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Could this be the end of Bittorent?

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  • #2
    Sleepy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,363 ✭✭✭✭Sleepy


    I was under the impression that the very nature of the Bittorrent client ensured that there was no way of taking down the network?

    There'll more than likely always be people prepared to host trackers and torrents on their sites and countries with lax enough copyright/hosting laws to allow them do so (I'm looking at sealand here...)


  • #3
    Plankmonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 98 ✭✭Plankmonkey


    It won't be the end, just like it wasn't the end for regualr p2p. Usenet is faster and better anyway so when or if it does get to the stage where there's feck all to download on bittorrent its just a matter of moving on and paying the $10 a month subscription to a decent usenet server.


  • #4
    Drapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭Drapper


    Plankmonkey wrote:
    It won't be the end, just like it wasn't the end for regualr p2p. Usenet is faster and better anyway so when or if it does get to the stage where there's feck all to download on bittorrent its just a matter of moving on and paying the $10 a month subscription to a decent usenet server.

    true but China of all places to hit the copyright card! strange !


  • #5
    The Troll
    Closed Accounts Posts: 686 ✭✭✭The Troll


    No definitely not the end. new trackers and sites pop up everyday. Suprnova.org and lokitorrent both closed. Staright away new ones opened. Not gonna happen.


  • #6
    Drapper
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,813 ✭✭✭Drapper


    The Troll wrote:
    No definitely not the end. new trackers and sites pop up everyday. Suprnova.org and lokitorrent both closed. Staright away new ones opened. Not gonna happen.

    is it easy for ISPs to pass info to the police about torrent activity? it did happen in Ireland right ?


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  • #7
    Nick_oliveri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,497 ✭✭✭Nick_oliveri


    I wonder does it apply if you dont seed a whole upload (e.g. only sharing part of an incomplete file) Surely if the file isn't accessible until it is complete no one person could get charged for uploading bittorrent.


  • #8
    Infini
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,573 ✭✭✭Infini


    The Troll wrote:
    No definitely not the end. new trackers and sites pop up everyday. Suprnova.org and lokitorrent both closed. Staright away new ones opened. Not gonna happen.

    actually supernova is back online again under a different name...


  • #9
    mimix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 61 ✭✭mimix


    Infini wrote:
    actually supernova is back online again under a different name...

    yes a "NEW" name


  • #10
    philologos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 22,479 ✭✭✭✭philologos


    A "newnova" ;) lol
    Bittorrent is nowhere near dead Bram Cohen gets "enough money to fund his family comfortably" in donations from fans. Trackerless support in the new beta (when its released) will remove the need for going to tracker sites to download so you can search on the Bittorrent site for torrents instead of having to rely on a tracker


  • #11
    sillild
    Closed Accounts Posts: 58 ✭✭sillild


    <snipped> Banned for a week for blatant disregard for the rules.


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  • #12
    PiE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,538 ✭✭✭PiE


    Could this be the end of Bittorent? Ummmm... no.


  • #13
    Dr_Teeth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,010 ✭✭✭Dr_Teeth


    Bittorrent is just a protocol - Blizzard uses it to distribute the patches for World of Warcraft, for example. It's not something that can be 'banned'.

    The various services that distribute copyrighted material using this protocol will no doubt be closed down but new ones will just sprout up afterwards.


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