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Originally Posted by PKFFW
Euphemism: A euphemism is a substitution of an agreeable or less offensive expression in place of one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant to the listener.
File sharing is not really sharing at all, it is copying, as your picture clearly shows. If I share something with you, I willingly give it to you. In the case of a "copyable" thing(think idea for example) the definitive distinction between "sharing" and "copying" is that I willingly give it to you for you to use. If I have not done that, then you have copied me, not shared in my idea. Piracy is a bit harsh I agree. "File Copying", would be the words that describes exactly the process of what happens though.
So why not use the words "file copying"? Could it be because that is a little less palatable? Makes it feel that little bit "wrong"?
So yes, it is a euphemism.
Cheers,
PKFFW
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Again, you're wrong, especially in the realm of Bittorrent - you ARE sharing, because as you download, you upload at the same time. It's not a straight one-to-one copy. File sharing is a description of the most popular process, which is Bittorrent. P2P is the blanket definition, or Person to Person, which covers other methods that are more traditionally seen as 'copying'... Limewire etc.