Users who purchase licenses may choose to also buy media and documentation or not, depending on their needs. Campuswide license agreements are usually limited by a maximum the number of copies authorized for use. The larger the volume, the lower the per copy cost. Occasionally a vendor offers an unlimited use license, which for a fixed fee, allows us to distribute the software to all who wish to use it. Very few software licenses are of this type.
Licenses are usually perpetual.
This means that when you buy a license for a given product, you own the right to use that version of the product on the specified platform indefinitely. It typically does not give you the right to upgrade the product to a new release. That requires either an additional license upgrade purchase or a maintenance purchase. Each license agreement includes a specified set of limitations and allowances that define the legal use of the product. Syracuse University must strive to honor these terms or be vulnerable to legal action.