It may, however, be legal to loan your software to a friend temporarily as long as you do not keep a copy, but the license must specifically state that loaning the software is acceptable. Lack of copy-protection does NOT constitute permission to copy software in order to share or sell it. Software acquired by colleges and universities is licensed. The licenses restrict how and where the software may be legally used by members of the community. This applies to software installed on hard disks in microcomputer clusters, software distributed on disks by a campus lending library, and software available on a campus mainframe or network.
Some institutional licenses permit copying for certain purposes.
Consult your campus authorities if you are unsure about the use of a particular software product. The institution may have negotiated agreements that make software available either to use or to purchase at special prices. Consult the OIT for information. Software available through institutional site licenses or bulk purchases is subject to copyright and license restrictions. Copies may not be made or distributed without authorization.