The main file sharing network technology that the movie industries fear the most, BitTorrent will be trialled with the UK cable firm NTL as a means of distributing purchased movies and music videos to its customers. As files on BitTorrent needs seeds to keep the torrent alive, they will use technology from the English based company, CacheLogic Ltd. to seed frequently downloaded files within the NTL network in an aim to speed up transfers as well as reduce the load on interconnections to peers outside of NTL's network.
At present, BitTorrent traffic accounts for roughly a third of all Internet bandwidth and even more on NTL's own network. Cohen, who originally started BitTorrent decided to have talks with Hollywood and ISP's in an aim to use it in a legal way to help efficiently distribute legal purchased content. Back in November, Cohen even struck a deal with the MPAA, which in turn required him to remove specific content from his search engine on BitTorrent.com. Thanks to Hypnosis4U2NV for letting us know about the following news:
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The trial, which will also include technology from Cambridge, England-based CacheLogic Ltd., comes as BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen works to establish the software as a legitimate means of distributing content. The free software is currently one of the most popular ways to share pirated TV and movies. BitTorrent traffic is estimated to account for roughly a third of all Internet bandwidth, and an even higher proportion on NTL's network. |
Hypnosis4U2NV added: Well its good to see some other companies that are interested in P2P networks to expand their businesses.. It's just refreshing to see the legal aspects of P2P rather then the illegal ones the RIAA and MPAA make it out to be.
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Source: Yahoo Technology News
