Comments on: BitTorrent’s Achilles’ Heel

By: e-mojo.net » The Definitive Primer to the Pirate Bay Trial

e-mojo.net » The Definitive Primer to the Pirate Bay Trial — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:22:23 +0000

[...] What happens if the Pirate Bay has to shut down? The Bay’s admins have promised to have back-up plans in place, but even a temporary interruption could lead to a domino effect that could knock out some other sites because of increased traffic. Torrentfreak reported this week that some even expect a “BitTorrent meltdown” due to the wide reliance on the Bay’s tracker servers. That may be a little overstated, but there would definitely be some collateral damage — if for no other reason that the fact that the Pirate Bay’s owners also operate an ISP that hosts many other BitTorrent sites. [...]

By: Prozess gegen “The Pirate Bay” beginnt | Asynchron

Prozess gegen “The Pirate Bay” beginnt | Asynchron — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 12:52:49 +0000

[...] that could knock out some other sites because of increased traffic. Torrentfreak reported this weekhosts many other BitTorrent sites. that some even expect a “BitTorrent meltdown” due to the wide reliance on the Bay’s tracker [...]

By: The Definitive Primer to the Pirate Bay Trial « NewTeeVee

The Definitive Primer to the Pirate Bay Trial « NewTeeVee — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 08:02:24 +0000

By: Vuze Takes A Gamble With New Client « NewTeeVee

Vuze Takes A Gamble With New Client « NewTeeVee — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 18:47:01 +0000

[...] otherwise anymore. That’s why the client allows its users to search Mininova.org, a site that got sued by the MPAA just a few months ago. “People are already searching those sites,” said Bianrosa, [...]

By: Vuze Becomes Social, Tears Down Walls « NewTeeVee

Vuze Becomes Social, Tears Down Walls « NewTeeVee — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:07:03 +0000

[...] preselected. With the exception of Jamendo, all of these also feature unlicensed content. In fact, Mininova was sued by Dutch rights holders just a few weeks ago. But Vuze CEO Gilles BianRosa told me that he doesn’t think his company [...]

By: Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete? at IDTorrent Blog

Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete? at IDTorrent Blog — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 08:35:43 +0000

[...] BitTorrent may be decentralized, but a large part of the BitTorrent community still relies on centralized websites and trackers. These trackers and torrent sites are considered to be the Achilles heel of the BitTorrent hydra. [...]

By: Torrent Base » Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete?

Torrent Base » Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete? — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:26:20 +0000

By: Zwartbaard » Blog Archive » Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete?

Zwartbaard » Blog Archive » Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete? — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 10:15:54 +0000

By: Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete? « TECH NEWS

Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete? « TECH NEWS — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:33:45 +0000

By: Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete? | TorrentFreak

Will BitTorrent Sites Become Obsolete? | TorrentFreak — Sat, 31 May 2008 22:41:13 +0000

[...] Researchers from different universities are currently working on a search technology that could make BitTorrent sites obsolete. While the idea of a completely decentralized filesharing network is not new, there are some downsides that are often overlooked. BitTorrent may be decentralized, but a large part of the BitTorrent community still relies on centralized websites and trackers. These trackers and torrent sites are considered to be the Achilles heel of the BitTorrent hydra. [...]