Personally Owned Computers
The Microsoft Campus Agreement (MSCA) allows each eligible Purdue faculty
and staff member and each student to use selected software products on
one computer he or she owns, for University-related work. The cost of
the Microsoft software licenses is covered by the agreement but distribution
media (CD-ROMs) must be purchased from an official University source.
See http://www.itap.purdue.edu/support/licensing/sitelicense/msca/eligibility.cfm
for eligibility criteria.
On the West Lafayette campus, Microsoft software media may be ordered at
http://www.purdue.edu/apps/SoftwareSales.
There is a limit of one copy of the media per person for each product. Your order can then be picked up at the
BoilerCopyMaker in Room 157 of the
Purdue Memorial Union (PMU). If you haven't pre-ordered, you may use a touch-screen ordering kiosk at the BoilerCopyMaker.
Each person who wishes to buy Microsoft software media must certify his or her
eligibility and accept the terms of the MSCA and associated University policies.
A valid Purdue identification card must also be presented for each purchaser. At West Lafayette, identification
cards are issued by the Card Services Office (PMU, Room 130).
The Microsoft software may be distributed
to and used only by persons who agree to abide by the MSCA's restrictions
(summarized below), applicable License Agreement terms (see the
web page at
http://www.microsoft.com/Education/license/terms.asp),
and applicable University policies.
Faculty and Staff:
- Microsoft Corporation licenses all software made available through
the MSCA.
- As a Purdue faculty or staff member, you may purchase one (1)
copy of the media for each MSCA software product. The product may be
installed and used, for University-related activities, on one
(1) computer that you own or lease.
- MSCA software may not be duplicated, sold, rented, leased, loaned,
given, or otherwise transferred to another person or organization.
- Products made available through the MSCA are licensed only for use
during the term of the agreement. If the MSCA is terminated or is not
renewed by the University, you are required to remove the software from
the computer on which it is installed or else purchase a license for
each product.
- Except for emeritus and emerita retirees, if your status as a Purdue
faculty or staff member ceases, you are required to remove the software
from the computer on which it is installed or else purchase a license
for each product.
- MSCA software may not be reverse engineered, decompiled, or disassembled.
- Each software product is licensed as a single product. Its component
parts, if any, may not be separated for use on more than one computer.
- MSCA software is subject to U.S. Department of Commerce export controls
(see the web page at http://www.microsoft.com/exporting/).
Students:
- Microsoft Corporation licenses all software made available through
the MSCA.
- As a Purdue student, registered for at least one credit-offering course,
you may purchase one (1) copy of the media for each MSCA software
product. The product may be installed and used, for University-related
activities, on one (1) computer that you own or lease.
- MSCA software may not be duplicated, sold, rented, leased, loaned,
given, or otherwise transferred to another person or organization.
- If the MSCA is terminated or is not renewed by the University while
you are still a student, you are required to remove any software acquired
under the MSCA from the computer on which it is installed or else purchase
a license for each product.
- If you graduate from Purdue University while a Microsoft Campus
Agreement is still in effect, you are granted a perpetual license for
the MSCA products you have installed at that time. If you leave the University
for any other reason, your license to use the software is voided.
- MSCA software may not be reverse engineered, decompiled, or disassembled.
- Each software product is licensed as a single product. Its component
parts, if any, may not be separated for use on more than one computer.
- Persons acquiring software under the MSCA are not entitled to free
telephone support.
- MSCA software is subject to U.S. Department of Commerce export controls
(see the web page at http://www.microsoft.com/exporting/).
See the MSCA
Frequently Asked Questions list for more
information including the list of MSCA software and its availability.
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