Software Policies for an Organization
SOFTWARE POLICIES FOR AN ORGANIZATION & ITS EMPLOYEES
Published by the Software & Information Industry Association. You are given permission to duplicate and modify this policy statement so long as attribution of the original document is to Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). (Updated and revised April 2004)
Organization Software Management and Usage Guidelines [Organization] licenses the use of computer software from a variety of third parties. Such software is normally copyrighted by the software developer and, unless expressly authorized to do so, [organization] has no right to make copies of the software. The purpose of this policy is to prevent copyright infringement and to ensure proper software asset management. 1. General Statement of Policy. It is the policy of [organization] to respect and adhere to all computer software copyrights and to adhere to the terms of all software licenses to which [organization] is a party. It is also the policy of [organization] to manage its software assets and to ensure that [organization] installs and uses only legal software on its PCs (including portables) and servers. [Organization] will take all steps necessary to prohibit its users from duplicating any licensed software or related documentation for use either on [organization’s] premises or elsewhere unless [organization] is expressly authorized to do so by agreement with the licensor. Unauthorized duplication of software may subject users and/or [organization] to both civil and criminal penalties under the United States Copyright Act. [Organization] must not permit any employee to use software in any manner inconsistent with its applicable license agreement, including giving or receiving software from clients, contractors, customers and others. It is the policy of the [organization] to acquire, copy, distribute, transmit and use software in accordance with the software management policies of the [organization] and the terms and conditions in any
Published by the Software & Information Industry Association. You are given permission to duplicate and modify this policy statement so long as attribution of the original document is to Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA). (Updated and revised April 2004)
Organization Software Management and Usage Guidelines [Organization] licenses the use of computer software from a variety of third parties. Such software is normally copyrighted by the software developer and, unless expressly authorized to do so, [organization] has no right to make copies of the software. The purpose of this policy is to prevent copyright infringement and to ensure proper software asset management. 1. General Statement of Policy. It is the policy of [organization] to respect and adhere to all computer software copyrights and to adhere to the terms of all software licenses to which [organization] is a party. It is also the policy of [organization] to manage its software assets and to ensure that [organization] installs and uses only legal software on its PCs (including portables) and servers. [Organization] will take all steps necessary to prohibit its users from duplicating any licensed software or related documentation for use either on [organization’s] premises or elsewhere unless [organization] is expressly authorized to do so by agreement with the licensor. Unauthorized duplication of software may subject users and/or [organization] to both civil and criminal penalties under the United States Copyright Act. [Organization] must not permit any employee to use software in any manner inconsistent with its applicable license agreement, including giving or receiving software from clients, contractors, customers and others. It is the policy of the [organization] to acquire, copy, distribute, transmit and use software in accordance with the software management policies of the [organization] and the terms and conditions in any