<p>I like to download my music off torrents and bittorrent. Does the university monitor internet activity? like will i get in trouble if im downloading music?</p>
<p>Don’t download music or movies using the dorm’s internet for sure, and I wouldn’t try it with the general internet (the one you’d find in class buildings). </p>
<p>A friend of a friend of mine lost his internet privileges by downloading music - he couldn’t use the internet in the dorms at all and I don’t know about the general network. I really wouldn’t risk it, head to somewhere off-campus with free Wi-Fi and download your stuff there. Or even better, make a friend who lives off-campus and use their internet.</p>
<p>Agree with Roxsox…UW is monitoring and will sanction offenders. This came up quite a bit last fall:</p>
<p>[UW-Madison</a> Cracking Down on Illegal File Sharing - WSAU News/Talk 550AM 99.9FM](<a href=“http://www.wsau.com/news/articles/2010/sep/08/uw-madison-cracking-down-illegal-file-sharing/]UW-Madison”>http://www.wsau.com/news/articles/2010/sep/08/uw-madison-cracking-down-illegal-file-sharing/)</p>
<p>Not worth it. Losing campus internet privileges would pretty significantly hinder your ability to do what you need to do academically.</p>
<p>Better yet, pay for what you use. Stealing music hurts artists.</p>