PEER TO PEER

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PEER TO PEER

• BitTorrent

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CREATOR

• Bram Cohen

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BitTorrent

• BitTorrent is a peer to peer file sharing
  communications protocol
• BitTorrent is a method of distributing large
  amounts of data widely without the original
  distributor incurring the entire costs of
  hardware, hosting, and bandwidth resources

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How BitTorrent Operates

• A BitTorrent client is any program that
  implements the BitTorrent protocol
• Each client is capable of preparing, requesting,
  and transmitting any type of computer file over a
  network, using the protocol

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LEGAL ISSUES

• There has been a vast amount of controversy over
  BitTorrent trackers

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SECURITY VULVERABILITIES

• BitTorrent does not offer anonymity
• BitTorrent file shares often have little
  incentive to become seeders after they finish
  downloading

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Future of BitTorrent

• As technology continues to grow and mature
  BitTorrent will become a major legal distributor
  of video content
• BitTorrent will be a major competitor to TiVo and
  TV networks
• This will all happen because BitTorrents
  relationship with media companies is continually
  growing and evolving, because the media companies
  see an obvious value in the BitTorrent community

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Video On BitTorrent

• www.youtube.com
• Type in BitTorrent in search bar
• Name of video is We Show You How