File sharing

File-Sharing Lawsuits at a Crossroads, After 5 Years of RIAA Litigation

Stevie Converse — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 08:32:12 -0700

Comcast Does About-Face: Declares Love for P2P

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:32:08 -0700

AT&T Says It Will Cut Off P2P Wireless Users, but What About Pandora Users?

Stevie Converse — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 06:01:24 -0700

Cisco Projects Growth to Swell for Online Video

Stevie Converse — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 07:40:17 -0700

Cisco Systems Inc. is projecting a sixfold jump in Internet traffic between 2007 and 2012, as online video becomes the biggest driver of global data communications.

AT&T to Vuze: Your TCP Reset Test Proves Nothing

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:17:21 -0700

AT&T has sent a cool response to the Vuze Corporation's "Plug-In" survey of ISPs, ranked by their median rate of TCP reset activity: "Given that Vuze itself has recognized these problems with the measurements generated by its Plug-In, we believe that Vuze should not have published these misleading measurements, nor filed them with the [Federal Communications Commission]." So AT&T Vice President Ch

Comcast Loves File Sharing, Honest!

Stevie Converse — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 04:45:07 -0700

Was it really just a few months ago that Comcast was surreptitiously interfering with BitTorrent uploads?

5 Ways to Test If Your ISP Throttles P2P

Stevie Converse — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:08:37 -0700

Do your torrent downloads seem to be taking longer than usual? Are you trying to transfer, say, a home video to a friend via Pando and the upload keeps getting stuck?

Comcast Continues to Blow Smoke

Stevie Converse — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:44:58 -0700

Last Friday, Comcast's Executive Vice President David Cohen sent a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin filled, as usual, with lies and half-truths.

Comcast and BitTorrent, or 'Honestly Charlie Brown, the Market Dictates I Let You Kick the Football This Time'

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:45:14 -0700

[First, a rather important point to Richard Bennett and anyone who may be confused. This blog is my own.

New Ruling May 'Grease the Wheels' of RIAA Litigation Machine

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 07:16:50 -0700

One of the biggest questions facing both defendants and the RIAA in the record labels' legal campaign against P2P users is whether making a file available for download over a P2P network equates to distribution as defined under the Copyright Act. In a long-awaited ruling, a federal judge essentially validated the RIAA's position that having songs available in a KaZaA shared folder violates the distribution right under the Copyright Act.

Comcast Miffed at Martin BitTorrent Remarks

Stevie Converse — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 04:47:09 -0700

A top Comcast executive is taking exception to points that FCC Chairman Kevin Martin made in a statement responding to last week’s agreement in which Comcast and BitTorrent agreed to work on ways to alleviate network congestion fostered by massive file sharing applications.

Comcast Cable CTO: Bandwidth Hogs Will Experience Slowdowns

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:24:46 -0700

Comcast recently announced a deal with BitTorrent that left me dazed and confused. It was basically a roundabout way for the cable company to backtrack from its P2P traffic-blocking gaffe. In describing the deal, Comcast tried to shift the focus away from their so-called "network management" -- and by extension, the limitations of their network that prompted them to resort to traffic manipulation in the first place.

Who's to Say Comcast Won't Meddle with Net Again?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:17:03 -0700

Comcast and BitTorrent last week announced an agreement to collaborate on technologies to make it more efficient to conduct peer-to-peer file sharing over Comcast's cable modem network. This announcement came in the wake of intense criticism of the giant cable company and Internet service provider for controlling its customers' use of BitTorent to exchange files.

Canadian ISPs Limiting Access to CBC Shows

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:11:38 -0700

An anonymous reader sends word that, even as ISP interference with BitTorrent traffic is easing in the US, the issue is heating up in Canada. Major Canadian ISPs are limiting access to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's shows, made available online using BitTorrent.

Reflections on the Comcast-BitTorrent 'Detente'

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 05:10:12 -0700

I read the news this week of an arrangement between Comcast and BitTorrent, Inc. (called a "non-deal" by some) with great interest. My initial reaction was "Great, Comcast has finally seen the light. Cooperation is a good thing." Then I took a moment to put it all in perspective and reflect back on Vuze's original objectives when we filed our Petition for Rulemaking with the FCC in November 2007.

Spirit of Internet at Risk, Campaigners Warn After Comcast Move

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:55:03 -0700

A promise by the biggest broadband provider in the U.S. that it would stop discriminating against users who swap music and video online has failed to quell a grassroots movement demanding legislation to protect equal access to the Internet.

Comcast to Stop Slowing Peer-to-Peer Traffic

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:50:00 -0700

Faced with pressure from the Federal Communications Commission, cable company Comcast said Thursday it will end its practice of slowing traffic to peer-to-peer sites.

Blocking Foes Aren't Ready to Trust Comcast

Stevie Converse — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:07:45 -0700

In what might be seen as an exercise in crisis management, Comcast finally agreed Thursday to alter the way it manages its network, committing to a "protocol-neutral" method in which any traffic throttling would occur only at peak times and without targeting certain applications.

Comcast + BitTorrent: Don't Believe the Hype

Stevie Converse — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:33:41 -0700

What a surprise to open today's Wall Street Journal and see that Comcast and BitTorrent are suddenly BFF. Apparently, all Comcast's blocking, lying, blocking, denying, blocking, seat-filling, blocking, snubbing its nose at the FCC, and more blocking was just a big misunderstanding.

Commissioner Copps' Statement on Comcast-BitTorrent Announcement

Stevie Converse — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:48:44 -0700

The following statement can be attributed to Commissioner Michael J. Copps in response to the Comcast-BitTorrent announcement today. "Today's announcement confirms my belief that the FCC needs to play a proactive role in preserving the Internet as a vibrant place for democratic values, innovation and economic growth. If it had not been for the FCC's attention to this issue earlier this year, we would not be having the conversation that we are having now among network operators, edge content providers, consumers and government about the best way to implement reasonable network management.