Abuse and plagiarism is discouraged and strongly frowned upon on Hive. Some users do it deliberately because they want to milk the most rewards with the least effort. They never last long on Hive. Others do it because they don't realise that it is unacceptable to copy and paste content from the internet. The posts in this collection talk about what abuse and plagiarism is and how to avoid it.
@slobberchops/demystifying-hive-the-police-force
Hive is decentralised, but there are enough people that care about the platform to take it upon themselves to combat abuse. 
@hivewatchers/why-and-how-people-abuse-and-plagiarise
As a newbie, the last account you want to comment on your post is 
@adalger/how-to-avoid-plagiarism-a-simple-guide-for-hive
Here's a useful guide by 
@scholaris/foundations-folly-and-fraud
If you're unsure what exactly constitutes plagiarism, you can take a look at this post from 
@sidwrites/the-hive-copyright-guide-learn-the-essentials-to-using-images-and-photos
@pitboy/copyright-free-source-and-alt-text-guide-for-your-hive-images
@pitboy/how-to-check-plagiarism-5-free-tools
Curators on Hive are on a constant check for abuse and plagiarism. This very useful post from 
@erikah/let-s-talk-abut-plagiarism
What's considered plagiarism on Hive? 
@nathen007/a-reminder-to-all-the
A straight to the point post from 
If you come across any post that will be a useful addition to 
