Software Issues. 1. Sheridan Community Schools respects the intellectual property rights of others. When the district enters into software license agreements, it is the district policy that we will comply with their terms and conditions, including restrictions on copying and use. Copyright laws must be respected at SCS. Failure to comply with a software license agreement can result in our losing the use of the software and legal action. a) Computer software or data may not be copied or used in violation of the software manufacturer’s license agreement or copyright provisions. b) Unless specifically allowed by its owner and copyright, proprietary software must not be placed into public locations. Such locations include, but are not limited to, file servers, non-private computer files or folders, and computer bulletin boards. 2. No unauthorized person shall provide computer software or data containing passwords to another person. 3. SCS Technology Department staff or their designated agents are the only individuals authorized to load software on district owned computer equipment.
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Sources: Student Computing and Internet Use Agreement, Student Computing and Internet Use Agreement