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HBO Attacking BitTorrent

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the hand-that-feeds dept.

DIY News writes "HBO is actively poisoning the BitTorrent downloads of the new show Rome. In addition to an older tactic of offering bogus downloads that never complete, HBO is now obstructing the downloads offered by other people. HBO runs peers that tell the tracker they have all the chunks of the show, but then send garbage data when a downloader requests a chunk. While the bogus peers can be detected, it will take much longer to download shows."

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  1. E-Mule by Logicdisorder · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I am sure if anyone has a problem with getting the show though BT they can always use the mule :P

    GO THE MULE!

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    "The most dangerous creation of any society is that man who has nothing to lose." - James Baldwin, American author
  2. You have a really bad sense of inflation. by alakon · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    It's well over $600 an hour now. Mostly $600-900 an hour. That's the going rate.

    I don't know where you get your legal advice. Anonymous Lawyer?