Why allow BitTorrent?
The decision to allow BitTorrent was made based on the fact that many companies have adopted BitTorrent to distribute their software legally. In fact many open source software companies use BitTorrent to distribute their software as do game companies for updates and new media companies for videos. Most other p2p file sharing networks contain very little, if any, legal content and are mainly used to illegally share copyrighted material. However, students, faculty and staff need to be aware that not every file on BitTorrent is legal and it is the responsibility of the individual to make sure that they do not violate copyright or other laws.
