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BitTorrent next target?

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LOS ANGELES Dec 10, 2004 — Bram Cohen didn't set out to upset Hollywood movie studios. But his innovative online file-sharing software, BitTorrent, has grown into a piracy problem the film industry is struggling to handle.

As its name suggests, the software lets computer users share large chunks of data. But unlike other popular file-sharing programs, the more people swap data on BitTorrent, the quicker it flows and that includes such large files as feature films and computer games.

Because of its speed and effectiveness, BitTorrent steadily gained in popularity after the recording industry began cracking down last year on users of Kazaa, Morpheus, Grokster and other established file-sharing software.

The program now accounts for as much as half of all online file-sharing activity, says Andrew Parker, chief technology officer of Britain-based CacheLogic, which monitors such traffic.
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"BitTorrent is more of a threat because it is probably the latest and best technological tool for transferring large files like movies," said John Malcolm, senior vice president of anti-piracy operations for the Motion Picture Association of America. "It is unusual, perhaps unique, in that the moment you start downloading you are also uploading," he added. "It's what makes it so efficient."

Cohen created BitTorrent in 2001 as a hobby after the dot-com crash left him unemployed. He says the aim was to enable computer users to easily distribute content online not specifically copyrighted content.

"It seems pretty clear that a lot of people are actively interested in engaging in wanton piracy," said Cohen, 29, of Bellevue, Wash. "As far as I'm concerned, they're just pushing around bits, and what bits it is they're pushing around is not really a concern of mine. There's not much I can do about it."

BitTorrent has proven to be resistant to some of the countermeasures the entertainment industry has taken to sabotage file-sharing, including a process known as file-spoofing in which incomplete or decoy versions of songs or other material are uploaded to discourage piracy.
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=320289

Down with the man! :cry:

It's because I just discovered it's use in getting old TV shows. I know it! They can't let me have too much fun. :(

Eh, any crack down will just cause more innovation.

Meet Exeem.

Edit after taking a closer look:
It'll be closed source and contain adware. :down::hang:

That sucks, I stopped downloading stuff a while ago..too high of a risk to download something, when I can buy it online for $1.

I see Bittorrent 2 networks in the future....

http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

get the "SafePeer" plugin. It blocks known RIAA~ish IP's that search for files to file suits against. Someone @ pabuk got in trouble for having star trek eposidoes. This woulda stopped that from happening.

i like bit torrent. it helped keep me updated on star trek enterprise last season(season 3).

What's wrong with downloading tv shows that you could have watched (and taped) on tv for free?

especially when you don't get the channel in your area via broadcast.

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Originally posted by PrintScrn
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/

get the "SafePeer" plugin. It blocks known RIAA~ish IP's that search for files to file suits against. Someone @ pabuk got in trouble for having star trek eposidoes. This woulda stopped that from happening.

:cool: :D:up:

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Originally posted by Mattress
What's wrong with downloading tv shows that you could have watched (and taped) on tv for free?

Because when they put them on DVD you won't buy them.

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Originally posted by Spazz333
Because when they put them on DVD you won't buy them.

not true. i'd buy them if they weren't $80 a season.

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Originally posted by Spazz333
Because when they put them on DVD you won't buy them.

why would someone who got it through bt buy it any less than someone who saw it when it originally aired?

I didn't say that was how it worked, I gave a probable reason for it. You can use the same reasoning with CD downloading and the Radio. You can bet that there will be plenty of people with DVD burners that will just download the DVD rips and burn em off.

Meh. I've been watching B5 downloads and I still plan on picking up copies from Ebay.

I like bittorent because i get to see simpsons and southpark episodes that won't be shown in britain for at least a year.