Originally Posted by Nobby

Thats a pretty 1 sided view, i have used p2p in various formats for some 10 years now, i don't recall ever getting a virus or being "hacked". The reason universities block p2p is they fear the music and movie cartels taking them to court. P2P is ofc not at all illegal, and technology such as Bittorrent is being widely used and explored by large media corporations such as the BBC for mass file distribution.