P2P File Sharing

As stated in articles like "Peers Find Less Pressure Borrowing From Each Other," file sharing is the internet based exchange, or sharing of items such as music, games, documents, or various folders. With P2P file sharing, peers transfer files to other peers through networks. The one server model is instead replaced by more than one user downloading previously downloaded files which have been uploaded by a respective user. Sites like PiratesBay facilitate the sharing of these files as users can upload their own materials for others to access, download, and consume content.While illegal content, or content that infringes on copyrighted materials, has been uploaded through that platform and other platforms such as BitTorrent and Limewire, efforts have been made to eliminate or least lessen these occurrences. On the aforementioned platforms, users could upload nearly unlimited audio, video, and even literary material, assisting in making a wider array of content available from one's living room.



Source: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/05/10/182651552/peers-find-less-pressure-borrowing-from-each-other