P2P


File sharing occurs when different types of media or content is distributed for free through a host site. Users are able to see or download this content. In some cases you must create an account to join the file sharing community. P2P File sharing means peer to peer file sharing. With P2P, users are able to share content with each other within the file sharing communities. An example of P2P file sharing occurs in the article “Content producers should take advantage of P2P, not fear it” from Econsultancy. In this case P2P file sharing of films occurs on websites like The Pirate Bay, Digg, Slashdot and BoingBoing. The easy access to films and media through these sites brought more attention and publicity to films that otherwise wouldn't have had this, like the film Steal This Film, which is actually a documentary about file sharing.

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