• Distributing unsolicited advertising, initiating or propagating electronic chain letters, inappropriate mass mailing, including multiple mailings to newsgroups, mailing lists, or individuals, e.g. “spamming” flooding,” or “bombing,” or random mailing of messages.
• Originating e-mail in such a manner as to create the impression to the recipient that the mail was originated from another source or individual. All materials sent via the campus network must be attributed to the individual, office or organization sending the material.
• Using the campus network to gain unauthorized access to any computer systems (including other student-owned computers).
• Connecting unauthorized equipment to the campus network (this includes personal hubs, switches, routers, wireless access points, servers, and any other devices that may have a negative effect on network performance).
• Attempting to circumvent data protection schemes or uncover security loopholes. This includes creating and/or running programs that are designed to identify security loopholes and/or decrypt intentionally secure data.
• Associating an unapproved domain name with a Doane College-owned IP address. • Knowingly or carelessly performing an act that will interfere with the normal operation of computers, terminals, peripherals, or networks (this includes downloading excessive amounts or transferring excessive amounts across the network).
• Deliberately wasting/overloading computing resources, such as printing too many copies of a document or using excessive bandwidth on the network. Individuals who use excessive amounts of bandwidth will be notified and given an opportunity to adjust their usage. If the individual does not voluntarily comply, access for that individual will be electronically restricted.
• Using Doane College resources for commercial activity such as creating products or services for sale.
• Forging or disguising the identity of a user or machine in an electronic communication. • Attempting to monitor or tamper with other user’s electronic accounts; communications; or reading, copying, changing, or deleting another user’s files or software without the explicit agreement of the owner.
• Violating copyright laws and their fair use provisions through inappropriate reproduction, downloading, and/or distribution of music (including MP3 files), movies, computer software, copyrighted text, images, etc. Note: all Doane network users are expected to comply with the copyright laws of the United States, regardless of the location of the server from which they are downloading.
Violations of the Doane College acceptable use policy are subject to action by the college. Violations will be referred to the Vice President for Information Technology, who will report issues and problems for review by the appropriate Administrator or the Dean of Student Leadership and the Academic Dean, and will be referred to the appropriate administrative or judicial proceedings. Violators may be billed or fined for unethical or illegal use of information technology. They may also be subject to dismissal, suspension, loss of network and computing privileges, and/or legally prosecuted.
COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
The software used by the institution is protected under federal Copyright Law. All students, staff, and faculty must comply with these regulations. It is illegal to make personal copies of software
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