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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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Henry F. Lyle, Roger J. Sullivan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2007-04-01
Series:Evolutionary Psychology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/147470490700500210