the ire of the site's administrators.
Currently this remains something of a grey area for the site's users, says Robert Siciliano, online security evangelist for McAfee.
Siciliano says Facebook and just about every other website are always under pressure from media companies to scrub their sites of copywritten content.
"These companies rely on users or the media companies to complain and bring attention to it," Siciliano says, adding that there are different regulations set by different countries.
Despite these uncertainties, it's important to keep in mind that uploading a song, YouTube video or other copyrighted material onto your Facebook page could potentially result in a lifetime ban.
Adding too many friends
Sending out scores of friend requests might seem fairly normal. After all, the object of Facebook is to build a network of online connections by adding "friends" to your account. However, overzealous users might find themselves with a ban if they send out too many friend requests over a short period.
This serial friend requesting is a classic sign of a spammer, and so can potentially send up a red flag to the site's administrator, compelling them to pull the plug on your Facebook account.
