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I'm not a lawyer. But I'm not convinced there is such a hard line between a university computer and a personal device that is being used for work purposes.user24098– user240982016-11-10 09:46:14 +00:00Commented Nov 10, 2016 at 9:46
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Piracy cases are often tracked by IP address, which in this case will be identified with the university, so you can still get the institution in trouble even if the computer is your own.Dmitry Grigoryev– Dmitry Grigoryev2016-11-10 10:01:42 +00:00Commented Nov 10, 2016 at 10:01
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1@DmitryGrigoryev When you write that "[p]iracy cases are often tracked by IP address", do you mean downloading pirate software or using pirate software? If the first, there is nothing in what the OP writes that suggest his colleague downloaded it using the university's network, and if the second could you please provide a source for a case in which someone is tracked via their IP by simply using pirate software?gilbertohasnofb– gilbertohasnofb2016-11-10 22:50:51 +00:00Commented Nov 10, 2016 at 22:50
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1Still, the student may (probably?) have signed "I won't use cracked software" with their paperwork connecting them to the lab - which will influence how much responsibility is assigned to the university.cbeleites– cbeleites2016-11-11 13:53:54 +00:00Commented Nov 11, 2016 at 13:53
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1@gilberto.agostinho.f: No one will take you seriously when you say things like "an operating system, not a software". Operating system software is software.Ben Voigt– Ben Voigt2016-11-14 06:52:44 +00:00Commented Nov 14, 2016 at 6:52
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