Introduction

Peer to peer file sharing was previously achieved through websites but in recent times there is now software and tools that provide people with a new method of carrying out illegal file sharing.

Since there has recently been a new law passed into New Zealand to help stop peer to peer file sharing I will talk about the positive and negative aspects that this and other similar laws can have and whether they are beneficial. 

For instance this new law can prevent illegal downloading and benefit the media industry but there are also negative aspects such as the penalties and consequences and the risks it can impose to users.