P2P
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P2P is an acronym for Pedo-to-Pedo Peer-to-Peer which describes a decentralized way to steal from the RIAA, the MPAA and the BSA. It's basically an anarcho-communist economic system.
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Origins
For at least 100 years, cheap bastards the world over have enjoyed stealing from The Man. With the advent of the internets, pirates can now stick it to The Man without having to haul their gelatinous husks out of their parents' basement.
Drama
The various business associations and groups mentioned earlier have been fighting piracy and losing for at least 100 years. Not until a bitter cunt named Hilary Rosen got a burr up her ass about Napster did piracy become a real issue. After Metallica's Lars Ulrich discovered the internets, he realized that poor people and kids were downloading his precious music. After much legal wrangling and nerd rage, Napster was shut down and the P2P networks rose from out of the ashes.
Piracy Today
Grokster and others have fallen in the wake of continued assaults on piracy, but the internet always finds a better way to commit e-theft. BitTorrent is the de facto standard protocol of pirates everywhere now, and the old standbys IRC and Usenet soldier on as the most reliable source of mp3's moviez and warez. Some users don't even have cable TV service anymore, as they download all the TV shows and movies they watch.
In early 2008 the Australian high court got pissed off at p2p websites for providing downloads for the banhammered TV show Underbelly. After much whining and threats of lolsuits they eventually realized there was nothing they could do, something that displeased Australia's most violent gangs.
Other Use
P2P also stands for pay-to-play, usually when involving MMORPGs. For example, EverQuest is considered P2P while Maple Story is not, but who cares?
Famous P2P networks
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