Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing applications allow users to download and share electronic files of all types and to use any computer as a server for file sharing requests. Currently, some of the more ...

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The Federal Trade Commission today told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that consumer use of peer-to-peer file-sharing technology can be risky and discussed the work the FTC has ...

Unauthorized peer-to-peer file sharing on corporate networks appears to be far more widespread than many companies realize. In a study of P2P file sharing at 560 companies, Ottawa-based AssetMetrix ...

Making files accessible between devices, while convenient, sometimes comes with privacy trade-offs or additional costs. Free cloud storage quotas run out too quickly and not everyone has the skills to ...

Worldwide, file-sharing rates account for as much as 70 percent of Internet traffic. BitTorrent co-founder Ashwin Navin said the outlook for peer-to-peer is positive. “There’s a bright future for P2P ...

Windows/Mac/Linux: Despite the rising popularity of BitTorrent, for many people there's still just one name in file sharing: LimeWire. The widely used LimeWire actually does support BitTorrent these ...

Despite the Recording Industry Association of America's well-publicized efforts to crack down on peer-to-peer file sharing, the illegal practice spiked 14% in October and November of 2003, according ...

Businesses are being warned to control employees' unauthorized use of P2P file-sharing software after a Tokyo policeman lost his job for using the file-sharing P2P. The fired policeman, who has not ...

In a testament to the rise of on-demand entertainment, Netflix and YouTube now consume just over half of all downstream traffic in North America, while peer-to-peer file-sharing services continue to ...

Statement of Compliance with Peer-to-Peer File Sharing Requirements in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 specifies that universities must ...