Is it okay to borrow your friend's software and install it on your computer? The article, "Why Johnny Can't Tell Copyright from Wrong" at www.nytimes.com/library/
cyber/week/0424ethics-side.html might help you answer this question. The Educom article "Ethics Online" at www.educause.edu/pub/er/review/reviewArticles/
31432.html describes research conducted at Southern Illinois University that studied students' and information technology professionals' ethical decision-making. If you're not sure about the limits and range of software ethics, read the text of Educom's brochure "Using Software: A Guide to the Ethical and Legal Use of Software for Members of the Academic Community" at www.cni.org/docs/EDUCOM.html. You can find a tutorial that teaches computer ethics at www.unipa.it/
~lanza/demos/EthicsDescription.html.