P2P File Sharing

File sharing is the sharing or exchange of files between people using computers connected to the internet.File sharing can be the person uploading the file then sharing it to other people and the one that are downloading it. These files can be images, videos, music, computer programs and documents. A lot of people use P2P programs for free. They use this software to swap files like music, images, or video over the internet. Movies that just came out or song that's new are illegal to download through a P2P software. It is ethically wrong to download these free files. The article "$1.5 Million Fine for Downloading 24 Songs" by Daniel Kreps shows an example of downloading illegal songs. A minnesota mom was fine about $1.5 million by records company because she downloaded 24 songs of their artists. She uses Kazaa as her P2P software program to download these songs. Her trial still continues on and she is fighting about her case.