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This paper addresses the question: Will peer to peer file sharing technology only hurt entertainment industries? It addresses the challenges that MP3 music files and other forms of file sharing pose to the entertainment industry, and specifically the music and film industries.

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"File sharing has become one of the most common online activities. File sharing is the practice of making files available to other users for download over the Internet. File sharing occurs in networks which allow individuals to share, search for and download files from one another. File sharing is a legal technology with legal uses but many users use this technology to download copyrighted materials and in particular, music without permission. Each week, millions of people download millions of music files and most of these files..."

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