File-sharers move from BitTorrent

zippyjuan · 08-31-2005, 04:15 PM

File-sharers move from BitTorrent

Peer-to-peer accounts for a large chunk of internet usage
File-sharers have moved away from the popular BitTorrent system following legal action, say experts.
Instead they have moved to another network called eDonkey, showed a study by internet analysis firm CacheLogic.

It found that eDonkey has become the dominant peer-to-peer file-sharing network in countries such as South Korea, Italy, Germany and Spain.

The study seems to suggest that the legal action to stamp out file-sharing is meeting with limited success.

BitTorrent alternatives

The movie industry started targeting the operators of BitTorrent networks themselves last December.

It has filed numerous lawsuits against BitTorrent server sites which linked to copyrighted material in order to undermine the ability to swap content.

History is repeating itself. File-sharers moved from Kazaa to BitTorrent and now to eDonkey

Andrew Parker, CacheLogic
The action resulted in the closure of some high-profile BitTorrent sites but appears to have had mixed success in stopping the widespread trading of films, TV shows and music.

While the use of BitTorrent has fallen, file sharers have moved to an alternative network called eDonkey.

This is a decentralised file-sharing network, where files are not stored on a central server but are exchanged directly between users based on the peer-to-peer principle.

In countries such as the UK, Japan and China, eDonkey was as widely used as BitTorrent, found CacheLogic.

In others like South Korea, it has become the most popular way of swapping content.

Cat and mouse game

"History is repeating itself," said Andrew Parker, CacheLogic's chief technology officer. "File-sharers moved from Kazaa to BitTorrent and now to eDonkey."

Some high-profile BitTorrent tracker sites have been closed down
"It's proof that legal pressure from industry groups results in the mass migration of file sharers to an alternative network, whether old or new.

In the US and Canada, there has been a surprising resurgence of the Gnutella file-sharing network.

It was one of the first P2P services to be targeted by the record industry but has since faded into the background.

"People are migrating to Gnutella as the attention of the record and movie industry is elsewhere," said Mr Parker.

"The conduit is irrelevant. People are after content. This cat and mouse game will continue."

According to CacheLogic, 60% of the traffic on the internet by the end of 2004 was made up of peer-to-peer activity, though it does not have a breakdown of how much of this is copyrighted material.

ArkiStan · 08-31-2005, 05:32 PM

Damn...I was using the eDonkey networks back in Korea, and just switched over to torrents as I returned to the States. Guess I'll have to go back....

Anybody know any clean eDonkey engines? The Korean one I used would install junkware on my system. I'm not using it again.

PrObLy · 08-31-2005, 07:56 PM

eMule is my personal favorite of the donkeys....except for the time 3 years ago when I got a call from Universal Studios. oops

chrisa86wm · 08-31-2005, 09:31 PM

umm, i disagree strongly. bittorrent is alive and well. sure there have been sites that have been shutdown, but people still use bittorrent in mass.

ArkiStan · 08-31-2005, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrObLy

eMule is my personal favorite of the donkeys....except for the time 3 years ago when I got a call from Universal Studios. oops

Will eMule install junkware or make my computer really slow?? If not, I'd love to give it a try. Torrents are good for popular files (movies, music, etc) but the donkey networks are still the best for rare, hard-to-find files.

PrObLy · 09-01-2005, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArkiStan

Will eMule install junkware or make my computer really slow?? If not, I'd love to give it a try. Torrents are good for popular files (movies, music, etc) but the donkey networks are still the best for rare, hard-to-find files.

As far as I know, eMule is the easiest to use/configure, plus it has an adorable mule/donkey/thingy as its mascot. It will NOT install any **** on your computer, provided you get it from their project site. It is very stable.

It may cause some slowdowns if you enable A LOT of incoming/outgoing connections, but so will any other donkey variant.

http://www.emule-project.net/home/pe...=1&rm=download

08-31-2005, 04:15 PM	#1
zippyjuan Picture of the Day Guru Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sunny San Diego Posts: 8,756	File-sharers move from BitTorrent File-sharers move from BitTorrent Peer-to-peer accounts for a large chunk of internet usage File-sharers have moved away from the popular BitTorrent system following legal action, say experts. Instead they have moved to another network called eDonkey, showed a study by internet analysis firm CacheLogic. It found that eDonkey has become the dominant peer-to-peer file-sharing network in countries such as South Korea, Italy, Germany and Spain. The study seems to suggest that the legal action to stamp out file-sharing is meeting with limited success. BitTorrent alternatives The movie industry started targeting the operators of BitTorrent networks themselves last December. It has filed numerous lawsuits against BitTorrent server sites which linked to copyrighted material in order to undermine the ability to swap content. History is repeating itself. File-sharers moved from Kazaa to BitTorrent and now to eDonkey Andrew Parker, CacheLogic The action resulted in the closure of some high-profile BitTorrent sites but appears to have had mixed success in stopping the widespread trading of films, TV shows and music. While the use of BitTorrent has fallen, file sharers have moved to an alternative network called eDonkey. This is a decentralised file-sharing network, where files are not stored on a central server but are exchanged directly between users based on the peer-to-peer principle. In countries such as the UK, Japan and China, eDonkey was as widely used as BitTorrent, found CacheLogic. In others like South Korea, it has become the most popular way of swapping content. Cat and mouse game "History is repeating itself," said Andrew Parker, CacheLogic's chief technology officer. "File-sharers moved from Kazaa to BitTorrent and now to eDonkey." Some high-profile BitTorrent tracker sites have been closed down "It's proof that legal pressure from industry groups results in the mass migration of file sharers to an alternative network, whether old or new. In the US and Canada, there has been a surprising resurgence of the Gnutella file-sharing network. It was one of the first P2P services to be targeted by the record industry but has since faded into the background. "People are migrating to Gnutella as the attention of the record and movie industry is elsewhere," said Mr Parker. "The conduit is irrelevant. People are after content. This cat and mouse game will continue." According to CacheLogic, 60% of the traffic on the internet by the end of 2004 was made up of peer-to-peer activity, though it does not have a breakdown of how much of this is copyrighted material. __________________ I add new pictures to my photo gallery pretty regularly. You can see them here if you are interested: http://www.pbase.com/jeffryz

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08-31-2005, 05:32 PM	#2
ArkiStan Admiral Join Date: May 2000 Location: Recession Central Posts: 5,898	Damn...I was using the eDonkey networks back in Korea, and just switched over to torrents as I returned to the States. Guess I'll have to go back.... Anybody know any clean eDonkey engines? The Korean one I used would install junkware on my system. I'm not using it again.

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