Most software available for use on computers at the College is protected by federal copyright laws. The College is not exempt from the laws covering copyrights. In addition, software is normally protected by a license agreement between the purchaser and the software seller.

The software provided through the College may be used only on computing equipment as specified in the various software licenses. 

It is the policy of the College to respect the copyright protections given to software owners by federal law. It is against  College policy for persons covered by this agreement to copy or reproduce any licensed software on  computing equipment, except as expressly permitted by the software license. Also, you may not use unauthorized copies of software on College-owned computers or on personal computers housed in College facilities. Any unauthorized use of software without the consent of the IT department will subject the user to disciplinary action.

Unauthorized use of other copyrighted or licensed materials including, but not limited to, graphic images, music, video or audio files, and writings, is regarded as a serious matter and is a violation of federal law. The unauthorized use of copyrighted materials is unlawful copyright infringement. For more information on copyright, go to the U.S. Copyright Office web site at http://www.lcweb.loc.gov/.