File sharing is the transference of digital files between users over computer networks. Peer-to-peer file sharing is a special type of file sharing that allows all users in a system to send and/or receive files over a P2P network. P2P sharing requires its own software to be conducted. Today, there are thousands of piracy/streaming websites that perpetuate this kind of file sharing. As mentioned in the 2009 article, "Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios", the NBC show "Heroes" was downloaded about five million times, equivalent to half of the show's American viewership.
1. Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios by Brain Stelter and Brad Stone. The New York Times, Feb 5, 2009. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/business/media/05piracy.html?_r=0
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