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File Sharing
Did you know that 60 million people participate in file sharing? ... File sharing has been going on since the first time two computers were linked together. We will investigate what file sharing is, the legal issues of file sharing, and who is most commonly affected by these laws. So first let’s look at what file sharing is.
File sharing is two or more computers using the same file or data. ... FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol. This is the most basic form of a file share, it consists of typing commands and the data transferred by one computer is “looking” for the other computer to open a FTP connection to transfer the data. Another common file share is very common and you may not even think about it and that is HTTP. ... The server then sends the information back thus creating a file share. However, file sharing may have some draw backs as well. Next, we will look at file sharing used to download data and infringing on copyright laws. ... However, in the past couple years, copyright holders say that that because of file sharing that they lose millions upon millions of dollars every year. ... The music industry too has implemented a type of “bot” that checks your IP address, your internet protocol address, for common music sharing programs such as Kazaa and Imesh to name a few. ... Also the people who are getting these letters are the ones who have had more than a thousand files that they were sharing on their computer at one time.
So how can you file share? Well one of the most popular ways to file share is with P2P. ... However, peer-to-peer file sharing is a way to share files using your computer as a sort of server for people to go into and download files and your computer does the same using a computer program that both you and the other users are linked to. ... According to a memo sent to the staff and students at Cornell University is that this peer-to-peer file sharing is using up the bandwidth that the school needs for the students that use the internet in their classes and the students that use the internet to access the local university sites. They are saying that this file sharing is illegal and the university will be sued and in turn the individual will be sued by the University for the University being sued. ... Last, the government has been looking into this file sharing and they say that these programs are organized crime in action. ... They also say that file sharing is linked to terrorism in that they use file sharing to convey maps, images, plans, and other documents throughout there network to plan attacks and send letters to and from their superiors.
Approximate Word count = 2195
Approximate Pages = 8.8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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