Adam Frucci over at Gizmodo has put up a descriptive article concerning private torrents. Here are some excerpts: People serious about downloading pirated music, movies, TV shows, software and other media aren’t interested in getting a letter from their ISP or the RIAA/IFPI/MPAA/CRIA. They’re also not interested in getting viruses or fake files, often seeded on [...]
A primer on .mkv format and the best programs for converting .mkv to formats recognized by the XBox 360, the Sony PlayStation 3, and other media players
According to Kotaku, a man in Australia was ordered to pay 1.3 Million USD by the courts for uploading the first pirated copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Ouch. Last November, Nintendo says it was able to “employ the use of sophisticated technological forensics” to catch the man, James Burt, who has been [...]
As seen at Download Squad and Lifehacker, uTorrent 2.0 has gone RTM. The newest version uses additional configurations to reach through firewalls to other clients running BitTorrents for more efficient bandwidth usage. Additionally, it throttles traffic so as not to affect your normal internet surfing (unlike the version I use now :-/ ). Grab it here.
Is the best way to get a new viewer to give away your content for free? In this second part, I discuss the possible advantages of torrenting – both for the consumer and for the content creator.
