Student Guide

Appropriate Use of Technology

The acceptable use of the Houghton College network is detailed at the site below:

http://campus.houghton.edu/orgs/techserv/Policies/ComputerUse.htm

Internet Piracy

The College presents for your use many programs and data which have been obtained under contracts or licenses stating that they may be used but not copied, cross-assembled, or reverse-compiled.  In addition, other institutions and individuals on attached networks make software or digital media available under similar conditions.  You are responsible for determining that programs or data are not restricted in this manner before sharing them, copying them in any form, or before reverse-assembling engineering them in whole or in any part.  If it is unclear whether you have permission to copy or share such software or not, assume that you may not do so.

Peer-to-peer file sharing of copyrighted materials without permission from copyright holder is strictly prohibited via the Houghton College network, or any and all of its resources.  Any individual found sharing copyrighted materials using Houghton College resources within our local area network, wide-area network or the Internet will be found in violation of this policy and will be subject to those consequences named in this policy.