July 25, 2003

Piracy Without Penalty?

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

Some public colleges invoke a constitutional shield when they are accused of improperly using software

When Dennis R. Colgan, director of computer services at South Seattle Community College, received a letter last year from the Software and Information Industry Association accusing the college of pirating software, he thought it was a scam. As far as he knew, the college used only legal copies of software. But at the association's insistence, South Seattle inventoried the software on

Print Subscription

Digital Subscription

Already have an account? Log In Now.