1. Educational Software Issues

2. Copyrights This protection is available to both published and unpublished works. http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ1.pdf In General.- Copyright in a work created on or after January 1, 1978, subsists from its creation and, excepts as provided by the following subsections, endures for a term consisting of the life of the author and 70 years after the author’s death. http://www.copyright.gov/title17/ The internet has been characterized as the largest threat to copyright since its inception. The frightening reality is that almost everything on the Net is protected by copyright laws. http://www.benedict.com/info/info.aspx A Software Asset Management System (SAM) has been developed, to enable an organization to prove that it is performing SAM to a standard sufficient, to satisfy corporate governance requirements and ensure effective support for IT service management overall (ISO/IEC 19770-1). http://www.fast.org.UK/

3. Piracy Software piracy affects more than just the software industry. http://www.bsa.org/country/News%20and%20Events/News% 20Archives/en/2009/en-06222009-iprotech.aspx http://www.bsa.org/country/News%20and%20Events/News% 20Archives/en/2009/en-06222009-iprotech.aspx Most Software is distributed through licenses. http://www.benedict.com/Digital/Software/Software.aspx http://www.benedict.com/Digital/Software/Software.aspx The license is what tells you how many times you can install the software. http://www.bsa.org/country.aspxhttp://www.bsa.org/country.aspx What a lot of people don’t realize or don’t think about is that when you purchase software, you are actually purchasing a license to use it, not the actual software. http://www.bsa.org/country.aspx

4. Software Purchasing Agreement Seller also receives sublicensing rights allowing his existing business base for the software to remain in his portfolio, including seller’s current service arrangements with such licenses. http://www.mytechnologylawyer.com/cgi- bin/FormManager/WebForms.pl? http://www.mytechnologylawyer.com/cgi- bin/FormManager/WebForms.pl Video tapes material purchased or rented must be used in a classroom or nonprofit environment “dedicated to face-to-face instruction”. http://www.mediafestival.org/copyright_chat.pdf http://www.mediafestival.org/copyright_chat.pdf Computer software may be installed on multiple machines, and distributed to users via a network. http://www.mediafestival.org/copyright_chart.pdf http://www.mediafestival.org/copyright_chart.pdf To help small businesses avoid the risk of software piracy by using unlicensed software, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the Business Software Alliance (BSA) are partnering for a multi-year education program. The program is called, “Smart About Software: Software Strategies for Small Businesses”.

5. Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) It outlines the terms and conditions for using technology-based devices maintained by schools and personal technology-based devices used during school hours on school property. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/go/VDOE/Technology?AUP/home.shtml http://www.doe.virginia.gov/go/VDOE/Technology?AUP/home.shtml “Students” may use portions of lawfully acquired copyright works in their academic multimedia, “defined as 10 percent or three minutes (whichever is less) of “motion media”. http://www.mediafestival.org/copyright_chat.pdfhttp://www.mediafestival.org/copyright_chat.pdf The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), is licensed by the U.S. Department of Education at no cost as third-party software and system. Approved licensees using the ERIC are required to provide monthly usage data and to display ERIC branding as appropriate. http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=Ho me_page http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=Ho me_page Schools and divisions are required to establish guidelines for appropriate technology use. These guidelines are the Acceptable Use Policies (AUP). It is a written agreement signed by students, their parents/caregivers, and their teachers. http://www.doe.virginia.gov/go/VDOE/Technology/AUP/home.shtml