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Peer-to-Peer (P2P) is where devices link to each other without an intermediary and either device can initiate communications.

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Copyright lawyers accuse 25,000 UK videogame filesharers

Published August 20, 2008, 9:02 am, The Register

Court throws P2P users to the Davenport Lyons The copyright ambulance-chasers at Davenport Lyons have a High Court order demanding 25,000 UK ISP subscribers' names and addresses, it emerged today.…

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The Bauminator

Published August 20, 2008, 7:34 am, Light Reading

10:20 AM -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) , following the divisive 3-2 vote on Aug. 1, has posted the official Order calling on Comcast Corp.

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First illegal game-sharer prosecuted in UK

Published August 20, 2008, 3:33 am, PC Advisor

Woman to pay £16,000 in damages and costs The woman, who has not been named, was prosecuted for uploading Topware Interactive's Dream Pinball 3D to a P2P network and allowing other web users to illegally download the program without paying copyright fees to the owners. A UK court has ordered the woman to pay Topware Interactive £6,086.56 in damages and...

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Neighborhood P2P could alleviate Internet traffic concerns

Published August 19, 2008, 3:21 pm, TG Daily

Ingenious solutions to problems often originate from very simple ideas. And, it appears, researchers from the University of Washington have found a way to substantially reduce Internet congestion for service providers that could ultimately result in Internet users being saved from much discussed bandwidth caps. The idea: Keep Internet traffic local.

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Brief: P2P investigation leads to child-porn busts

Published August 19, 2008, 2:49 pm, SecurityFocus

P2P investigation leads to child-porn busts >> Advertisement << Can you answer the ERP quiz? These 10 questions determine if your Enterprise RP rollout gets an A+. http://www.findtechinfo.com/as/acs?pl=781&ca=909

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The 160-mile Download Diet: Local File-sharing Drastically Cuts Network Load

Published August 19, 2008, 2:28 pm, Newswise

New research shows that sharing music and video files locally would be five times as efficient, relieving the stress on the Internet's major arteries. A research project that promotes a more neighborly approach to sharing files is attracting interest from the computing industry.

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The 160-mile download diet: Local file-sharing drastically cuts network load

Published August 19, 2008, 1:55 pm, EurekAlert!

New research shows that sharing digital files locally relieves pressure on the Internet service provider by as much as five times, while actually speeding up the transfer. The research is already attracting interest from industry.

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The 160-mile download diet: Local file-sharing drastically cuts network load

Published August 19, 2008, 1:52 pm, PhysOrg

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ever since Bram Cohen invented BitTorrent, Web traffic has never been the same. Whether that's a good thing or a bad thing, however, is a matter of debate.

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Verizon exec: Some Net neutrality fans suffer from 'paranoia'

Published August 19, 2008, 1:40 pm, CNET

In the wake of the FCC's ruling against Comcast, broadband providers and their allies at a tech policy conference say Net neutrality is dangerous and still makes no sense.

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The 160-mile download diet: Local file-sharing drastically cuts network load

Published August 19, 2008, 12:24 pm, UW News

New research shows that sharing music and video files locally would be five times as efficient, relieving the stress on the Internet's major arteries. A research project that promotes a more neighborly approach to file sharing is attracting interest from the computing industry.

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  • "Functionally voluntary" music may lead to blanket licenses: "He wants Warner and the other major labels to do this by making art "feel free" to those who enjoy it, even if it isn't. This fits well with the paradigm articulated later in the morning by technology lawyer Jim Burger, who argued that network filters, three-strikes rules, and legislation won't save the content businesses. The real answer to online piracy problems will be a market answer; if content creators want to succeed online, they need to focus even more on "seducing " consumers than on pistol-whippin g them."
  • IFPI: "Three strikes" efforts hit worldwide home run: "Accordin g to Perlmutter, things are "heading in a very positive direction" ; internationall y, and she sees graduated response mechanisms as an "idea whose time has come." In the nine months since France proposed its plan, the notion has taken root around the world. But, not surprisingly for an IFPI attorney, Perlmutter also doesn't think that graduated response is enough. ISP filtering, she says, needs to stay on the table."

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