Why it matters: There are a lot of risks associated with peer-to-peer file sharing that justifiably concern US universities. These networks can lead to security issues, they consume a lot of bandwidth ...
Update (Nov. 27, 6:17 am UTC): This article has been updated to add comments from LimeWire chief operating officer Marcus Fiestl. LimeWire, a peer-to-peer file-sharing site that was popular in the ...