1. What is file sharing?
2. What is P2P file sharing?
3. What are some examples of P2P file sharing?
The idea of file sharing is very simple. It's the ability to distribute/provide documents, programs, multimedia, and other digital multimedia, and do so through a third party program or removable storage options. This sharing capacity gives new meaning to exchanging of ideas, since the actual involvement of sharing is relatively easy and convenient.
P2P, or peer-to-peer file sharing, is sending and accepting files that are usually through a third party network, allowing users from anywhere in the world to download any item that other users have uploaded to this third party intermediary. An example of this party is BitTorrent, which allows "users to quickly upload and download enormous amounts of data..." from books, to TV shows, to HD movies, to video games, and even to files most people wouldn't truly consider legal. Now, what is interesting is that, in most cases, the distributing of these items is usually never accepted as a means to view by the company who created the item. However, with how expansive a network P2P file sharing is, it's almost impossible to completely stop. Many companies have even accepted that this is a form of viewing their content (HBO on Game of Thrones).
2. What is P2P file sharing?
3. What are some examples of P2P file sharing?
The idea of file sharing is very simple. It's the ability to distribute/provide documents, programs, multimedia, and other digital multimedia, and do so through a third party program or removable storage options. This sharing capacity gives new meaning to exchanging of ideas, since the actual involvement of sharing is relatively easy and convenient.
P2P, or peer-to-peer file sharing, is sending and accepting files that are usually through a third party network, allowing users from anywhere in the world to download any item that other users have uploaded to this third party intermediary. An example of this party is BitTorrent, which allows "users to quickly upload and download enormous amounts of data..." from books, to TV shows, to HD movies, to video games, and even to files most people wouldn't truly consider legal. Now, what is interesting is that, in most cases, the distributing of these items is usually never accepted as a means to view by the company who created the item. However, with how expansive a network P2P file sharing is, it's almost impossible to completely stop. Many companies have even accepted that this is a form of viewing their content (HBO on Game of Thrones).
An example of P2P file sharing is, myself, going to a site such as thepiratebay, and searching for a movie or show that another user has uploaded. In some cases, there are "fake" links, but, in most cases, the links are real, and can be put up as soon as the episode or movie has been released. I then would download said item and easily unzip and view. It's a very simple, easy task, involving very little outside download (other than the file itself). Although technically illegal, networks are starting to take notice, and as The Wire article states, "If enough people start getting their TV online, it will drastically change the nature of the medium. Normally, the buzz for a show builds gradually; it takes a few weeks or even a whole season for a loyal viewership to lock in. But in a BitTorrented broadcast world, things are more volatile. Once a show becomes slightly popular - or once it has a handful of well-connected proselytizers - multiplier effects will take over, and it could become insanely popular overnight."
http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/bittorrent.html?pg=3&topic=bittorrent&topic_set=
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