File sharing is literally what it sounds like. It is the act of one entity sharing their files with another. File sharing is extremely helpful because of the fact that sharing information is one of the most valuable aspects of the new digital era.
P2P file sharing is when regular individual users are sharing their files for anyone they allow to download their files. This is extremely helpful for people who may need information that isn't readily available for people. However, this is also deemed illegal in many cases. This is because people tend to share unattainable files due to the demand. This means that people would share files that are needed to be paid for, but they would share it for free. BitTorrent is an example of P2P file sharing. Clive Thompson in his article "The BitTorrent Effect" describes how BitTorrent is extremely popular with users because the BitTorrent community shares files that people usually wouldn't be able to obtain.
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