It is also a violation of ITSC copyright policy stated in Section 7 of Acceptable Use Policy and Guidelines. It is regarded as a serious infraction of our policy and guidelines and will be subject to penalties as stated in Section 9.2.3 of Acceptable Use Policy and Guidelines :

"More serious infractions, such as unauthorized use, attempts to steal password or data, attempts to steal licensed software, and attempts to damage computer facilities (inside or outside the University) will result in temporary, THREE months, or permanent loss of ITSCnet access privileges. The case will also be escalated to the University authorities for further action. If the offender is a student of the University, the case will be referred to the Dean of the student's college or the Graduate School for appropriate action. If the offender is a staff member of the University, the case will be referred to the appropriate University authority for further action."