High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The legal issues in file sharing involve violation of copyright laws as digital copies of copyrighted materials are transferred between users. The application of national copyright laws to peer to peer and file sharing networks is of global significance. Peer to peer technology allows people worldwide to share files and data, and since this includes some that is subject to copyright, it has been targeted by rights holders, although peer to peer networks can be used for legitimate purposes. The architecture of P2P systems vary - some rely upon a centralized server, others are decentralized with no one site operating the system. Recent systems often have anonymity or obfuscation built into them, making it harder to identify senders, recipients and material, and providing a degree of plausible deniability for individual users.

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