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  • noun Alternative spelling of file sharing.

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Examples

  • “Everybody knows that music sales have continued to fall in recent years, and that filesharing is usually blamed,” said the story.

    The Days of Wine and Napster 2009

  • All demographics participated in filesharing, regardless of ages, genders, majors — even statistically significant differences were often practically small.

    TPRC, Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • All demographics participated in filesharing, regardless of ages, genders, majors — even statistically significant differences were often practically small.

    Archive 2009-09-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • “Everybody knows that music sales have continued to fall in recent years, and that filesharing is usually blamed,” says the story.

    File sharers Big Music’s best customers 2009

  • Meanwhile, this MIGHT cause a hickup in filesharing, but it wont be much, or long either!!

    Sweden loses The Pirate Bay case 2009

  • Arguably, widespread filesharing is not a product of moral bankruptcy, but rather the primal desire to feel connected to a “tribe,” perhaps an antidote of sorts to earbud loneliness.

    Bits Debate: Mixing It Up Over Remixes and Fair Use - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Don ` t let anyone tell you that filesharing is illegal it has yet to be put to a legal test in any country in the world.

    What’s on my iPod? 2005

  • The reason people hide their connections and try to remain underground when it comes to filesharing is because they want to avoid the PHYSICAL FORCE of the government-cartel alliance from taking them in front of a corrupt court and stealing their homes and or freedom.

    The ‘We’re Not Taking Any More’ club 2005

  • But the studio suits still insist that filesharing is killing the industry.

    If King Kong could only speak … 2005

  • If you can make it through the layers of DRM-laden crapola on the "NetSmartz Kids" website, you'll find this gem -- aha, filesharing is the true mortal threat to our children!

    Boing Boing: August 28, 2005 - September 3, 2005 Archives 2005

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