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BitTorrent Gets $8.75M From Venture-Capital Firm

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-distributed dept.

funny-jack writes "BitTorrent's drive to legitimize itself as a tool for distributing legal content appears to be gaining steam, as evidenced by the $8.75 million venture capital they recently secured. 'The piracy business is not something anyone can make money on,' says Ashwin Navin, who co-founded BitTorrent with Bram Cohen. 'We want to distribute paid and ad-supported content, using this technology.'"

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  1. If you use BitTorrent and would like to help... by skydude_20 · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...support it, please consider making a donation to BitTorrent, Inc.
    Donate (via PayPal): $20 $10 other

    I think they hit 'other'.

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    1. Re:If you use BitTorrent and would like to help... by meza · · Score: 3, Funny

      I heard this fellow Niklas Zennström is in some economical trouble too. He recently "lost" his company called Skype in a fairly hostile ehm takeover. Please think about his children and wife and consider a donation (via PayPal). 20$ or even 10$ can really make a change.

  2. Run! The VC are coming! by fragmentate · · Score: 5, Funny

    Every time I hear another rush of VC's I have horrible nightmares of the DOT BOMB...

    They're like a bad form of birth-control -- where pulling out doesn't always work.

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  3. Most /. readers by mangus_angus · · Score: 3, Funny

    will know how to get the stuff for free anyways. Let them make their millions from average joe.

  4. Business Model by rblum · · Score: 4, Funny

    Can't believe I'm the first one to say this, but

    Step 1: Bit Torrent
    Step 2: ???
    Step 3: Profit!

    You must ALL be new around here!