Blog: P2P

File sharing is the ability to transfer files to other computers with the use of the internet over a network.

This process has helped many people pirate different products and cause damage to certain entertainment industries like the music and movie industries.

Interestingly enough even economic industries like banking can be affected as said in the article, “Peers Find Less Pressure Borrowing From Each Other,” one can now look elsewhere besides a bank for a new loan. A cite called Lending Club looks for other individuals to help lend you a loan that can even have lower rates than a bank. 

P2P is known as peer-to-peer file sharing and it can be described as the sharing of digital products and media through software that searches for said product on another computer that obtains the information needed to get it.

It is like a BitTorrent or a PirateBay, websites where people can go and download songs and movies free of charge through this pirated process.

I also know of different digital products that can be pirated like video games, add-ons and even DJ software that can run up costs of thousands of dollars.