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This policy shall apply to all computer workstations, laptops, servers, networked appliances, and any other device capable of participating in a file sharing P2P network if such device is owned by the University; or any device utilizing University network resources, even if that device is owned privately or by a third party.
In addition, this policy applies to faculty, staff, students, contractors, consultants, temporaries, and other workers at the University, including all personnel affiliated with third parties at such time they are using any resource described above.
This policy has been implemented in order to mitigate exposure of the William Paterson University to security risks and liabilities associated with the irresponsible use of file sharing P2P applications on university resources.
Prohibited Activity This policy strictly prohibits the distribution, downloading, uploading, or sharing of any material, software, data, document, sound, picture, or any other file that is:
Any P2P activity is strictly forbidden in the cases of:
Users of the University resources may not attempt to circumvent, bypass, defeat, or disrupt any device, method, or technology implemented by the university for the purpose of P2P mitigation.
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