Why doesn UNF remove the technology/software from campus computers that enable illegal file sharing?
A. Most file sharing takes place on computers owned by individuals. UNF does not have the authority to unilaterally remove these applications from personal computers. Moreover, there are many legitimate and lawful uses for these applications, for instance in research, teaching, and scholarship. A number of P2P providers exist on the Internet, some legitimate, some not. Individuals who download music or videos from these sites may be exposed to the software that enables file sharing. In order to avoid sharing, the individual must know how to “turn off” that feature. The University of Chicago website mentioned above does a very good job of explaining how to disable such file sharing.
