What About File-sharing?

What is File-Sharing?

What is File-Sharing?

The term file-sharing refers to the sharing of computer data or space on a network. File-sharing allows multiple users to access the same file, giving the user the ability to read, modify, copy and/or print it.

What is "Peer-to-peer Networking"

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) technology enables the sharing of computer resources such as files by a direct exchange between end-users' computers. P2P networking means files are not stored on a central server. Instead, client software (such as the popular Kazaa) works as a server for shared files on an individual's computer. This allows each computer with the software to act as a mini-server from which other P2P users can download files. P2P's popularity stems from its easy-to-use, convenient setup that has empowered informal networks of file sharers to make files available to each other around the globe.

What are MP3's?

MP3 is the short form for MPEG3, which stands for "Motion Picture Experts Group, Audio Layer 3". The MP3 format produces CD-quality sound in a highly compressed file. The technology creates sound files a tenth the size of standard CD music files with very little loss of sound quality. Due to their size and relatively high quality, MP3s have become a popular way to distribute music on the Internet.

Why do people engage in File-Sharing?

The range of material available on peer-to-peer networks is seemingly limitless. Since millions of individuals around the world act as music providers, music of different genres and from different countries is more readily available through file-sharing than at the local music store. Remixes, obscure tracks, and copies of live performances unavailable on commercial compact discs are often found on P2P networks.

Another big attraction of file-sharing is cost: users can download as many songs as they like from each other, for free. With the price of CDs often well over $20, many music-lovers have engaged in file-sharing despite the legal risks involved.

Moreover, many consumers are loath to spend $20 for a compilation of songs when they are really only interested in one of the tracks on the CD. They may turn to file-sharing in order to download the one song that they want, without having to purchase the full CD.

Finally, in the age of the Internet culture, people are accustomed to free use of most things available online. The Internet allows one to read the newspaper, or use the encyclopedia without any cost. It is easy to see how our perception of cyberspace has made free music file-sharing a seemingly acceptable social practice.

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by: David Hazard

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