Adoption of authenticated Peer-to-Peer academic networks - a case study of a failure

The use of P2P applications in universities has been mainly focused on questions related to file sharing and copyright. violation, and little attention has been given to the development of secured and authenticated P2P applications, specially conceived to academic environments. In this paper, we describe Bumerang, an authenticated campus P2P network, which despite technological quality and top level institutional commitment, didn't reach critical mass of users, failing at the individual adoption level. To understand the factors that contributed for this result, we make a retrospective analysis of the process of conception and diffusion including results from the network activity. We conclude that we must reinforce their perceived utility, deal with the security concerns with new approaches and stay away from using the P2P term.- (undefined

A Study of the Effects of Information on Students' Understanding of Copyright Ethics

This study describes a questionnaire survey of undergraduate on-campus residents at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which compared the knowledge of students with and without access to understandable information on copyright. Copyright law has become a major issue for many universities as students use their schools' high-speed connection to download a variety of copyrighted and non-copyrighted materials. Universities and copyright holders alike have taken a variety of actions to try to reduce violations and complaints on campus; however, these tactics have not served the information need of students. Students who are provided with information on copyright in a centralized location and accessible format are more likely to have a better understanding of the issues involved than students who are not provided with this information