KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

POLICY TITLE: Software Policy

VOLUME, SECTION & NUMBER:

ENTITIES AFFECTED: Faculty Staff Students

ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY: Information Technology

APPROVED BY: Kentucky State University Board of Regents

EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 2024

REVISED FROM: May 2013 Version of Policy

POLICY STATEMENT:

This purpose of this policy is to ensure that Kentucky State University (KSU) is in legal and ethical compliance concerning the acquisition and use of computer software on KSU-acquired systems.

KSU strives to manage software assets so as to derive maximum benefit for the KSU community and to ensure that the KSU community:

• Acquires, reproduces, distributes, transmits, and uses computer software in compliance with all applicable laws.
• Maintains only legal software on KSU's computers and computer networks.

All software is protected under U.S. copyright laws from the time of creation. KSU has licensed copies of computer software from a variety of publishers to help fulfill its mission. Unless otherwise provided in the