EDUCAUSE link to legal alternatives for downloading. Sites states that the "Higher Education Opportunity Act requires all colleges and universities to offer legal alternatives to unauthorized downloading."
The United States Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology has published a resource, Building Technology Infrastructure for Learning, that offers practical and actionable guidelines for educators and school leaders to help them provide Internet access to learners and make decisions regarding technology services. The guidebook is an excellent resource for anyone needing to understand or to create an acceptable use policy (AUP).