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Dak, Does the College of Music have some type of "Acceptable Use Policy" that the staff has to agree to that would include such? You might contact MSU Internal Audit, they could provide you some excellent guidance based on my experience with them. Their on the U's side, not against us as departments, but sometimes people don't see them that way. -t On Sat, Sep 11, 2010 at 2:25 AM, Tom Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I think you should advise your boss to ask for legal advice from a lawyer > and not a computer administrator. Would trust a lawyer to manage a computer > system? > > Cheers, > Tom > > > > > On 9/10/10 5:11 PM, Aldrich, Dak wrote: > >> 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 >> [log in to unmask] This message is only for the intended recipient(s). If you >> are not the named recipient you should not read, distribute or copy this >> email. Any views or opinions expressed in this email are those of the >> author and do not represent those of Michigan State University or the >> College of Music. Any information obtained from or contained in these >> emails is confidential. No information will be shared or given to any >> persons outside of the appropriate department(s). >> > -- Troy Murray