Saturday, 15 March 2008

FCC Hearing: Comcast Uses Hacker Techniques

Today is an important day for network neutrality, as the FCC’s Broadband Network management hearing has been discussing Comcast’s attempt to slow down BitTorrent traffic. One of the panelists said Comcast uses “hacker techniques” to manage their network.

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EU Invests $22 Million in Next-Generation BitTorrent Client

A few weeks ago we reported that the EU Greens launched a pro-filesharing campaign named "I Wouldn't Steal". In a continued effort to support the development of P2P technology, the European Union has now invested $22 million in the development of an open-source BitTorrent client.

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