STUDENT FILE-SWAPPERS GO INTO OVERDRIVE ON INTERNET2

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne () warpspeed com>
Date: May 27, 2004 7:01:38 PM EDT
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[Note:  This story is a bit old but I decided to post it anyway as I'm 
in catch up mode and I think that its still topical.  DLH]

STUDENT FILE-SWAPPERS GO INTO OVERDRIVE ON INTERNET2

      Internet2, the high-speed network designed to facilitate scholarly
collaboration among university researchers, has spawned a new 
turbo-charged
file-trading network dubbed i2hub. The network has drawn rave reviews 
from
students dazzled by its blazing speed, but some Internet2 denizens see
trouble brewing ahead. And while students maintain they're only making 
use
of bandwidth that otherwise would go begging, some also see it as a way 
to
circumvent the limitations that some universities have imposed on
peer-to-peer networking. "Some universities put a restriction on 
commodity
Internet line speeds but don't put any restriction on Internet2," says 
one
i2hub manager, who estimates students at about 100 universities are 
making
use of the network. Officials at Internet2 say theoretically they have 
no
objection to the students' use of the network, providing no copyright
violations are occurring, but some university network administrators 
have
expressed concern that that's exactly what is happening. "Internet2 is 
for
research. It's not for downloading music. The fact is, (the network) 
cost a
lot of money and downloading games and music should be the last 
priority on
any campus network. I think it's borderline taking advantage of the
system," says a computer support specialist at Florida State University.

(CNet News.com 29 Apr 2004)
<http://news.com.com/2100-1027-5202107.html>

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