It quickly gained ground among file sharers abandoning Napster in 2001. Without iTunes, Amazon and Best Buy, file-sharers would be just file sharers rather than purchasers. Thus far, however, most such cases against file sharers have been settled out of court. Among the hired men were some who eventually became sharers. The sharers in the company also paid wages to their hired men and boys. The company's first products were printer sharers that connected multiple PCs to printers. Canada has the largest number of file sharers per capita in the world. At one point, there were as many as five sharers of the "imperium" (see&colon; Tetrarchy). The new sharers included John Lowin, Alexander Cooke, and Nicholas Tooley. These initial proportions changed over time as new sharers were added. Another two sharers from Strange's Men had a long-standing association with Kempe. The original sharers in the Chamberlain's were eight. The inhabitants of this planet, known as Sharers, are all female. Thus, the Sharers can never be subdued by force.