Frostwire & P2P File Sharing
Sharing of information was the first activity which began with the advent of internet. People were able to exchange simple emails, send uncomplicated software’s as attachments to each other for personal or professional use. However, as soon as improved formats for coding, storing and transferring information on the internet were developed, the activity soon bloomed into hectic exchange of electronic information through myriad formats. This laid the foundation for ‘peer to peer’ sharing, known more popularly as ‘P2P’ today. However, as copyright violations went haywire, internet lawmakers soon strangled the uninhibited sharing of plagiarized music and free pornography on the internet. Laws were enforced due to the hue and cry raised by professional artists’, who lost revenue due to this novel sharing platform.
Frostwire, like its more popular predecessor Limewire, is a P2P software application which runs on the immensely popular Windows OS platform. The software allows non copyright material such as music, videos, software to be shared between likeminded individuals. Due to the tremendous presence and impact of internet in the world, a file of the same kind may exist on millions of computers. if even a fraction of them are connected to the internet at a particular time, Frostwire leeches the information and downloads it to the computer where the user demands that particular software. In this way users are able to get rapid access to electronic formats of information, software, music and videos, which they can download, use and enjoy within a few seconds.
