The Chronicle: U. of Oxford Bans Legal File-Sharing Service
Universities have been known to forbid illegal file sharing on their campuses, but the University of Oxford has decided to ban a music-sharing program that’s perfectly legal. Spotify, a popular music-streaming service that uses peer-to-peer technology, is now prohibited on the campus network because it was simply consuming too much bandwidth.
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The Guardian: Oxford University’s global standing at risk
Outgoing vice-chancellor says university budgeting to make loss for fourth year
Oxford University faces “grave” risks and needs more than £1bn investment in the next decade to bring its “unfit for purpose” facilities up to a world-class standard, the institution’s outgoing vice-chancellor warned today.
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