About VMware Academic Software Licensing Program

The single-use licenses provided through the VMware Academic Software Licensing Program may be used for instruction and non-commercial research only. You may not use the Program software for any for-profit software development.

Instruction – Viterbi faculty gains access to VMware software licenses for the purpose of:

• Classroom instruction and activities
• Program software can be installed in labs that support faculty and students learning

Students taking qualified courses can also install Program software on their personal computers.

Research – Viterbi faculty gains access to VMware software licenses as a part of their non-commercial research projects. Program software can be installed in research labs as well on the personal computers of faculty and students involved in research projects.

• The software provided by the VMware Academic Software Licensing Program may not be sold, rented, leased, or transferred to any third-party including contractors, consultants, other companies, and other department personnel
• In order to install certain components of the VMware software product, you may need a VMware License Key (“License Key”). The License Key will be assigned solely to install or access the authorized software. You may not disclose the License Key information to anyone else
• When you no longer meet the eligibility criteria above, your access to the D2L Brightspace portal will be disabled. However, you may continue to use previously installed products on your computer until the software license expires, provided you continue to follow program guidelines
• If you violate the terms of the EULA and the Amendment to the EULA, or the terms and conditions, you may be required to remove the software from your personal computer and subject to further disciplinary action

Examples of Acceptable Use:

• Lab licenses may only be installed in lab environments where the lab is primarily used for instructional or research uses
• Program software installed in shared lab environments can be used across different courses offered by different faculty members
• Faculty and staff directly involved in administering systems and providing support for program software may install the software on their personal computers
• Students taking qualified courses or conducting research can access program software within lab machines or download program software on their personal computers. Students receiving licenses through a qualifying course or research project may use the licenses after the course or project is concluded until the software license expires.

IMPORTANT: These guidelines are provided for your convenience only. Please refer to the VMware End User License Agreement (EULA) for specific license rights.

Please read the terms and conditions carefully and note when your downloaded software will expire. Save your product key in a safe location. Neither D2L Brightspace nor Viterbi IT will be able to retrieve your assigned license key if you lose it or if you are no longer eligible to login to D2L Brightspace portal.