Keep all new licence documentation in a safe place as proof of legality. Lending Microsoft software is not permitted under any circumstance -without permission from Microsoft. Microsoft software to be lent through school libraries. Make sure that staff and students both understand that lending software is illegal. Encourage staff and students to purchase licences for their own computers under the Microsoft Student Licence scheme.
Students copying software in school, or copying school software at home, puts schools at risk.
Then there is the risk of viruses coming into the school and causing disruption. There are also considerable network security risks. Unauthorised software copied onto the school computers could be games, which can cause distractions from lessons. Preventing students from copying software at school is therefore an essential aspect of ICT policy. Understanding and respecting copyright law is a fundamental principle in Information Technology.