Newsgroups: alt.comp.acad-freedom.talk
From: kadie@cs.uiuc.edu (Carl M. Kadie)
Subject:  Louisiana Tech University Computer Policies
Message-ID: <9211292125.AA01310@herodotus.cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1992 09:25:12 GMT


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- Carl]

                      Louisiana Tech University

                           Computer Policies

The computing facilities at Louisiana Tech are provided for the use of 
Louisiana Tech students, faculty and staff in support of the programs of the
University.  All students, faculty and staff are responsible for seeing that
these computing facilities are used in an effective, efficient, ethical and
lawful manner. 

The following policies relate to their use.

1.
  
Computer facilities and accounts are owned by the University and are to be 
used for university-related activities only.  All access to central computer 
systems, including the issuing of passwords, must be approved through the
Computer Center.  All access to departmental computer systems must be approved
by the department head or an authorized representative.

2.
  
Computer equipment and accounts are to be used only for the purpose for which 
they are assigned and are not to be used for commercial purposes or
non-university related business.

3.
  
An account assigned to an individual, by the Computer Center or a department, 
must not be used by others without explicit permission from the instructor 
or administrator requesting the account and by the Computer Center or 
department assigning the account.  The individual is responsible for the
proper use of the account, including proper password protection.

4.
  
Programs and files are confidential unless they have explicitly been made 
available to other authorized individuals.  Computer Center personnel may
access others' files when necessary for the maintenance of central computer
systems.  When performing maintenance, every effort is made to insure the
privacy of a user's files.  However, if violations are discovered, they will
be reported immediately to the appropriate Vice President.

5.
  
Electronic communications facilities (such as MAIL) are for university-related 
activities only.  Fraudulent, harassing or obscene messages and/or other
materials are not to be sent or stored.

6.
  
No one may deliberately attempt to degrade the performance of a computer
system or to deprive authorized personnel of resources or access to any 
university computer system.

7.
  
Loopholes in computer security systems or knowledge of a special password must 
not be used to damage computer systems, obtain extra resources, take resources 
from another user, gain access to systems or use systems for which proper
authorization has not been given.

8.
  
Computer software protected by copyright is not to be copied from, into, or 
by using campus computing facilities, except as permitted by law or by the 
contract with the owner of the copyright.  This means that such computer and 
microcomputer software may only be copied in order to make back-up copies, 
if permitted by the copyright owner.  The number of copies and distribution 
of the copies may not be done in such as way that the number of simultaneous 
users in a department exceeds the number of original copies purchased by that 
department.

An individual's computer use privileges may be suspended immediately upon the 
discovery of a possible violation of these policies.  Such suspected 
violations will be confidentially reported to the appropriate faculty,
supervisors, department heads, Computer Center staff, and Vice Presidents.

The appropriate administrative staff or supervising department head will judge 
an offense as either major or minor.  A first minor offense will normally be 
dealt with by the Computer Center administrative staff or supervising 
department head after consultation with the instructor or administrator 
requesting the account.  Additional offenses will be regarded as major
offenses.  Appeals relating to minor offenses may be made to the supervising
Vice Presidents. Major offenses will be dealt with by the supervising
Vice Presidents.

Violations of the policies will be dealt with in the same manner as violations 
of other university policies and may result in disciplinary review.  In such 
a review, the full range of disciplinary sanctions is available including the 
loss of computer use privileges, dismissal form the University, and legal
action. 

Violations of some of the above policies may constitute a criminal offense. 
Individuals using campus computer facilities should be familiar with the 
Louisiana Revised Statutes 14:73, Computer Related Crimes.