Acceptable Use
Unauthorized file sharing is against the law and University policy. You are committing a crime and violating University policy if you, or a user authorized by you, downloads copyrighted material without consent of the copyright holder. It is Utica policy to enforce these laws.
In compliance with federal copyright, it is Utica University policy that:
Utica prohibits any unauthorized copying, distributing, altering, use, or translating of copyrighted materials, software, motion pictures, music, or other media by users of the University’s computing networks without the express written permission of the copyright holder. Any illegal peer-to-peer file sharing using the University’s network is prohibited. IITS may monitor patterns of Internet traffic over the University’s computing network not only to ensure efficient and effective operations but also to ensure against misuse of Internet access or to detect possible problems.
Use of any peer-to-peer application (downloading of movies, music, or other copyrighted material) by faculty, staff, or students is prohibited on any Utica owned computers unless approved in advance by the Chief Information Officer.