P2P

File sharing is when one person has a particular file and sends the file to someone else that wants it through the internet. It is defined on oxford as "the practice or ability to transmit files from one computer to another over a network or the internet."  Then now we need to define P2P which means peer-to peer networking. Some examples of P2P file sharing is BitTorrent. In Clive Thompson's article, "The BitTorrent Effect" it states that BitTorrorent works in three steps. First one person has the source file which is then sent to the group of users which are seeders. Secondly this group of users are downloading pieces of the source file which are called leechers and some eventually become seeders for those specific pieces that they are finished downloading. By running in this format, everyone will eventually have their own completed source. Currently because some P2P file sharing of illegal pirated movies and songs, many users are using VPN's to block their IP address from leaking. If IP addresses are leaked, users may be fined for downloading illegal copies of software, music or movies.