Baylor University in Waco, Texas, uses a program called BlueCoatPacketShaper to restrict internet bandwidth on campus when peer-to-peer networks are used by students, faculty, or staff, according to EDUCAUSE’s “role models” website.
“This prevents computers from acting as servers or super nodes in peer-to-peer networks,” the site says.
Baylor students found guilty of violating copyright policy could be disconnected from the university’s network for up to two weeks. The offending student would have to use a campus computer lab to access the internet during his or her two-week punishment, according to Baylor’s policy.
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