A list revealing the peer-to-peer throttling habits of the world’s biggest internet service providers has been made public by Measurement Lab, a Google-backed platform that allow researchers to perform extensive tests on the performance of the internet, among other things. The list includes a number of Australian ISPs, including Telstra, Optus, Internode and iiNet.
New research shows which ISPs are the worst offenders when it comes to reducing BitTorrent speeds. The best ISP if you’re piracy-minded? The answer may surprise you.
We’ve covered The Tunnel fairly extensively here at Giz. That you can help fund the indie flick by buying frames, download it legally via BitTorrent or grab the iPad app. Well, it’s now headed for free streaming on iView — for one month only — starting August 14th. Nice. [TV Tonight]
10 years ago today, Bram Cohen loosed BitTorrent upon the world in a public message board. It only got one response. Now it’s a mainstay of the darker and more outspoken corners of the internet. They grow up so fast!
According to CNET’s Greg Sandoval, internet service providers such as AT&T, Comcast and Verizon are working with media groups such as the RIAA and MPAA to adopt stricter anti-piracy policies which gradually increase the consequences for illegally downloading and distributing copyrighted material.