P2P File Sharing

File sharing is the ability to transfer files from a computer to another over the internet. This allows others to use files that has been shared, whether it is to view it or even edit it. You are able to copy the file and also print it out. P2P, or peer to peer sharing is when you are able to share files through a software program. You need to locate computers that share the files you would like to get into contact using the software program. You are able to share specific files that include music, books, movies and games just to list a few. It is important to understand the risks there are with sharing files, like copyright issues, although it is stated in the article "Should Online Scofflaws Be Denied Web Access?", “If you put 200 VCRs in your garage and start making and selling copies of films, you will get a visit from the police,” he said. “If you do it from a Web site, everybody says, ‘Hey, freedom of information’ ”. Court rulings have stated that when using the internet, privacy is not expected if something happens, like copyright issues.

References: 

1. Should Online Scofflaws Be Denied Web Access?" by ERIC PFANNER, The New York Times, April 13, 2009, p. B4. Available at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/13/technology/internet/13iht-piracy13.html