Peer-to-peer: Is deviant behavior the norm on P2P file-sharing networks?

Daniel Hughes; James Walkerdine; Geoff Coulsoni; Stephen Gibson

doi:10.1109/MDSO.2006.13

Peer-to-peer: Is deviant behavior the norm on P2P file-sharing networks?

Daniel Hughes^*, James Walkerdine, Geoff Coulsoni, Stephen Gibson

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School of Social Sciences

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Abstract

P2P file-sharing networks are moving away from the semicentralized approach because of the scalability concerns and legal issues. Gnutella, an open protocol that supports file discovery and transfer among its users, and similar decentralized file-sharing systems are generally considered more anonymous than earlier semicentralized systems. Sharing of illegal material on P2P file-sharing networks reflects deeper societal issues. Cultural attitudes and the laws of a peer's host country play a significant role in shaping online behavior.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-11
Number of pages	11
Journal	IEEE Distributed Systems Online
Volume	7
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/MDSO.2006.13
Publication status	Published - Feb 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Software
General Engineering
Hardware and Architecture
Computer Networks and Communications

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