P2P File Sharing - 324 Resources

Overview
Publications (225)
Presentations (54)
Policies (4)
Podcasts (13)
Blogs (32)

Overview

Peer-to-peer (P2P) is an approach to content distribution in which digital files are transferred between “peer” computers over the Internet. Because they do not rely on a central server to deliver content, P2P networks tend to be fast and reliable—they can balance traffic loads that might otherwise overwhelm servers, and they minimize the chance of service breakdown due to localized server or communication outages. As a new channel for content distribution, P2P changes the conventional hierarchy of information. The roles of producer, consumer, and gatekeeper of digital content blur, and more information and resources can be delivered to more people and applications than otherwise would be possible. P2P technology has the potential to play an important, positive role in the fulfillment of institutional missions of teaching, research, and the dissemination of knowledge. [Source: 7 Things You Should Know About P2P]

However, as noted in 7 Things You Should Know About P2P:

The advantages that P2P offers have largely been overshadowed by controversy. The recording and motion picture industries, the U.S. Congress, and some colleges and universities tend to use P2P as a synonym for illegal transfers of files, and some have sought to ban the practice altogether. Rather than looking for ways to put P2P to use in the service of teaching or research, colleges and universities instead find themselves wrangling with resource usage and legal issues. Students are frequent targets of copyright-infringement legal actions, and legislation on higher education sometimes includes requirements that colleges and universities step up efforts to enforce copyright.

See also the EDUCAUSE resource pages on the Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) and Legal Downloading.

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Vendors with Technologies Related to Peer-to-Peer File Sharing

Note: For a list of legitimate online services, visit the Legal Downloading resource page.

Publications (225)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about P2P File Sharing.

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
CSD2945	Background Discussion of Copyright Law and Potential Liability for Students Engaged in P2P File Sharing on University Networks Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2003	5,335
CSD3092	University Policies and Practices Addressing Improper Peer-to-Peer File Sharing The American Council on Education and the Education Task Force of the Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	4,444
CSD3686	File Swapping vs. Hollywood John Borland Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,310
CSD3767	Will Restricting File-sharing Slow Innovation? John Borland and Stefanie Olsen Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,127
CSD3769	P2P Companies Ask High Court for Help John Borland Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	1,888
CSD3785	Peer-to-Peer Computing: Meeting the P2P Challenge Matthew Villano Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,501
CSD3834	Supreme Court Mulls File-swap 'Pushers' John Borland Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,146
CSD3837	Piercing the Peer–to–Peer Myths: An Examination of the Canadian Experience Michael A. Geist Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,177
CSD3838	Computer–aided Music Distribution: The Future of Selection, Retrieval and Transmission Nancy Bogucki Duncan and Mark A. Fox Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,321
CSD3851	Targets of RIAA Unite Daveen Rae Kurutz Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,109
CSD3933	Industries Digest Grokster Ruling John Borland Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	1,747
CSD3937	Lawmaker Revs Up Fair-Use Crusade Katie Dean and, Evan Hansen Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,561
CSD4150	File-swap TV Comes Into Focus John Borland Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	1,517
CSD4255	Security Fears Scott Jaschik Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	1,846
CSD4273	Grokster Shuttered in Court Settlement Grant Gross Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	1,765
CSD4287	After ‘Grokster,’ the Battle Continues Rob Capriccioso Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	1,745
CSD4410	Memo to Music Industry: Fans Say Cut Prices, Make Better Music AP Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	2,172
CSD4414	MP3 Inventor Develops Tool to Fight Piracy John Blau Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	2,259
CSD4471	Online File-sharing Thrives a Year After Grokster Ruling AP Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,471
CSD4492	Too Much Sharing About File Sharing Doug Lederman Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,476
CSD4527	What Do You Think? University of Richmond School of Law’s Intellectual Property Institute Interviews/Podcasts/Videos	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,996
CSD4647	RIAA Copyright Education Contradictory, Critics Say Greg Sandoval Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,442
CSD4674	RIAA Copyright Education Contradictory, Critics Say Greg Sandoval Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,339
CSD4679	StreamCast Up Streaming Creek Michael Hickins Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2006	1,996
CSD4827	Music Industry Cracks Down on Colleges Ted Bridis Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2007	1,544

Presentations (54)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with P2P File Sharing

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
E09_175976	Seminar 01P - An EDUCAUSE Update on Peer-to-Peer File Sharing: Requirements, Options, and the Future Steven Worona Presentations and Seminars	EDUCAUSE Annual	11/03/2009	445
LIVE0921	Complying with P2P Mandates in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 Jack Bernard and Gregory A. Jackson Presentations and Seminars	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	11/23/2009	141
E08_47570	P2P War Stories: Tales from the Trenches Christine E. Haile, Jean L. Boland, Tracy Mitrano, and Joseph Storch Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/29/2008	741
E08_47582	Policy and Law Steven L. Worona and Tracy Mitrano Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/29/2008	607
LIVE095	Choruss: A New Business Model for Digital Music Jim Griffin Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	03/03/2009	642
E08_177894	Facing the Music Presentations and Seminars	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/29/2008	56
E08_47568	Digging Deep with P2P: Understanding Students' Media Habits Alexandre M. Mateus, David Greenfield, Mark S. Walbert, and Warren S. Arbogast Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/30/2008	590
E08_47603	Cyber Ethics: A Values-Based Approach Kevin P. Lynch Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/31/2008	727
SER08012	P2P: Issues, Options, and Responses Steven L. Worona Presentations/Speeches	Southeast Regional	06/02/2008	379
E08_47607	P2P Provisions in the New Higher Education Act: What It Means for Your Campus Steven L. Worona Presentations and Seminars	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/31/2008	652
WRC08029	Don't Download This Panel Greg DePriest, Kenneth C. Green, and Fred von Lohmann Presentations/Speeches	Western Regional conferences	03/31/2008	383
POL08009	P2P Policy Updates: From Campus to Congress, and Now the State House Thomas S. Danford, Terry W. Hartle, Kent Wada, and Charles F. Leonhardt Presentations/Speeches	Policy (Archives)	05/07/2008	337
SWR08028	Washington Update: We’re from the Government, and We’re Here to Help You! Mark A. Luker Presentations/Speeches	Southwest Regional	02/20/2008	215
WRC08028	Up Against the Firewall Brenda Laurel and Rob Tow Presentations/Speeches	Western Regional conferences	03/31/2008	364
LIVE084	Update on Key U.S. Copyright Developments James G. Neal Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	02/29/2008	1,209
WSE0801	P2P and the Higher Education Reauthorization Act: Next Steps Terry W. Hartle Presentations and Seminars	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	08/21/2008	1,332
EDU07254	The 2007 Campus Computing Survey Kenneth C. Green Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/23/2007	992
LIVE0723	Swiftboating Higher Education on P2P: Why Higher Education Is Not the Real Problem, and Technology Is Not the Real Solution Kenneth C. Green Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	12/07/2007	709
LIVE082	Legal Threats, Chilling Effects, and Warming the Air Wendy Seltzer Presentations/Speeches	Web Seminars EDUCAUSE	01/23/2008	367
EDU0306	Copyright Policies: Past, Present, and Future Tracy Mitrano and Steven L. Worona Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	01/01/2003	12,120
EDU07228	Researching P2P Activity: What Students Say Versus What They Really Do David Greenfield, Cheryl Asper Elzy, Mark S. Walbert, and Warren S. Arbogast Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/23/2007	644
EDU03163	Campus Opportunities for Legal Online Music and Movies Bruce Block and Mark A. Luker Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	01/01/2003	5,173
NLI0323	Digital Rights Management: Whose Rights Are We Protecting? Garret Sern Presentations/Speeches	ELI Meetings	01/01/2003	6,729
POL07002	The Year in Review Tracy Mitrano Presentations/Speeches	Policy (Archives)	05/16/2007	2,246
MAC0402	National and Campus Implementations for P2P and Bandwidth Mark A. Luker, Karen R. Petitto and Gerry Sneeringer Presentations/Speeches	Mid-Atlantic Regional	01/01/2004	4,318

Policies (4)

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
CSD5051	CU-Boulder Procedures on File Sharing Policies and Procedures	Community Recommendation	08/16/2007	3,318
CSD1869	Desktop System Security Policies and Procedures	Community Recommendation	01/01/2002	5,501
CSD3200	Copyrighted music, film, video files: Are they illegal to have on my computer? Policies and Procedures	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	3,621
CSD1139	Letter to All Students Regarding Recording Industry Association of America "Settlement Letters" and "Preservation Notices" Tracy Mitrano Policies and Procedures	Community Recommendation	01/01/2007	4,137

Podcasts (13)

Name	Views	Post date
E08 Podcast: An Interview with Sheri Thompson, IT Planning and Communications Officer for Louisiana State University Play \| Show Notes \| Download (9.85 MB audio/mpeg)	116	07/28/2009
E08 Podcast: Digging Deep with P2P: Understanding Students' Media Habits Play \| Show Notes \| Download (11.16 MB audio/mpeg)	523	11/19/2008
EDUCAUSE Now - Show #5 - P2P Update & Data-Rich Blogging Play \| Show Notes \| Download (20.69 MB audio/mpeg)	1,064	07/10/2008
Podcast: P2P Policy Update - From Campus to Congress, and Now the State House Play \| Show Notes \| Download (47.1 MB audio/mpeg)	301	05/20/2008
Podcast: Don't Download This Panel - A Discussion of Peer-to-Peer Filesharing Play \| Show Notes \| Download (45.57 MB audio/mpeg)	491	04/22/2008
EDUCAUSE Now - Show #2 - P2P, Clifford Lynch, IT Cultures Play \| Show Notes \| Download (14.59 MB audio/mpeg)	768	04/10/2008
EDUCAUSE Now - Show #1 - Premiere Episode Play \| Show Notes \| Download (18.47 MB audio/mpeg)	1,237	03/12/2008
Digital Entertainment on Campus: Old Lawsuits and New Business Models Play \| Show Notes \| Download (46.73 MB audio/mpeg)	3,402	06/20/2007
EDUCAUSE2006 Podcast: From Illegal P2P File Sharing Play \| Show Notes \| Download (41.9 MB audio/mpeg)	3,604	03/16/2007
E2005 Podcast: Technology as a Learning Workbench Play \| Show Notes \| Download (24.07 MB audio/mpeg)	3,609	02/03/2006
E2005 Podcast: Higher Education and the Knowledge Economy Play \| Show Notes \| Download (21.65 MB audio/mpeg)	6,060	01/27/2006
E2005 Podcast: Advanced Internet Bandwidth and Security Strategies Play \| Show Notes \| Download (16.53 MB audio/mpeg)	3,778	01/26/2006
An Interview with Khalid Chaudhary, AVP at Tennessee State University Play \| Show Notes \| Download (16.27 MB audio/mp3)	5,412	11/11/2005

Blogs (32)

EDUCAUSE hosts a number of blogs for its members. To view a list of all our blogs, click here.

Title	Blogger	Posted	Views
Tune In November 23: Complying with P2P Mandates in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008	Peggy Kurkowski, EDUCAUSE	11/19/2009	98
October 29, 2009: Department of Education Issues Final HEOA Regulations	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	11/03/2009	137
Final HEOA Regulations Issued for P2P Provisions	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	10/29/2009	906
Proposed HEOA Regulations Issued for P2P Provisions	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	08/25/2009	1,696
NPRM Released! P2P Regulations Consistent with Rulemaking Team’s Agreed Language	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	08/21/2009	158
August 21, 2009: NPRM Dealing in Part with P2P Provisions in the Higher Education Opportunity Act	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	08/21/2009	123
Reconnaissance Reports from Planet Teen	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	07/15/2009	284
Update on HEOA and P2P	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	07/02/2009	1,197
Expanded 7 Things Series Launches with P2P	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	03/26/2009	644
Texas Beats Tennessee in Clue Bowl	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	02/25/2009	269
Race for Broadband Grants: Department of Commerce will Begin Meeting with Interested Parties March 2	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	02/24/2009	454
Advice to ISP's: Sign up for RIAA 101 at a college near you	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	12/29/2008	536
An Oldie from Nashville	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	11/18/2008	384
Everything I need to know I learned from Humphrey Bogart	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	11/04/2008	540
Harvard Law Professor challenges the RIAA	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	10/30/2008	432
Competing with free again again	Steven Worona, EDUCAUSE	10/14/2008	190
EDUCAUSE, the RIAA, and a Lot of Other People: What I Heard at the Department of Education Hearing in Washington, DC	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	10/09/2008	311
EDUCAUSE Holds Webcast on P2P Provisions in the Higher Education Act	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	08/21/2008	378
August 21: EDUCAUSE to Host Free Webcast on P2P Provisions in the Higher Education Reauthorization Act	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	08/15/2008	625
EDUCAUSE Prepares Joint Association Memo on P2P Provisions in the Higher Education Act	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	08/12/2008	504
EDUCAUSE Releases Statement on Unprecedented FCC Net Neutrality Ruling	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	08/01/2008	394
FCC Votes on the Comcast/BitTorrent Issue Tomorrow, and EDUCAUSE Enters the Fray	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	07/31/2008	456
House Passes the HEA Conference Report	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	07/31/2008	211
EDUCAUSE Takes Action on Higher Education Act	Colleen Luckett, EDUCAUSE	07/31/2008	901
Higher Education Act Reauthorization Steps Closer to Floor Consideration	Anna Gould, EDUCAUSE	07/30/2008	481

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