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February 26, 2005

BitTorrent: a disruptive technology?

At the recent Creative Commons conference, one of the speakers from the Youth Internet Radio Network enthused about the possibilities of BitTorrent as "a tool for intercreativity and the democratisation of technology".

What is it?  A file sharing service where each of the users download only a part of a file and gets the rest from other users.

Seth Godin also sees the possibilities. In this article, WiredGC speculates about the implications for lawyers.

See also: BitTorrent FAQ and Guide

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Posted 26th February 2005 by David Jacobson in Legal, Web/Tech