What are Peer-To-Peer & Filing-Sharing Programs?
Peer-to-peer (P2P) and file sharing programs, if installed and enabled on your computer, allow digital media (e.g., music, movies, games) to be downloaded or uploaded between your computer and any other computer that also has these programs installed and enabled, and is also connected to the Internet. Content owners and copyright watch groups monitor computers reported to contain volumes of unauthorized copies of digital media and track where these files are copied to elsewhere on the Internet. If a content owner or watch group determines that an unauthorized copy of digital media was copied to a CUNY-connected computer, CUNY may receive a copyright infringement notice. If the media is traced back to a computer connected to the Internet from your home, you may receive a copyright infringement notice. In addition, P2P and file-sharing programs can introduce a serious security risk to your computer and other computers connected to the same network (e.g., CUNY) since they may result in fi
