Peer-to-peer goes legitimate
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File-sharing is being seen as both a threat and an opportunity by the entertainment industry.
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Property markets around the world are beginning to embrace the idea of sharing audio and video files over the Internet.
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An explosive growth in traffic leads some internet service providers to restrict users' bandwidth or to block peer-to-peer applications altogether. But P2P vendors say that's misguided: In cooperation with ISPs, they say, they can alleviate traffic problems.
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p2pnet.net News:- With news that the real-world p2p file-sharing networks are thriving comes other news that Apple has invaded the European Union with a version of its iTunes corporate music store.
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One great way to determine whether your digital product is destined for greatness is how many people want to steal it. The same goes for open source.
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The file swapping network BitTorrent has lost most, if not all, of its Hub connections. The quick change in status is believed to be directly correlated with the MPAA threats of legal action if the network continued to operate.
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A tsunami detector built from ordinary PCs linked over a peer-to-peer network has been demonstrated in Austria.
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Alternative browser features protection against online scams.
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Companies will offer a service that authenticates movies, music, and games.
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One content producer finally understands what consumers want and comes up with a reasonable anti-piracy strategy.
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One of the best things I like about the Internet is the boundary-less nature of this amazing network. I can check out user views of people (from here in India) around the world on the India issues.
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A new online music service, Peer Impact, has signed deals with three major music labels -- Sony BMG, Universal and Warner. What sets Peer Impact apart is its use of a peer-to-peer distribution
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The House of Representatives passes a bill that would sic the feds on people using peer-to-peer networks to swap songs or movies. Copyright infringers may face up to three years in prison.
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Moving beyond media downloads, leading peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing company Kazaa, is now offering free, Internet-based telephone service via the Skype voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) application.
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The Research and Development division of leading ISP EarthLink has released a peer-to-peer file sharing application that utilizes SIP technology. Dubbed SIPshare, the software was designed to demonstrate how SIP, or Session Initiation Protocol, can be used beyond its common voice and video implementations to share content.
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A few of my previous columns discussed my vision of creating a more secure Internet. It involved replacing the Internet's default anonymity with pervasive authentication, from the hardware initialization, through the OS and all applications, the user, and ending with a verifiable network stream. It is my strong belief that without a complete overhaul of default authentication, malicious hacking is going to continue indefinitely.
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The British Phonographic Industry threatens tough action. &quot;We will get IP addresses and names,&quot; a spokesperson said. &quot;P2P users have a misconception that they are anonymous, but they are not.