The article Bittorrent Gets A Makeover talks about how public stations in Europe are thinking about using P2P to their advantage. In case you don't know what Bittorrent is, here's a quick run down.
There's a file on the internet that other people have and that you want. You download a program that can download "torrents" and install it on your computer. Then you use a website such as btjunkie to search for a file you want. You then click download on the file you want and it refers to the program you just downloaded to download the file.
Now that might seem like a lot but it really isn't. I learned in about 5 min from a buddy of mine. I'm not surprised public stations are thinking about doing this. People constantly place the latest episodes of popular shows to be downloaded via torrents. Just click on the btjunkie link above and search for "The Office." You'll see. It's smart that these stations are thinking about working with the system then against it.
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This is definately a pretty cool feature when it comes to downloading, thanks for showing me how to use it. The program is very easy to use, and it is perfect for downloading large files that you normally wouldn't want to download on bearshare or limewire. On demand is also out there if you miss a show, but for those of us who would rather do it from your desktop this is so much better. I just wonder how much longer it will be until these companies say something about copyright infringement...
I agree with you in that it's a great idea for public stations to work with Bittorrent. Although at first intimidated by all the technical terms and somewhat reluctant because I felt like a nerd, I am very glad I learned how to download torrents. It is very fast and there are torrents for so many different types of media, such as songs, music videos, and TV shows. However, I have recently been hearing that downloading torrents can now be considered illegal. Does anyone know what the case is?
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