"Peer-to-peer systems have existed since the first incarnation of the Internet. In recent times the Internet has taken on a more hierarchical form, power has been taken away from the individual and placed in the hands of operators of large servers. However, with the re-emergence of p2p the individual is gaining more freedom. End users attached to the Internet now have the power to host and publish content through the user of p2p technologies..." --
* Stacey, Paul, "Peer-to-peer searching and sharing of electronic documents" (2004). Masters.
* Paper 9.
* http://arrow.dit.ie/engmas/9