He started swapping files early, and continued the mixtape tradition with his friends, only using disks instead.

Both write and edit music by computer, so it seemed a simple matter to swap files by e-mail.

Those who swap files reply that it is the same as borrowing a CD from a friend.

Gob had earlier swapped files with Michael; he says there are "boxes of evidence" stashed at Maggie's place.

Soon, I thought, I would be swapping files over pulses of invisible light.

Instead of swapping spit and underwear, we were swapping files.

Soribada 2.0 allowed users to swap files without having to cross through a centralized server.

Napster users swap files they keep on their home computers.

Invented in the late 60's to let arms engineers, scientists and Pentagon underwriters swap files and messages, the network gradually developed over a few decades.

Real trouble began when services such as Napster threatened too many business models by allowing users to swap files.