Software Copyright Policy, Guidelines, and Training Materials
If questioned about violated computer software copyright laws or license agreements, you must be able to prove that you tried to prevent illegal software usage by the people who report to you or to whom you provide computer access. Otherwise, you are liable, and so is the University -- even if you didn't know a violation was occurring!
This site provides you with the materials you need to help your department learn and comply with Software Copyright guidelines. Awareness and training materials are provided which you may use in your efforts to educate departmental personnel.
- Preface: Why this Package?
- UF Software Copyright Policy
- Software Copyright Compliance, Guidelines for Individual Users
- Departmental Guidelines for Software Copyright Compliance
- Florida Computer Crimes Act
- Information Technology, Ethical Use Policy
- UF Employee Conduct Standard Which Relates to Copyright Compliance
- Copyright Infringement Penalties
- Who is Liable?
- Who REPORTS Software Abuse?
- Reducing Your Liability
- The Bottom Lines
- Where to Get Additional Resources
- The SPA's Eight Point Program for Ensuring Software Compliance
- About Software and Copyrights
- Software Copyright Discussion Items
- Thou Shalt Not Dupe
- Is It Okay to Copy My Colleague's Software?
- Software Use and the Law
- Software Piracy -- It's Not Worth the Risk
- Downloadable Forms and Posters
Complete List of Downloadable Items
- Complete Text for Part 1, Policies and Guidelines
- Complete Text for Part 2, Resource Materials
- Complete Text for Part 3, Training Materials
- Copyright Law Poster
- Departmental Training Transparencies
- Software Copyright Activities Log
- Software Inventory Worksheet
Updates to the Copyright Laws (April 2000)
- Digital Millenium Copyright Act
COPYRIGHT: Unless otherwise noted: (1) materials in this package are copyrighted by the University of Florida or the Software Publishers Association (SPA), (2) materials may be reprinted, adapted, and/or reproduced, and further distributed for the non-profit purpose of promoting the ethical and legal use of software provided that credit is given to the University of Florida Council on Information Technologies and Services or to the Software Publishers Association.
UF Software Copyright Policy current as of May 12, 1994.
