1. What is File Sharing?
File sharing is when music, documents, videos are shared between computers. File sharing is literally what it sounds like. It can occur through physically burning information on to a CD, placing it on a flash drive, or transferring the information over the internet to others.
2. What is P2P file sharing?
Peer-to-Peer file sharing is a sub division of file sharing. Programs like Limewire, FrostWire, and Bit Torrent allow its users to act as distributors of information to other users and at the same time allows them to download content from others as well. Peer-to-Peer literally describes how information is transferred from one person to another. A good example of P2P file sharing comes from an article in the Times: "A wave of streaming sites, which allow people to start watching video immediately without transferring a full copy of the movie or show to their hard drive, are making it easier than ever to watch free Hollywood content online. Many of these sites are located in countries with lackluster piracy enforcement efforts, like China, and are hard to monitor, so media companies do not have a clear sense of how much content is being stolen."
3. What are some examples of P2P file sharing?
Some examples of P2P file sharing include how sites like Frostwire are used to download music, Bit Torrent is used to download movies, and other programs as well. I know that many people actually have used Torrent to illegally download expensive video games and other software like the Rosetta Stone language software.
Cited Materials:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/business/media/05piracy.html?_r=1
File sharing is when music, documents, videos are shared between computers. File sharing is literally what it sounds like. It can occur through physically burning information on to a CD, placing it on a flash drive, or transferring the information over the internet to others.
2. What is P2P file sharing?
Peer-to-Peer file sharing is a sub division of file sharing. Programs like Limewire, FrostWire, and Bit Torrent allow its users to act as distributors of information to other users and at the same time allows them to download content from others as well. Peer-to-Peer literally describes how information is transferred from one person to another. A good example of P2P file sharing comes from an article in the Times: "A wave of streaming sites, which allow people to start watching video immediately without transferring a full copy of the movie or show to their hard drive, are making it easier than ever to watch free Hollywood content online. Many of these sites are located in countries with lackluster piracy enforcement efforts, like China, and are hard to monitor, so media companies do not have a clear sense of how much content is being stolen."
3. What are some examples of P2P file sharing?
Some examples of P2P file sharing include how sites like Frostwire are used to download music, Bit Torrent is used to download movies, and other programs as well. I know that many people actually have used Torrent to illegally download expensive video games and other software like the Rosetta Stone language software.
Cited Materials:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/business/media/05piracy.html?_r=1
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