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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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News about this topic
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Most recent news articles related to this topic
Skype founders Janus Friis and Niklas Zennstrom have ended their lawsuit this week while agreeing to transfer ownership of their remaining part of the service, allowing for the VoIP service ...
Date: 8 Nov 2009 00:11
Direct2Drive, the PC gaming digital distribution service, has said today that they will not be selling the expected blockbuster Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 because it includes rival Valve's "Steamworks."
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Date: 7 Nov 2009 06:11 | 12 comments
The EU has ruled to change the Internet piracy "three strikes" bill, in an effort to give more rights to those accused of piracy.
EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding says EU lawmakers ...
Date: 6 Nov 2009 03:11 | 5 comments
The highly secretive Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, which has been drafted under non-disclosure agreements and given to different nations with watermarks in case they choose to "leak" ...
Date: 5 Nov 2009 03:11 | 101 comments
The results of a new study conducted by Demos, a London-based public policy think tank, once again affirm that the people who download the most music spend more than average buying music legally.
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Date: 3 Nov 2009 10:11 | 22 comments
Earlier this month, BitTorrent, the company behind the popular torrent clients μTorrent and BitTorrent posted that they were getting ready to "change the game" with the introduction of ...
Date: 1 Nov 2009 05:11 | 14 comments
The prolific warez "scene" group ViRiLiTY has announced their voluntary retirement after releasing 8000 cracked software releases or keygens.
The group started in 2002 and their last release ...
Date: 30 Oct 2009 17:10 | 12 comments
Lord Mandelson has announced this week that the UK will in fact be adopting the highly controversial 'three strikes' Internet piracy law, disconnecting multiple time offenders from the Internet ...
Date: 28 Oct 2009 17:10 | 34 comments
A provision which would require a judicial order before the government could have someone's internet account shut off has been removed from the Telecoms Package being negotiated between European ...
Date: 25 Oct 2009 07:10 | 1 comment
The MPAA appears to be gearing up for a change in the way they fight file sharing. Two leaders of the movie industry trade group's antipiracy division have reportedly been let go.
Antipiracy ...
Date: 22 Oct 2009 07:10 | 8 comments
According to a report from network management vendor Arbor Networks, P2P is largely being replaced by streaming video. The report, prepared in cooperation with the University of Michigan, will ...
Date: 21 Oct 2009 18:10 | 8 comments
The All Party Communications Group (apComms), an independent group of Members of Parliament and Lords in the UK, has released a report blaming record labels for their own losses from illegal file sharing.
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Date: 20 Oct 2009 14:10 | 4 comments
TheLocal is reporting today that the appeal launched by the founders of the Pirate Bay has been pushed until next summer.
The Svea Court of Appeal in Sweden made the decision today, pushing ...
Date: 20 Oct 2009 14:10 | 6 comments
The large UK ISP TalkTalk is making a strong point today, calling the Lord Mandelson-backed Internet Piracy bill (three strikes law) "naive," and prone to mistakes.
The law, which would give ...
Date: 16 Oct 2009 15:10 | 11 comments
A Federal judge reviewing the RIAA complaint against New York defense attorney Ray Beckerman is recommending the request for sanctions be denied. RIAA lawyers accused Beckerman of "vexatious ...
Date: 13 Oct 2009 08:10 | 1 comment
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