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What is File sharing?
File sharing refers to the providing and receiving of digital files over a network, usually following the peer-to-peer (P2P) model, where the files are stored on and served by personal computers of the users. Peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) is distinct from file trading in that downloading files from a P2P network does not require uploading, although some networks either provide incentives for uploading such as credits or force the sharing of files being currently downloaded.
File sharing & Copyright issues
File sharing has grown in popularity with the proliferation of high-speed Internet connections, and the relatively small file size and high-quality of new digital formats. File sharing is a legal technology with legal uses, however many users use it to give and accept copyrighted materials without permission or authorization, and this is piracy of intellectual property, also known as copyright infringement.
Despite the existence of various international treaties, there are still sufficient variations between countries to cause significant difficulties in the protection of copyright. Recent years have seen copyright owners challenging file sharing networks, leading to litigation by industry bodies against private individual file sharers
Legal Actions
Please continue reading the next page to know how you can successfully prosecute the Internet pirates.
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What is P2P?
Peer-to-Peer [P2P] technologies allow users to communicate in real-time and transfer files to each other. Because of the distributed and often anonymous nature of P2P sites, they are widely used for distribution of unauthorized software and content. P2P networks are also popular because they are basically "one stop shopping" where a user can find just about anything they are looking for - music, software, movies. Of all the forms of piracy, P2P piracy is the most difficult to stop.
But at the same time, by efficient monitoring, we can minimize the spread of your material by going after the Internet service providers (ISPs) or Internet access providers (IAPs) and the end users.
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Copyright and other intellectual property laws protect digital copies of your work created, posted and traded on the Internet. ISPs or IAPs may be liable for copyright infringement if their users illegally copy or distribute software, through downloading, uploading or transmitting software files without the copyright owners' authorization and they fail to avail themselves of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.
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