While the MPAA and RIAA may do believe the only thing worse than BitTorrent is the coming of the anti-Christ, and the media generally focus on the seedier side of the equation, there are many knowledgeable people in the computing industry who have lauded the protocol for its’ innovative methods to solve problems with speed, corruption, and completion of downloads. Almost makes one a little nervous talking about it! BitTorrant Sync: Using BitTorrent for Good! As a result the RIAA and MPAA have launched a multi-front attack on BitTorrent, and its’ users, by working with ISP’s to limit torrent download speeds, filing suit against end users, and spending copious amounts of money lobbying elected officials. This decentralization and ability to piece a file together to form a complete download led the format to gather steam in the music and movie pirate scene as users learned their chances of getting a complete file greatly increased when using Bit Torrent. Because of the decentralized nature of Bit Torrent if one source of the file is unavailable the client will find any missing parts from another source resulting in a complete download of the file. Those sharing the file only need to upload small parts of a file, thus reducing upload bandwidth or allowing sharing with more clients, while downloaders have a high chance of completion and faster downloads. Software, referred to as a BitTorrent client, uses the torrent file to download the larger file in pieces, or bits, from as many different locations as possible, which is the single biggest selling point of the protocol. A small file, named a Torrent, contains the information needed to download a larger file. For those who may not follow such things BitTorrent is a protocol, created in 2001, that supports peer-to-peer sharing of files.
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