bit torrent

BitTorrent (proper spelling) is a peer-to-peer file sharing protocol original designed by Bram Cohen in April 2001. Those who share files using BitTorrent can choose one of many clients and seed the file which is distributed in small parts. Any user with a BitTorrent client can locate a torrent file and choose to download the file. As they finish downloading parts they in turn share those parts with others in a distributed fashion.

BitTorrent receives a great deal of negative press as it is commonly associated with the illegal uploading and downloading of copyrighted material. This has resulted in Internet Service Providers using traffic shaping to slow down BitTorrent traffic.

While there is a great deal of illicit BitTorrent use, BitTorrent is also a preferred method for legitimately distributing large files. Development communities like Fedora, studios like Paramount and Fox as well as publishers like Electronic Arts use the BitTorrent protocol.  The distributed nature of the protocol eases network load of the main seeder and opens the door to more robust file sharing/distribution.

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• NERROT – โหลด Bit แบบทันใจ ใส่ปุ๊บ โหลดปั๊บ

  
  108BLOG — Authority: 125
  NERROT บริการค้นหาไฟล์บิททั่วๆไป แต่ความพิเศษไม่ได้เป็นแค่เว็บค้นหาไฟล์บิทเพียงอย่างเดียวสำหรับความสามารถของ NERROT ...
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• Comcast Settles Class Action Lawsuit, Will Compensate Throttled BitTorrent Users [BitTorrent]

  
  Lifehacker — Authority: 799
  A couple of years back Comcast gained some bad press for throttling BitTorrent traffic on their network while pretending they were doing no such thing. After several reports confirming the throttling and a leaked memo, the FCC ordered them to stop. A few class action lawsuits later, and Comcast has put $16 million ...
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• Torrent Magnifier Brings Multi-Site Torrent Searching to Your Desktop [Downloads]

  
  Lifehacker — Authority: 799
  Windows only: Weve featured a desktop torrent searcher before, but it only searched one site. If you want multiple tracker searching with seed and peer information, Torrent Magnifier runs on your desktop as a standalone program or a Windows gadget. Torrent Magnifier provides basic search functionality over ...
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• Comcast settles P2P traffic throttling class action suit

  
  Boy Genius Report — Authority: 761
  Back in 2007 and 2008, internet service provider Comcast was accused of throttling packet data traveling over its network; more specifically, packet data that was deemed to be P2P traffic, a la BitTorrent.  The story goes: Comcast denies the whole thing, the Associated Press, smelling blood, launches an ...
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• BitComet 1.17 Beta 23.12.2009 / BitComet 1.16 Final

  
  Engineering Where Your EyE See — Authority: 161
  BitComet is a p2p file-sharing freeware fully compatible with Bittorrent, which is one of the most popular p2p protocol designed for high- speed distribution of 100MB or GB sized files . BitComet is a powerful, clean, fast , and easy-to-use bittorrent client. It supports simultaneous downloads, download queue, ...
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• Top 10 Most Downloaded Movies via BitTorrent

  
  P2P News! — Authority: 135
  A bit later this week but here it is… TorrentFreak has published the data they collected with the top 10 most downloaded movies on BitTorrent for the week ended December 20th. All the films included in this chart are DVDrips (unless mentioned otherwise). In early November when Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” ...
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• Comcast To Compensate Throttled BitTorrent Users

  
  TorrentFreak — Authority: 720
  The Comcast BitTorrent throttling story is one of the major case studies for net neutrality. More than two years have passed since we broke the story that led to an FCC investigation and even lawsuits from affected users. In one of the class action suits that were brought about from the long-running incident, ...
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• Tech Talk Around The Internets

  
  MissTheda.com — Authority: 146
  The most-downloaded movie of 2009 on BitTorrent file-sharing networks was “Star Trek,” which racked up over 10.9 million downloads. Wasn’t me. I just bout the DVD last weekend at Best Buy. No your Imeem playlists aren’t dead. In the coming weeks, Myspace will be emailing instructions on how to claim your ...
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• Star Trek Torrents

  
  spincitydotorg — Authority: 143
  One list Star Trek did top – most illegally downloaded movies of the year . [ via ]
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• Star Trek Torrents

  
  spincitydotorg — Authority: 143
  One list Star Trek did top – most illegally downloaded movies of the year . [ via ]
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• FrostWire 4.18.5

  
  Engineering Where Your EyE See — Authority: 161
  FrostWire is a fork of the very popular LimeWire PRO Gnutella/Bittorrent client. The purpose of FrostWire is to keep and maintain the freedoms that LimeWire LLC may be forced to withdraw. Share any type of file on Gnutella and the Bittorrent network . Download  FrostWire Similar Posts: FrostWire 4.18.1 ...
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• Nerrot Is the Simplest, Least Spammy Torrent Site Youll Ever Use [BitTorrent]

  
  Lifehacker — Authority: 799
  If youre a BitTorrent lover but arent too keen on all the pop-ups, racy ads, and clutter thats everywhere on most torrent sites, new BitTorrent site Nerrot is the cleanest, most bare-bones torrent site weve ever seen. Just head to the homepage (this is also the only page on the site), type in the most accurate ...
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• Report: "Star Trek" is "Most-Pirated" Movie of 2009

  
  Digital Media Wire - connecting people & knowledge — Authority: 534
  Los Angeles - The most-downloaded movie of 2009 onBitTorrent file-sharing networks was "Star Trek," which racked upover 10.9 million downloads, according to a list compiled by TorrentFreak fromBitTorrent trackers and other sources. In second place was "Transformers:Revenge of the Fallen" (10.6 million), followed by ...
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• BitTorrent Turbo Accelerator 2.5.9

  
  Engineering Where Your EyE See — Authority: 161
  BitTorrent Turbo Accelerator is a powerful plug-in for BitTorrent. Architecture of the program is designed to permit you downloads of MP3s, movies and other desired files at highest speed . Bandwidth of your Internet connection is managed as efficiently as possible and BitTorrent Turbo Accelerator will ...
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• ‘Magnet Catcher’ Turns Torrents Into Magnet Links

  
  FileShareFreak — Authority: 465
  For public torrent indexers, actual .torrent files (and even trackers themselves) may seem a little passé with the increasing popularity of magnet links. While magnet links are hardly a new concept; sites such as TPB and KickAssTorrents have recently added support for them, although most public indexers still do not. ...
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• Top Ten Most Downloaded P2P File Sharing Clients

  
  P2P News! — Authority: 135
  To get a better view on how the peer-to-peer scene is evolving with respect to what file sharing software people prefer to download, we keep you posted weekly with the latest numbers. So here’s a list with last weeks top ten most downloaded p2p file sharing programs – the chart is based on figures published by ...
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• Streaming Comes to uTorrent

  
  P2P News! — Authority: 135
  People have been making bets this year over who will triumph in the streaming vs.p2p race. However, aware of users growing very fond of streaming some companies will not just sit and wait for an outcome. The best example is Bit Torrent Inc. which recently has announced the adding of a new very useful option to ...
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• File Sharing evolves: DHT, PEX and Magnet explained

  
  Kongtechnology.com — Authority: 471
  For many of us who are reliant of Bit Torrent to access content, significant efforts started by copyright holders have slowly chipped away at the technology and rightfully so as many corporate figures view the technology as a threat to their business model and prefer to follow a raze-and-burn tactic rather than see ...
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• Music Biz Warns: Piracy Is Not Just About P2P

  
  THE MUSiC VOiD — Authority: 128
  You could shut down all the P2P BitTorrent trackers in the world but web pirates would still find other ways to share files directly with each other.At least, that’s the warning from the British Phonographic Institute which, in a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, found that, while P2P BitTorrent sharing in the ...
  6 days ago

• Music Biz Warns: Piracy Is Not Just About P2P

  
  THE MUSiC VOiD — Authority: 128
  You could shut down all the P2P BitTorrent trackers in the world but web pirates would still find other ways to share files directly with each other.At least, that’s the warning from the British Phonographic Institute which, in a survey conducted by Harris Interactive, found that, while P2P BitTorrent sharing in the ...
  6 days ago

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