Peer 2 Peer Sharing

Peer 2 Peer sharing is basically a network of users that have some kind of Peer 2 Peer software such as Azureus, UTorrent and others. This software allows users to download files and upload files between each other. Although it can be used to share files and information between computers, it is widely used to transfer movies and music which is illegal in most cases. Peer 2 Peer users can get all the latest movies, music, software, pictures and games for free. Many of the Peer 2 Peer websites that host the torrent files (that is what the downloadable files are called) have been closed down or are under pressure to close and reveal the IP addresses of the people downloading the files which break copyright laws. While most people that use Peer 2 Peer don’t see a problem with file sharing, it is open to abuse because it is not monitored by anyone official. This leads to people being able to transfer indecent images and files, such as child pornography and viruses. So in the Peer 2 Peer debate it is split 50% in favour and 50% against.