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BitTorrent Usage Doesn't Equal Piracy, Cox Tells Court
Last year BMG Rights Management and Round Hill Music sued Cox Communications, arguing that the ISP fails to terminate accounts that are frequently used to pirate content. The case is crucial as it may define the obligations of Internet providers hoping to keep their safe harbor protections. Ideally, the music companies would like to have the accounts of repeat infringers terminated.
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Project Maelstrom: Forensic Analysis of the BitTorrent-Powered Browser [PDF] [2015]
In April 2015, BitTorrent Inc. released their distributed peer-to-peer powered browser, Project Maelstrom, into public beta. The browser facilitates a new alternative website distribution paradigm to the traditional HTTP-based, client-server model. This decentralised web is powered by each of the visitors accessing each Maelstrom hosted website. Each user shares their copy of the website;s source code and multimedia content with new visitors...
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PirateTheNet (PTN) is Open for Limited Application Signup! - A Blog for Private Torrent Trackers & Piracy
PirateTheNet (PTN) is a Private Torrent Tracker for MOVIES PirateTheNet is the internal tracker for multiple internal release groups Applications are open! Applications are open! Apply now and join the community! Signup Link: http://piratethe.net/comeandplay.php
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The top 10 most pirated shows of August 2015: Mr. Robot in the lead
August was a busy month across The PIrate Bay, Torrentz.eu and Kickass Torrentz. While HBO still had a great presence among all three Mr. Robot topped all three proving how popular the hacker drama on USA Network become over the summer. Here are the charts and analysis from SimilarWeb.
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Sony Pictures Considered Buying BitTorrent Inc.
Sony Pictures considered BitTorrent Inc. as a potential acquisition opportunity to diversify its business, leaked information reveals. The file-sharing company made it onto a shortlist together with Netflix and TiVo, with Sony praising its effectiveness at downloading online media.
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Torrent sites ban Windows 10 due to privacy concerns
Torrent sites are dropping Windows 10 downloads left and right in reaction to Microsoft's recent privacy policy changes raised concerns in the Pirate Bay. First reported by WinBeta, torrent trackers taken the downloads of the OS offline following a controversial Microsoft Services Agreement update, which allows Microsoft to block pirated games and other content.
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BitTorrent Can Be Exploited for DoS Attacks, Research Warns
With dozens of millions of active users at any given point in the day the BitTorrent protocol is a force to be reckoned with. While BitTorrent swarms are relatively harmless, a new paper published by City University London researcher Florian Adamsky reveals that there’s potential for abuse. The paper, titled ‘P2P File-Sharing in Hell: Exploiting BitTorrent Vulnerabilities to Launch Distributed Reflective DoS Attacks...
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2baay is Open for Limited Signup! - A Blog for Private Torrent Trackers & Piracy
2baay is a Private Torrent Tracker for MOVIES / TV / GENERAL Signups are open! Signups are open! Sign up and join the community! Signup Link: http://www.2baay.com/signup.php
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uTorrent Flagged As 'Harmful' by Anti-Virus Companies and Google
Several anti-virus vendors have begun blocking uTorrent after identifying the software as malicious or potentially dangerous. In addition, Google Chrome is currently blocking several pages on uTorrent's official website. According to the reports the popular file-sharing application is linked to riskware and trojans.
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Google Chrome Starts Blocking Torrent Sites
Since yesterday, Google’s Chrome browser has begun blocking torrent websites, including Torrentz, ExtraTorent, RARBG, and the popular KickAss Torrents, flagging them as containing “harmful programs”. When users attempt to visit the URL, a red banner bars access, warning that “The site ahead …
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BitTorrent’s encrypted P2P chat app Bleep launches publicly for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac
BitTorrent today launched its encrypted P2P chat app Bleep. You can download the first stable version for Android, iOS, Windows, and Mac from bleep.pm. Formerly known as BitTorrent Chat, Bleep was first released in private alpha in July (but only for Windows 7 and Windows 8) and then as a public alpha in September with apps for Android and OS X.
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BitTorrent to ISPs: Pay us and our users to stay in the “slow lane”
BitTorrent, Inc. CEO Eric Klinker doesn't want Internet service providers to charge Web services for prioritized access to consumers—"fast lanes" as described in the debate over proposed network neutrality regulations.
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BitTorrent Network Mysteriously Doubles in Size, In a Week
German researchers have noticed an alarming development in the BitTorrent ecosystem. Since last week, the number of users on the BitTorrent DHT has doubled in size. The exact reason for the increase hasn't been confirmed, but all signs point to a bug in a recent uTorrent release.
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The Infinite Lives Of BitTorrent
It's a way of downloading movies, it's a startup, and with a hidden stream of revenue, BitTorrent is also a grand Silicon Valley experiment: How many times can a company reinvent itself in the hunt for a hit product?
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