BitTorrent file-swapping networks face crisis
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BitTorrent &quot;hubs&quot; that publish lists of movies, TV shows and other free downloads suddenly went dark this weekend, in a major victory for Hollywood that highlights vulnerabilities in technology behind the world&#39;s busiest peer-to-peer network.
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SYDNEY: Kazaa, the world&#39;s most popular internet file-swapping system, told a court yesterday it was worried about users exchanging unauthorised files and held talks with record companies in the United States about the problem.
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The company that was hired by the MPAA to rein in leaks and catch downloaders of copyrighted material on BitTorrent networks is apparently the victim of a leak itself, with thousands of its own internal e-mails leaked to BitTorrent last week.
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LOS ANGELES  - File-swappers beware. Illegally downloading movies can now get you sued. Like the recording companies, movie studios are fed up with computer users sharing unauthorized copies of
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Social-networking sites are using up such huge amounts of bandwidth that ISPs, universities, and businesses struggle to keep pace.
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The update for the popular Windows BitTorrent client includes serious bug fixes, new encryption options and handy bandwidth controls. In Monkey Bites.
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NEW YORK - Who should be held responsible for the use of peer-to-peer software program to trade copyright music and video files on the Internet?
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Comcast for months has denied blocking BitTorrent traffic, but new tests show that it takes aggressive filtering steps that AT&T, Time Warner Cable, and Cablevision do not.
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Record labels typically view peer-to-peer networks like pirate ships &#151; plundering their profits through illegal song swaps. They have sued the networks. They have sued file-sharers. Now this ironic twist: Record companies are hopping aboard a new generation of paid peer-to-peer networks.
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The US movie industry has launched legal action to sue people who facilitate illegal film downloading. The Motion Picture Association of America wants to stop people using the program BitTorrent to swap movies.
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Internet users who illegally download music and films could face losing access to the web
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File-sharing is being seen as both a threat and an opportunity by the entertainment industry.
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Most ISPs actively engage in traffic shaping, bandwidth throttling, connection sniping or some attempt to keep the bandwidth consumed by high-traffic applications on their networks to a minimum. While this often ensures better performance for the neighborhood, it can mean painfully slow transfer speeds for those dabbling in BitTorrent -- legit or not. Here's how to beat the ISPs.
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Researchers aim to make file-sharing fairer by treating bandwidth like a currency.
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Use of a peer-to-peer program called BitTorrent is way up--and that could be bad news for opponents of file sharing.
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LAFAYETTE, Colo., Sept. 5  /PRNewswire/ -- Managing BitTorrent traffic has become an issue in the news lately.
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Last week, BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen was rumored to be leaving the company he co-founded -- just as it landed big distribution deals with Hollywood. Can the rumors be true? What's in store for online file-sharing? Michael Calore snags an exclusive interview.