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P2P

P2P or peer-to-peer networks are computer networks where each of the computers act as both client and server. From under this topic you can find a wide range of peer-to-peer related glossary terms as well as P2P software and guides.

The most popular P2P networks (and applications) are:

  • BitTorrent (Azureus, ABC, BitTornado, Shareaza, µTorrent, BitComet)
  • eDonkey (eMule, Shareaza, eDonkey2000)
  • Gnutella (BearShare, Gnucleus, Limewire, Morpheus, Shareaza)
  • Direct Connect (DC++)

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    Jammie Rasset-Thomas to appeal damage award

    Jammie Thomas-Rasset will be appealing the $1.92 million judgement against her in the first RIAA file sharing case ever decided by a jury. At issue will be the constitutionality of awarding ...

    Date: 2 Jul 2009 21:07

    The Pirate Bay adds 'user deletion'

    Earlier today we reported that the infamous public torrent tracker The Pirate Bay had been sold to the software company Global Gaming Factory X, who then decided to shut down the tracker and ...

    Date: 30 Jun 2009 22:06 | 21 comments

    The Pirate Bay tracker to shut down

    As we reported earlier today, The Pirate Bay is being sold to another Swedish company Global Gaming Factory X (GGF). The publicly listed software company stated that the acquisition will have ...

    Date: 30 Jun 2009 13:06 | 36 comments

    The Pirate Bay sold for $7.8 million

    Software company Global Gaming Factory X is about to acquire The Pirate Bay for 60,000,000 SEK or 7,8 million USD, says GGF press release. The acquisition which is deemed to be completed in ...

    Date: 30 Jun 2009 09:06 | 26 comments

    Rapidshare to appeal German court decision

    Last week, the file-hosting giant Rapidshare lost a case to the German copyright society GEMA. As part of the ruling, Rapidshare was told to "proactively filter" over 5000 tracks from GEMA's ...

    Date: 29 Jun 2009 04:06 | 6 comments

    uTorrent is clear market share leader for torrent clients

    According to a new TorrentFreak report, using data collected by Tribler the popular BitTorrent client uTorrent is the clear market leader for client use, followed only remotely close by Vuze. ...

    Date: 26 Jun 2009 04:06 | 17 comments

    Swedish appeals court rejects claim Pirate Bay judge was biased

    The judge who presided over the now infamous Pirate Bay trial was not biased according to a ruling from Sweden's Court of Appeals. Defense lawyers alleged Judge Tomas Norstrom's membership ...

    Date: 25 Jun 2009 23:06 | 6 comments

    Court rules against Rapidshare in Germany

    A Berlin court has today ruled against the file-hosting giant Rapidshare, siding with the German copyright society GEMA. As part of the ruling, Rapidshare must now "proactively filter" over ...

    Date: 25 Jun 2009 07:06 | 9 comments

    Even RIAA witness 'shocked' by Jammie Thomas verdict

    Gary Wade Leak, a Sony lawyer who was a star witness for the RIAA in the recent Jammie Thomas trial has said today that even he is "shocked" by the amount of money Thomas is now being forced ...

    Date: 23 Jun 2009 06:06 | 20 comments

    Jammie Thomas can possibly use bankruptcy to get out of RIAA debt

    On Thursday, Jammie Thomas was found to have "committed willful violation" of the copyrights of 24 songs she shared via P2P and the jury awarded the RIAA and the media companies $1.92 million ...

    Date: 20 Jun 2009 23:06 | 10 comments

    RIAA needs to be disbanded, says Moby

    Following the recent jury decision against alleged file sharer Jammie Thomas, in which the woman was fined $80,000 USD for each of the 24 songs she shared via P2P, the popular artist Moby has ...

    Date: 20 Jun 2009 21:06 | 36 comments

    Jammie Thomas loses case to RIAA

    Last September, Minnesota woman Jammie Thomas was convicted of sharing 24 unauthorized tracks via P2P and was told to pay the RIAA $220,000 in damages. Thomas was granted a retrial however, ...

    Date: 19 Jun 2009 01:06 | 57 comments

    Verizon starts on-demand PC gaming service

    Verizon has announced today that broadband customers in New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island can now sign up for a new on-demand PC gaming service that will allow unlimited access to 1400 ...

    Date: 18 Jun 2009 03:06 | 6 comments

    'Three strikes' law is unconstitutional, says French court

    In May, the French National Assembly voted for and passed the controversial 'three strikes' law that would have multiple time piracy offenders stripped of their Internet rights. Today, the ...

    Date: 12 Jun 2009 06:06 | 7 comments

    Despite piracy, 'Sims 3' sells extremely well

    Back in May we reported that the latest edition in the blockbuster franchise The Sims had been leaked to P2P, a full 15 days before its official release date. According to BigChampagne data ...

    Date: 11 Jun 2009 05:06 | 13 comments

    Giganews ups retention to 300 days

    Giganews announced last week that they had set a new Usenet milestone, upping binary retention to 300 days, a first for any provider. Retention time is how long Giganews stores data available ...

    Date: 10 Jun 2009 03:06 | 13 comments

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