Monday, November 08, 2004

BitWarrant

Those of you who use BitTorrent may want to take notice. I've never messed with it personally, but I've reaped the benefits now and then.

John Malcolm, director of worldwide anti-piracy operations for the MPAA, said that his group is well aware of the vast amounts of copyrighted material being traded via BitTorrent.

"It's a very efficient delivery system for large files, and it's being used and abused by a hell of a lot of people," he told Reuters. "We're studying our options, as we do with all new technologies which are abused by people to engage in theft."

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35%, that's pretty impressive. Props to Mr. Cohen, at least until Kazaa slaps you with an antitrust suit.</joke>

Currently listening to: "Full On (Reprise)", Soundgarden

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