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Bram Cohen on BitTorrent's Future

Posted by Hemos on from the rumours-of-my-depature-have-been-greatly-exaggerated dept.

Last week, BitTorrent creator Bram Cohen was rumored to be leaving the company he co-founded -- just as it landed big distribution deals with Hollywood. Can the rumors be true? What's in store for online file-sharing? According to the response, Cohen is not leaving; the piece goes on to talk in more detail about some of BT's recent announcements.

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  1. Re:"lost commercial opportunity" by spellraiser · · Score: 3, Interesting

    I believe you're referring to this:

    BC: We're rolling out with some content DRM'd, using Windows DRM, at the insistence of our content partners. We're very concerned about the usability problems DRM introduces, and are educating our content partners about the lost commercial opportunity.

    For your ears, the answer would be something along the lines of:

    WN: So, as it stands right now, the downloaded video content will only work on Windows software?

    BC: At the initial launch, yes, the content from the studios and networks will be protected with Windows DRM.

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    I hear there's rumors on the Slashdots
  2. Re:What's in store for online file sharing by fourchannel · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I think online file sharing will end now. No, napster bit the dust and looked what happened. Just cause the MPAA wants to use the BitTorrent Protocol for DRM warfare, doesn't mean that they have control over all people using the same protocol.

    It's like if the RIAA took the source code for Firefox and made a new browser called "Lamefox", which was highly restritive. They are using the HTTP protocol, but they will have almost zero impact on the current and future users of firefox.

    Remember, BT is a protocol, not just a program. Azureus is (IMO) a very good BitTorrent program, that's open source as well.

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