Inside Higher Ed: File Sharing Shut Down
Ohio University announced Tuesday that unauthorized file sharing on its network has “virtually stopped” after two weeks of monitoring for unauthorized file sharing. Notices from the Recording Industry Association of America about illegal file sharing dropped from nearly 10 to 50 per day down to almost zero, the university’s chief information officer said. Ohio’s original plan to block all peer-to-peer file sharing other than for students and faculty members who requested exemptions was controversial for potentially limiting valid uses of the technology. But since then, Ohio has upgraded its system to filter out illegal file sharing while leaving most legal file sharing untouched.
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