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Bram Cohen to Release BitTorrent Search Engine

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the only-a-matter-of-time dept.

AI Playground writes "Within two weeks, a BitTorrent search engine will be available at BitTorrent.com. From the Wired News article: 'Bram Cohen and a small cadre of developers and entrepreneurs are in the final stage of launching an advertising-supported search engine dedicated to cataloging and indexing the thousands of movies, music tracks, software programs and other files for download over Cohen's popular BitTorrent protocol.'"

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  1. RIAA to release lawsuit in two weeks. by mspohr · · Score: 5, Funny

    ... should give them enough time.

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    1. Re:RIAA to release lawsuit in two weeks. by irving47 · · Score: 4, Funny

      We should start a pool. When do they get their first cease and desist? When do they get shut down for good? When do they go to court... The potential for profit is staggering!

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    2. Re:RIAA to release lawsuit in two weeks. by bad_outlook · · Score: 4, Funny

      They could get it out faster if they release it as a .torrent

      bo

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    3. Re:RIAA to release lawsuit in two weeks. by Dibson · · Score: 3, Funny

      I don't know yet, but I'm getting the torrent of his brain right now. I'll tell you when it's done downloading.

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    4. Re:RIAA to release lawsuit in two weeks. by Davis+Bacon · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dude obviously needs to eat, and he's making a sponsored search engine. All I can say is "kaching".

      Is this another damned KDE utility? Don't we already have enough caching utilities?

      -Jam

  2. Slashdot May 24th 2005 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Bram Cohen found beaten to a bloody pulp.

    The mysterious letters 'RIAA' An 'MPAA' were found branded on his still quivering bottom.

  3. I wonder by datadriven · · Score: 4, Funny

    if the RIAA & the MPAA would be interested in buy ad space?

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  4. Re:Google isn't enough! by ZephyrXero · · Score: 2, Funny

    Google will offer their own version within a month. Start checking torrents.google.com ...lol

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  5. Re:How's he dealing with the legal issues? by fulana_lover · · Score: 2, Funny

    IANAL (which for years I thought means "I am ANAL", but that's neither here nor there)

    For all the IANAL lovers, you can download lots of it on the new search engine. Even DP! (which I always thought was Divorce Proceedings)

  6. In the future you'll be able to torrent your brain by loggia · · Score: 3, Funny

    I predict.

  7. Categorized results? by Nytewynd · · Score: 5, Funny

    I wonder if they are going to make it super easy for the FBI, and just let them type in "Illegal Downloads". The only saving grace is that the list will be so long it will probably freeze up the FBIs network.

    A search engine is a decent idea, but if you can't find your files already, you aren't doing something right. I'm not sure BitTorrent is the kind of thing that should be catering to the dumb computer user. Part of the reason it hasn't been locked down totally is because the masses haven't figured it out. Make it as easy to use as Napster, and it will be shutdown as fast as possible.

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  8. RIAA/MPAA by WCityMike · · Score: 3, Funny

    RIAA and MPAA jointly going apeshit in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ...

  9. Well, this is going to have one good effect... by jlseagull · · Score: 3, Funny

    The storage industry is going to have a second coming. I just placed an order for 2 more 300GB drives for my home media server. :)

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  10. Re:Nice Troll, Wired News by nEoN+nOoDlE · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is stating the obvious truth considered trolling now? What should it have said? "Cataloging and indexing the thousands of movie trailers, free indie music tracks, and software demos and other files for download..." more to your liking?

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  11. Torrent Club by Tantrum420 · · Score: 3, Funny

    1st RULE: You do not talk about TORRENT CLUB.

    2nd RULE: You DO NOT talk about TORRENT CLUB.

    3rd RULE: If some tracker says "unreachable", goes offline, or cannot scrape, the torrent is over.

    4th RULE: Many seeders to a torrent.

    5th RULE: Many torrents at a time.

    6th RULE: Shirts and Shoes optional.

    7th RULE: Torrents will go on as long as they can.

    8th RULE: If this is your first night at TORRENT CLUB, you HAVE to download.