Filesharing means the ability to transfer or to transmit files from one computer to another or to many others via private or public network or over internet. There are variety of files that could be shared, such as, picture file, video file, document file, and audio file.
P2P filesharing stand for Peer-to-Peer filesharing and most suitable for large filesharing. It requires a software program to be installed in the computer of the user and he/she has to continuous uploading and seeding such as music, movie, image, audio or software files. Other peers who have the same software program installed in their computers would have the granted access other users files account and they would be able to download available selected files from uploading peers with the requirement of constant internet access. The more peers uploading and seeding the file, the faster it is for the user to download. For instance, I have this software program calls Utorrent and its function entail downloading files from this website I use to download movies, music, software and more from other users. Besides managing my downloads, it also allowed me to give back to my online website community by sharing the files I uploaded or downloaded from other users. The sharing and exchanging of files are continuous, and spontaneous; peer's computer are required to be on at all time in order to seed the file to other peers.
Sharing of movies, musics, software program is somewhat illegal and unethical. Piracy is a ongoing growing concerns among entertainers. According to the article "Should Online Scofflaws Be Denied Web Access?" by Eric Pfanner, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/technology/internet/13iht-piracy13.html?_r=0- the American entertainment industry is losing approximately $20 billion a year in sales because the free sharing among users. I am the beneficiary this P2P, although I understand that is illegal to obtain and share files that you did not pay for, it's so much easier and little to no cost to me. it is with full understand and respect that the things I obtain for free should not be resale for profit.
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