P2P File Sharing

File sharing is the transmission of of various types of files such as audio, pictures, video between two computers through network. P2P, Peer-to-Peer file sharing is one the of the most popular method of file sharing. P2P file sharing allows one person to offer their file to another person and they could download it as many times as they want. An example for P2P file sharing would be copyrighted music share between people. One person upload a song on the internet and give everyone access to download it. This is the most common thing now, whenever we want to download a song we could just google it. There must be a free copy there for you to download. According to Wendy Kaufman's article, "Peers Find Less Pressure Borrowing From Each Other," technology provides a great sharing platform between peers because the cost is very low or free. Torrento is a great example for P2P file sharing. People can easily access, share, download, upload and search for files. However, the convenience of P2P file sharing might cause people in trouble because it is illegal.

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Peers Find Less Pressure Borrowing From Each Other http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/05/10/182651552/peers-find-less-pressure-borrowing-from-each-other