According to Wikipedia, File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digital media, such as computer programs, multimedia (audio, images and video), documents or electronic books. A peer-to-peer network allows computer hardware and software to communicate without the need for a server. Peer-to-peer file sharing refers to the distribution of digital media over a P2P network, in which the files are located on individuals' computer and shared with other members of the network, rather than on a centralized server. Some examples of P2P are: Open-source Software, BitTorrent, Air BnB,Uber, Spotify, eBay, Etsy. In the article, Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios, the author provided one of the problems of the P2P which is that the easy access to a pirated video online and make omovie business lost money.
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