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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 83. Chapters: Shawn Fanning, Kazaa, Legal aspects of file sharing, Trade group efforts against file sharing, Timeline of file sharing, Pirate Party, Comparison of video hosting services, File area network, Steal This Film, Distributed hash table, Capitol v. Thomas, HADOPI law, RapidShare, File sharing in Canada, Magnet URI scheme, Wayne Chang, Content delivery network, File sharing in the United Kingdom, Stage6, Comparison of streaming media systems, Seedbox, AXXo, Graham Spanier, Comparison of pastebins, Inline linking, Privacy in file sharing networks, BigChampagne, Music download, Sony BMG v. Tenenbaum, Megaupload, Alluc, Box.net, Segmented downloading, Badongo, Hotfile, Open Music Model, Robert Goldman, Ed2k URI scheme, Broadcatching, Darknet, MediaFire, XDCC, HTTP(P2P), Solipsis, Internet Privacy Act, Direct cable connection, Serving channel, 1dl, ShareConnector, Group Logic, FilesTube, P-Grid, 4shared, Guvera, John Fanning, Peercasting, Grid casting, SendSpace, Private peer-to-peer, RedSwoosh, Web acceleration, Multi Path File System, Downhill Battle, Viralg, Tankafritt, Download To Own, Supernode, Jordan Mendelson, My Shared Folder, USB dead drop, Promises to Keep, Voluntary Collective Licensing, Bandwidth hog, Servent, Lightnet, Peer-to-peer web hosting, Leech resistance. Excerpt: The legal issues in file sharing involve violation of copyright laws as digital copies of copyrighted materials are transferred between users. The application of national copyright laws to peer-to-peer and file sharing networks is of global significance. Peer-to-peer ("P2P") technology allows people worldwide to share files and data, and since this includes some that is subject to copyright, it has been targeted by rights holders, although peer-to-peer networks can be used for legitimate purposes. The architecture of P2P systems vary - some rely...
