Tag Archives: P2P

‘Bleep’ It!

Posted on May 12, 2015 by John

As privacy concerns continue to be at the fore of the mind’s of countless global citizens, Bit Torrent’s Bleep – a tracking-free, P2P, messaging application could both be a big hit as well as usher in other me-too offerings.

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GOT.

Posted on April 14, 2015 by John

HBO’s Game of Thrones P2P popularity shows no signs of abating. This is evidenced by the over 5 million (and counting) illegal downloads of Season Five’s Premiere.

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Down Under…

Posted on April 6, 2015 by John

As some one of the world’s most enthusiastic P2P nations, an Australian court-ruling subpoenaing an ISP to disclose their end-user, customer data regarding illegally downloading a copy of an American movie could set a precedent for the on-going, global/legal wranglings of DRM.

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They’re Back!

Posted on February 2, 2015 by John

Pirate Bay’s 9 lives look to be continuing as the P2P-site is reportedly planning to re-launch with their best iteration (ever).

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Post-Christmas Gift…

Posted on December 26, 2014 by John

For those keeping track, The Interview is a bonafide, Bit Torrent hit! Leaving the Sony hacking aside, this is paradoxical considering how much energy, money and time Hollywood focuses on DRM… (Source) Torrent Freak: http://goo.gl/rvvOaQ

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Ahoy Matey!

Posted on December 16, 2014 by John

Whilst Pirate Bay might’ve been taken down earlier this week, unless a cease-and-desist is issued, given that Iso-hunt copied their database and posted it on-line, P2P piracy looks to remain for now… (Source) BBC: http://goo.gl/nZibsf

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