Like the other file-sharing networks (Kazaa, Limewire, Gnutella, eDonkey, and Shareaza) BitTorrent’s primary purpose is to distribute large media files to private users. Unlike most P2P networks, however, BitTorrent stands out for 5 major reasons:

BitTorrent networking is NOT a publish-subscribe model like Kazaa; instead, BitTorrent is true Peer-Peer networking where the users do the actual file serving. Torrents enforce 99% quality control by filtering out corrupted and dummy files, ensuring that downloads contain only what they claim to contain.

Torrents actively encourage users to share (“seed”) their complete files, while punishing users who "leech". BitTorrent can achieve download speeds over 1.5 megabits per second. BitTorrent code is open-source, advertising-free, and adware and spyware-free.