P2P File Sharing

File sharing is the public or private sharing of computer data or space in a network with various levels of access privilege.

P2P file sharing allows users to access media files such as books, music, movies, and games using a P2P software program that searches for other connected computers on a P2P network to locate the desired content.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer_file_sharing)

According to the NYTimes online article, Digital Pirates Winning Battle With Studios, By BRIAN STELTER and BRAD STONE, examples of P2P includes downloading and having access to media
such as music, television shows, movies, etc.;in a more sophisticated and easier way.  

The article states, "People have swapped illegal copies of songs, television shows and movies on the Internet for years. The slow download process, often using a peer-to-peer technology called BitTorrent, required patience and a modicum of sophistication by users. Now, users do not even have to download. Using a search engine, anyone can find free copies of movies, still in theaters, in a matter of minutes. Classic TV, like every “Seinfeld” episode, ever produced, is also free for the streaming. Some of these digital copies are derived from bootlegs, while others are replicas of the advance review videos that studios send out before a release".