P2P

P2P sharing is known as Peer-to-peer networking. It is a popular way for people to file-share online through software like Bittorrent, or Utorrent. File-sharing is when people transfer any type of files towards each other.  It is not necessary to have a super expensive computer in order to do P2P file sharing. It only requires  "A local area network (LAN) without a central server and in which all computers in the network have access to the public idles located on all other workstation." (Nguyen) For example, if you are downloading a video through a torrent program, how good your computer is won't matter as much. The only way for it to download really fast no matter the size is according to the amount of people "seeding" the files to "peers". The more seeders (more people providing the file to the peers), the faster the download. A person can possibly download a movie in a few minutes. Top examples of what people usually do P2P sharing of are movies, TV shows, games, music, software...and of course porn.

However, piracy issues will always be a problem when it comes to P2P sharing. Instead of buying actual DVDs or watching a movie at a theater, somebody can just easily obtain a copy of the movie, rip it to their computer, and upload it online for people to torrent in a few minutes. This will cause less sales for the music and movie industry. 

Nguyen, Bihn. "Peer-to-peer Network - What Is Peer-to-peer Network."About.com. About Tech, n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2015. <http://linux.about.com/cs/linux101/g/peertopeernetwo.htm>.

Thompson, Clive. "The BitTorrent Effect ." Wired 13.01: The BitTorrent Effect. Wired, Jan. 2005. Web. 27 Apr. 2015. <http://archive.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/bittorrent.html?pg=2&topic=bittorrent&topic_set=>.