File sharing can be defined as the transmission of a file via a network from computers. P2P is a type of file sharing that allows these files to be transmitted through various programs like Bittorrent that allows users to connect directly to each other to download and upload a file. If these programs are used legally than they are offer a great deal of advantages. One advantage is being able share any type of file you want to the world. The more peers the file gets, the more accessible it becomes to the person downloading. However if no one "seeds" the file than it wont be available for download. In one of the articles posted on "Wired", it says that Bittorrent lets users quickly upload and download large amounts of data quickly. A lot of this data is movies, music, books, and games that are copyrighted. Normally what would cost you money to buy movies and music is now free thanks to Bitorrent. It basically encourages piracy and as a result music artist and movie companies loose out on lost revenue. To try to combat some of this piracy companies like Spotify, Pandora, and Netflix allow users to stream content instead of downloading it for a small monthly fee legally. I think offering these types of services at a reasonable price point is very effective instead of music companies suing individual downloaders who download copyrighted files as it waste time and money. Monday, April 27, 2015
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File sharing can be defined as the transmission of a file via a network from computers. P2P is a type of file sharing that allows these files to be transmitted through various programs like Bittorrent that allows users to connect directly to each other to download and upload a file. If these programs are used legally than they are offer a great deal of advantages. One advantage is being able share any type of file you want to the world. The more peers the file gets, the more accessible it becomes to the person downloading. However if no one "seeds" the file than it wont be available for download. In one of the articles posted on "Wired", it says that Bittorrent lets users quickly upload and download large amounts of data quickly. A lot of this data is movies, music, books, and games that are copyrighted. Normally what would cost you money to buy movies and music is now free thanks to Bitorrent. It basically encourages piracy and as a result music artist and movie companies loose out on lost revenue. To try to combat some of this piracy companies like Spotify, Pandora, and Netflix allow users to stream content instead of downloading it for a small monthly fee legally. I think offering these types of services at a reasonable price point is very effective instead of music companies suing individual downloaders who download copyrighted files as it waste time and money. 
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