Copyright law does not permit you to run your software on two or more computers simultaneously unless the license agreement specifically allows it. 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 usually 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.
It is illegal for a faculty member or student to copy software for distribution among the members of a class without permission of the author or publisher. Alternatives to Explore Software can be expensive. Your institution may have negotiated agreements that make software available either to use or to purchase at special prices. Consult your campus computing office for information. Software available through institutional site licenses or bulk purchases is subject to copyright and license restrictions, and you may not make or distribute copies without authorization.