Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing applications allow users to download and share electronic files of all types and to use any computer as a server for file sharing requests. Currently, some of the more ...

Napster was shut down in 2001, but the debate raged on as other file-sharing services -- commonly referred to as peer-to-peer (P2P) networks -- took its place. Advocates of file sharing argue ...

Most P2P software turns file sharing on by default as soon as the software is installed. This means that others may access materials on your computer without your knowledge, whether you have given ...

This article explains peer-to-peer file sharing over wired networks and the Internet. When it comes to the term peer-to-peer network, also known as P2P networks, a picture appears – of a couple ...

music files were essentially the only thing being shared on P2P networks like those based on the ubiquitous Gnutella file sharing network. But now people are digitizing movies, TV shows ...

Wholesale copying of music on P2P networks is fair use. Statutory damages can't be applied to P2P users. File-swapping results ... he will essentially legalize the sharing of all digital goods ...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing and the downloading of illegal content might be synonymous with Napster, appearing to be a technology that is ancient history. But it is still used regularly (and some ...

Comcast's recent interest in working with P2P companies comes after the cable company experienced a good deal of regulatory and public criticism for its attempts to slow down file-sharing activity.

The DCIA sponsored the Proactive network Provider Participation for P2P (P4P) workgroup. Verizon spokesman Jim Smith called it an "empowerment of closed systems" with Pando Network's file-sharing ...