Blog: P2P

File sharing is when people upload files online to share to others by making the files available to download to the public. P2P is very similar where people share files with other people online. but An example of a P2P file sharing website is PirateBay, where it allows people to download torrents of any files that is uploaded onto the website. Some other examples are Digg, Slashbot, and BoingBoing. The benefit of these P2P file sharing websites is that it can increase the audience and exposure of any files, like for example films. Some films do not get the attention or amount of views they deserve because people are not willing to pay to watch it, but with P2P file sharing websites, it allows people to get these content for free. Although some people would argue that its unfair for the makers of the original content, because they lose money.

Reading Cited: The BitTorrent Effect by Clive Thompson, Wired, January 2005. http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/bittorrent.html

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