P2P File Sharing

File sharing is the process of distributing or giving people access to computer files or programs such as audio, media, video, and documents. P2P stands for peer to peer. P2P file sharing is the practice of sharing files on the computers of other users on a given server. Companies like Napster, Spotify, Limewire and Infinit use these application architectures. Popular P2P site bittorrent main function is to provide users to access files from other users computers. Although illegal it is very popular as a means to get access to tv shows, movies, music, books and pretty much any form of multimedia.

Sources:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/13.01/bittorrent.html