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JackSpratts · 15-03-02, 08:16 PM

After an initial shock, U.S. universities are learning to live with file swapping among students on campus, despite legal risks and the heavy demands such activities place on computer networks.
When Napster burst onto the Net about two years ago, some campus network administrators blocked the software to avoid lawsuits and conserve resources. Now the legal threats to universities have receded and many of the technical problems that once plagued networks are being solved, giving network administrators more options when setting peer-to-peer usage policies, some college officials say.
http://news.com.com/2100-1023-859705...h%20%20schools

- js.

15-03-02, 08:16 PM	#1
JackSpratts Join Date: May 2001 Location: New England Posts: 10,020	Schools declare file-swapping truce After an initial shock, U.S. universities are learning to live with file swapping among students on campus, despite legal risks and the heavy demands such activities place on computer networks. When Napster burst onto the Net about two years ago, some campus network administrators blocked the software to avoid lawsuits and conserve resources. Now the legal threats to universities have receded and many of the technical problems that once plagued networks are being solved, giving network administrators more options when setting peer-to-peer usage policies, some college officials say. http://news.com.com/2100-1023-859705...h%20%20schools - js.