Competitive Status Signaling in Peer-to-Peer File-Sharing Networks
Internet peer-to-peer file sharing is a contemporary example of asymmetrical sharing in which “altruists” (file uploaders) share unconditionally with non-reciprocating “free riders” (file downloaders). Those who upload digital media files over the Internet risk prosecution for copyright infringement...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2007-04-01
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Series: | Evolutionary Psychology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490700500210 |