P2P File Sharing

File sharing is exchanging or distributing files from one computer to another. File sharing can be done through P2P file sharing. P2P stands for peer-to-peer, and is file sharing through the use of a P2P network. You may heard of P2P networks from the past like napster. A more recent and popular P2P network is on the rise now and its called BitTorrent. According to "The BitTorrent Effect" by Clive Thompson, over 20 million people have downloaded the BitTorrent application. Thompson also reports that BitTorrents P2P network is responsible for one-third of the traffic on the internet. P2P is becoming more and more prominent on the internet because it allows more people to share files faster. What is causing controversy is the legality of it. There has been major lawsuit from media companies towards people who are downloading and sharing their content.