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File-sharers have moved away from the popular BitTorrent system following legal action, say experts.
Instead they have moved to another network called eDonkey, showed a study by internet analysis firm CacheLogic.
It found that eDonkey has become the dominant peer-to-peer file-sharing network in countries such as South Korea, Italy, Germany and Spain.
The study seems to suggest that the legal action to stamp out file-sharing is meeting with limited success.
BitTorrent alternatives
The movie industry started targeting the operators of BitTorrent networks themselves last December.
It has filed numerous lawsuits against BitTorrent server sites which linked to copyrighted material in order to undermine the ability to swap content.
History is repeating itself. File-sharers moved from Kazaa to BitTorrent and now to eDonkey
The action resulted in the closure of some high-profile BitTorrent sites but appears to have had mixed success in stopping the widespread trading of films, TV shows and music.
While the use of BitTorrent has fallen, file sharers have moved to an alternative network called eDonkey.
This is a decentralised file-sharing network, where files are not stored on a central server but are exchanged directly between users based on the peer-to-peer principle.
In countries such as the UK, Japan and China, eDonkey was as widely used as BitTorrent, found CacheLogic.
In others like South Korea, it has become the most popular way of swapping content.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4196642.stm
Instead they have moved to another network called eDonkey, showed a study by internet analysis firm CacheLogic.
It found that eDonkey has become the dominant peer-to-peer file-sharing network in countries such as South Korea, Italy, Germany and Spain.
The study seems to suggest that the legal action to stamp out file-sharing is meeting with limited success.
BitTorrent alternatives
The movie industry started targeting the operators of BitTorrent networks themselves last December.
It has filed numerous lawsuits against BitTorrent server sites which linked to copyrighted material in order to undermine the ability to swap content.
History is repeating itself. File-sharers moved from Kazaa to BitTorrent and now to eDonkey
The action resulted in the closure of some high-profile BitTorrent sites but appears to have had mixed success in stopping the widespread trading of films, TV shows and music.
While the use of BitTorrent has fallen, file sharers have moved to an alternative network called eDonkey.
This is a decentralised file-sharing network, where files are not stored on a central server but are exchanged directly between users based on the peer-to-peer principle.
In countries such as the UK, Japan and China, eDonkey was as widely used as BitTorrent, found CacheLogic.
In others like South Korea, it has become the most popular way of swapping content.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4196642.stm
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