Use the modified ethical evaluation method described below to analyze the following scenario:

Two weeks ago, you started a new job as system administrator for a computer lab at a small college. Wanting to make a good impression, you immediately set out to learn more about the various applications provided to the users of the lab. One of the packages, an engineering design tool, seemed way out-of-date. You looked through the lab's file of licensing agreements to see how much it would cost to get an upgrade. To your surprise, you discovered that the college had never purchased a license for the software --- it is running a bootlegged copy!

When you bring this to the attention of your boss, the college's Director of Information Technology, he says, "The license for this software would cost us $10,000, which we don't have in our budget right now. This software is absolutely necessary for our engineering students, though. Maybe we can get the license next yea. For the time being, just keep the current version running "

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