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The Bottom Line on File Sharing at the University of Delaware |
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Violating Copyright is Illegal - Period |
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Protect Yourself: Do It Legally What Do You Think about illegal downloading? |
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A friend set up my P2P application, and told me it would not share. How could these claims be true?
P2P applications can expose your personal information or share copyrighted files you never intended to share out to the world without your knowledge - more than you bargained for. They can put you at risk for copyright infringement even if you think you have configured them to limit sharing. Hackers can plant infectious software to take control of your computer to attack others. It is important to educate yourself and exercise caution. Many P2P applications hide the fact that they are designed to aggressively share everything on your hard drive and make it hard - if not impossible - to limit sharing. Remember, you are responsible for managing your PC - including security. It doesn't matter that you don't realize that file sharing is set to 'ON' in your P2P application, hackers exploited a hole in the security of your system, or that you set up an open-access wireless router in your room - you will be held accountable for the network activity attributed to your registered systems or equipment whether you have knowledge of it or not. It is recommended that all users educate themselves about the basic steps to secure their PC's, and consciously choose to be a good citizen in cyberspace.
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