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BitTorrent May Prove Too Good to Quash
Washington Post
Most file-sharing programs aren't the most upstanding citizens of the computing world. Yes, the entertainment industry hates them for the way they're used to download movies and albums without paying -- but many of these programs also fail to treat their own users well, often installing an unadvertised, unwanted load of advertising and spyware.
BitTorrent is different. This free, open-source program offers a spyware- and nuisance-free installation. And while it is certainly handy for downloading movies and other copyrighted material for free, it's also increasingly used to distribute software and entertainment legally.
BitTorrent and RSS Create Disruptive Revolution
eWeek
Disruptive technologies are born for all sorts of reasons—good ideas, market pressure, economic opportunity, and sometimes just plain luck. Many of today's disruptive leaders only emerged when combined with other seemingly unrelated inventions. Wi-Fi and broadband (DSL and cable but not satellite) have prospered in a mutually symbiotic fashion. So too have weblogs and RSS.
Web lets TV and movie viewers see what they want but not always legally
ArgusLeader.com
Matt Weiler doesn't fancy himself a pirate or an Internet renegade. The mild-mannered Web designer just wants to be able to add a 35-year-old rerun of "Go-Go Gophers," snatched off the Internet, to his video collection.