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Bittorrent

Business World

Hype Man of the Century

The bizarre story of what happened when Chinese crypto millionaire Justin Sun acquired BitTorrent.

Chris Harland-Dunaway The Verge Sep 2020 Permalink

Business Tech

The Inside Story of BitTorrent’s Bizarre Collapse

It was a genius piece of technology. But that didn’t mean it was a business.

Jessi Hempel Backchannel Jan 2017 15min Permalink

Business Tech

The Infinite Lives of BitTorrent

Despite its association with piracy, BitTorrent is a company in its own right, and one desperate to hit upon a way to monetize its revolutionary file transfer technology.

Sarah Kessler Fast Company Mar 2014 15min Permalink

How The Pirate Bay Four Dodged Swedish Justice—For a While

Convicted and facing jail time plus a crippling fine in Sweden, the founders of the torrent site The Pirate’s Bay have scattered across the world towards new lives: fatherhood in Laos, a junkie’s life in Phnom Penh, and start-up work in Berlin.

Cyrus Farivar Ars Technica Oct 2012 10min Permalink

Tech

Porn, Piracy, & BitTorrent

In the first seven months of 2011, 94,000 people were sued for illegally downloading porn. Not one case has been decided by a jury. On the industry’s new strategy to make downloaders pay.

Keegan Hamilton Seattle Weekly Aug 2011 Permalink

Business Tech

The Men Who Stole the World

What happened to the minds behind Napster, Gnutella, WinAmp, and BitTorrent after their creations irrevocably changed business and culture.

Lev Grossman Time Nov 2010 10min Permalink