BitTorrent President Ashwin Navin: “We Will Make Businesses Profitable” with P2P Architecture Moving big video files around the net is an expensive proposition for online video publishers. via AlwaysOn

“The basic principle in the law is that you have to distribute actual physical copies to be guilty of violating copyright. But recently, the industry has been going around saying that even a personal copy on your computer is a violation.”

P2P:- “So now, I’m considered a thief because a rip a copy to my mp3 player?” - asks p2pnet reader Cyberscan incredulously in a comment post to news that Warner Music, EMI, Vivendi Universal and Sony BMG’s RIAA … via P2pnet.net

“Hundreds of universities and dozens of commercial Internet service providers have responded to the exact same subpoenas”

The record industry got a surprise when it subpoenaed the University of Oregon in September, asking it to identify 17 students who had made available songs from Journey, the Cars, Dire Straits, Sting and … via New York Times

There is a reason people still buy CDs more than they do digital albums. Actually there are several, but viruses that come along with music via peer-to-peer sites and a concern over digital rights management … via Reuters

Everyone in the world seemed preoccupied with Britney Spears’ various exploits in 2007 while the music industry continued to battle plunging CD sales and digital downloads thrived. via Pasadena Star-News

Akamai bought Red Swoosh , BitTorrent started to showcase their DNA streaming solution , and Pando inked a deal with NBC to P2P-power the distribution of shows like Law & Order through the network’s NBC Direct … via GigaOM

According to TechCrunch , peer to peer or p2p funding is gaining momenton despite the uncertainty in the current market trend. via Syed syahrul zarizi

“If you pay $25, you might think that $25 goes to compensate the rights holder.”

People who received MP3 players as holiday gifts may want to steer clear of some Web sites that claim to offer legal music but don’t have licensing agreements with major music labels, the Center for Democracy … via ComputerWorld

The IFPI seem to want to have as many people hating them as their American brethren. via Bit-tech.net main Feed

The Democracy Papers is a series of articles, essays and editorial opinion examining threats to our freedoms of speech. via Seattle Times

P2P Transfer description Allows you to have multiple machines transfer p2p hashes The P2P Transfer application was designed to be a tool that will allow users to have multiple machines transfer p2p hashes / … via Softpedia

An anonymous reader writes “Porn industry representatives gathered at an anti-piracy conference last week to discuss solutions to the ever growing amount of pirated porn that’s traded on BitTorrent sites and … via Slashdot

We focus on Chord, a recently developed P2P system that implements a distributed hash table abstraction, and study the process by which Chord maintains its distributed state as nodes join and leave the system. via CiteULike

Most of us have used peer-to-peer software at some point during our lives, but have you used it legally? There are numerous ways to get yourself into legal trouble with P2P software, so follow these tips for … via Associated Content

Will P2P survive this attack by major broadband ISPs? Yes: The P2P technology will adjust and always stay ahead. via I, Cringely