bittorrent

BitTorrent 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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Original Technorati articles tagged “bittorrent”

• in Technology
  Music And Movie Fans...BitTorrent Is Coming Back!
  BitTorrent: Getting Ready To Dominate The File-Sharing Service On The Internet Again
  by joshner / on Jan 23, 2012
• in Technology
  Downloading Files Illegally? This Site is Keeping Track
  Piracy, or downloading illegal files, is a more public activity than many people assume with at least one site recording and publishing your every move.
  by cblaha / on Dec 14, 2011
• in Technology
  A Premium Version Of uTorrent Making Its Way to Users
  BitTorrent to introduce a paid version of its famous torrent client, uTorrent Plus.
  by nevillekb / on Jul 19, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “bittorrent”

 

• Free BiTorrent Download: Animated Superman

  
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  We already got you used to us scooping the file-sharing scene for bits of info, news and releases from ‘the big names’ and gather them all up here in one place to make it easier for you to stay updated properly as a genuine file-sharing freak, music & movie lover and tech geek. So here comes a new treat ...
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• Learning the Power of Ubiquity from Bittorent

  
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    Ubiquity means being pervasive, the state of being present everywhere at once. Might sound like being godly, but its not; its happening, and many of you reading this article might be a part of this cooperative sharing community that Bittorent has formed over the years. Hollywood and other media fraternities and ...
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• BitTorrent’s SoShare Offers Special Edition BitTorrent Wallpapers

  
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  SoShare It: Special Edition BitTorrent Wallpapers Back in February we reported BitTorrent daring p2p-technology based project that would allow people to share up to 1 terabyte of data. Its name was SoShare. Now the company comes with a little treat so you can give  SoShare a try and decide for yourself if ...
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• “Game of Thrones” Beats New Record for Downloads

  
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  When season 3 of HBO’s Game of Thrones  came out with its first episode it only took 24 hours to become the most searched for and downloaded file on filesharing websites;  Not long after it seems that a new record was set – and the same TV show did it When it comes to Game of Thrones the term ‘epic’ is ...
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• Irish Judge Approves Order to Block the Pirate Bay

  
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    Does access to torrent file websites lead people to illegally download copyrighted material? Music companies think so, and four of them have secured orders requiring six Irish internet providers to block access to the Pirate Bay, the leading torrent site, in hopes of preventing copyright infringement.   Four ...
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• The Pirate Bay is down, it’s not just you

  
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  We all find ourselves from time to time wondering if a particular corner of the Internet we were hoping to access is really down, or if it is just something on our side. Such is the case of Pirate Bay users the world over who can rest assured: it’s not just you. For whatever reason, Read The Full Story
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• How Does a Bittorrent Client Initially Discover Its Peers?

  
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  When your torrent client joins the swarm to share and gather file pieces, how exactly does it know where all its peers are? Read on as we poke around inside the mechanisms that undergird the BitTorrent protocol. Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack ...
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• UK ISPs And The Backstairs Campaign Against Torrent Proxies

  
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  Following England’s workarounds on the issue of online piracy we find that Sky, Virgin Media, BT, and probably other internet providers have started an off-the-books campaign against pirate proxies. While some of the world’s most popular torrent sites, including TPB, Kat.ph, H33t, and Fenopy, can no longer be ...
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• 3 Count: iTuned Radio

  
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  Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday . 1: Apple Launches iTunes Radio Streaming Music Service First off today Pete Pachal at Mashable reports that Apple, as part of its keynote presentation at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) announced the launch of its new ...
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• ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season 3 Finale Slays Piracy Record; 1M Downloads In One Day

  
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  Subscription viewers weren’t the only ones who went nuts for HBO ‘s Game Of Thrones season finale. According to TorrentFreak , over 1 million BitTorrent users downloaded Sunday’s single episode within 24 hours, with as many as 171.5K sharing the same file simultaneously. The HBO show is a network ...
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• Aspiring Musicians Get a Sweet Treat: Berklee’s BitTorrent Bundle Of Music Lesson Videos And Ebooks

  
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  BitTorrent’s advantages as a platform for  distribution  and exposure are attracting more and more companies and businesses. Berklee College of Music’s online division surprised many when they recently announced the release of a free BitTorrent Bundle containing music lesson videos and ebooks.  The Berklee ...
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• Top 10 Most Downloaded Movies on BitTorrent

  
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  TorrentFreak  has published the data they collected with the top 10 most shared movies on BitTorrent for the week ended June 9. All the films included in this chart are DVDrips (unless mentioned otherwise). The last part of the Hangover trilogy climbs the chart to #1.  Newcomer ‘Dead Man Down’ occupies the ...
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• The Pirate Cinema shows what people are downloading on BitTorrent in real time

  
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  THE PIRATE CINEMA from Nicolas Maigret on Vimeo . The Pirate Cinema reflects data transfers happening in real time on BitTorrent networks. Three giant screens show segments of data being transfered most of them obscured by digital artifacts caused by files that art only part of a larger whole. The post ...
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• Prenda Law Caught Red-Handed In A Massive Copyright Lawsuit

  
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  Over one thousand Does were sued by AF Holdings for downloading some of their adult-oriented movies. It was suspected that, in fact, AF Holdings is a front for Prenda Law, and that the massive lawsuit is just another case of copyright trolling. As it so happens, those suspicions are becoming facts. After filing ...
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• Gaming Torrent Trackers Shut Down Citing Legal Threats

  
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  Founded early 2010, GazelleGames quickly grew out to become one of the larger private BitTorrent trackers dedicated to games. Before the end of its first year the site amassed thousands of members, and this number continued to increase until a surprise message was posted by the site’s owners yesterday. After three ...
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• FrostWire 5.6.x alpha screenshots

  
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  New Application Header. Search is the core feature of the app, now there’s a single search box in the application, depending on the context it will search the internet (soon locally WiFi shared files by FrostWire instances, desktop or android), or your local Library files. Also notice the improved unicode ...
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• The Pirate Cinema creates art from torrent traffic

  
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  It’s an open secret that BitTorrent makes up a large segment of internet traffic. People all over the world are torrenting legal and copyrighted content 24-hours a day. A new art installation seeks…
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• BitTorrent Promotes: The Boxer Rebellion

  
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  BitTorrent’s Monday Download series introduces this week  The Boxer Rebellion,  a rock band formed in London in 2001 by Nathan Nicholson, Todd Howe, Adam Harrison, and Piers Hewitt. Since we’re so fond of sharing and so happy when it also comes to mean supporting and promoting creative people, we too wanted ...
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• 3 Count: Judging Judy

  
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  Have any suggestions for the 3 Count? Let me know via Twitter @plagiarismtoday . 1: Prenda Seeded its Own Porn Files Via BitTorrent, New Affidavit Argues First off today, Cyrus Farivar at Ars Technica reports that a motion filed against Prenda Law in Florida makes the claim that Prenda Law itself, or someone ...
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• The Pirate Bay Helps to Expose Copyright Troll Honeypot

  
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  Last month copyright troll law firm Prenda suffered losses on several fronts, including a $81,319.72 court sanction. However, Prenda’s troubles are far from over. A new filing submitted by defense lawyer Graham Syfert opens up a new can of worms, accusing the copyright trolls of seeding the very files they claim to ...
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