Ethics Awareness Week:
Join us Wed Feb 1 at 12:30 in the library board room to discuss the ethics of Internet piracy.

Scenario:  10% of internet traffic at Marymount is bit-torrent related. BitTorrent is a peer to peer file sharing network that allows Marymount students/faculty/staff to download and share large files with others. Most files shared with BitTorrents are protected by US copyright law (movies, software, music, tv shows). The university has no official policy concerning file sharing software on campus.

When is it ethical to download/share a movie or tv show over the Internet?

When a student uses BitTorrent to download or share a copyrighted movie, have they violated the ethical component of the student code of conduct?

In the Catholic tradition, Marymount emphasizes ethics and values across the curriculum and in all aspects of campus life.  What is the University's role in addressing online Internet piracy?