Software License Audit documentation
Good evening.
I’m in need of some documentation. I have been asked to produce documentation on the responsibilities of the College IT Department vs. the End User in the case of a software license audit.
If illegal software is found on the machines, who is ultimately responsible? Who is the law going to come after? The end user that installed it? Or the department that didn’t properly ensure that their machines contained ONLY legal software?
My immediate thought would be that the end user would be held responsible. However, I don’t know for sure. My boss has requested physical documentation to this matter.
Up until recently, we did not have any agreement signed by users. We now have one that states they will not install illegal or unlicensed software. Does that actually, however, remove any responsibility from the College, should the faculty pirate software?
Thanks for any documentation that anyone can point me at!
Thanks!
-dak aldrich
-college of music
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