Chapnet services may not be used for illegal purposes. Users must abide by all software licenses, copyright and intellectual property policies and applicable federal and state laws. Plagiarism of electronic works is prohibited. Copying electronic works without attributing credit to the author is cheating and constitutes academic dishonesty. Users are responsible for the use or misuse of their own accounts.
Users are responsible for safeguarding their account passwords.
A user should never use another person's account, or give his or her own password to another person for the purpose of gaining access to Chapnet. A user must obtain written permission from the owner of a file to alter or copy a file that does not belong to him or her. The ability to read, alter or copy a file does not imply permission to read, alter, or copy that file. It is unacceptable to try to bypass standard procedures, including attempting to discover another person's password, or to use an account for purposes for which it was not intended. Attempts to gain unauthorized access to machines via the network, to decrypt encrypted material, or to obtain privileges to which the user is not entitled are prohibited by public law.