<![CDATA[Sharing information in the world of technology has become easier with peer-to-peer applications such as torrents. This application allows everyone from anywhere to share various kinds of files ranging from movies, music, software, games, and others. But sometimes what is found in torrents are pirated files. It could be a software or game crack, a scan or a copy of a book, a film recording using a personal camera, and so on. Copyright issues, piracy, and malware are what make torrents seem like a free black market. From this application sometimes there is a malware that harms the downloader so that they become a botnet for malware spreaders to mine bitcoins. This ethical issue will be discussed based on Kantian ethics and an analysis of information technology ethics that produces policy proposals regarding the use of torrents. This research uses the methodology of solving ethical problems of information technology according to Meyenn by producing policies to regulate the use of Torrents. Keywords: information sharing, peer to peer, torrent, information technology ethics, botnet, bitcoin]]>
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