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  2. Comparison of BitTorrent sites - Wikipedia

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    BitTorrent sites may operate a BitTorrent tracker and are often referred to as such. Operating a tracker should not be confused with hosting content. A directory allows users to browse the content available on a website based on various categories. A directory is also a site where users can find other websites.

  3. BitTorrent - Wikipedia

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    BitTorrent downloading is considered to be faster than HTTP ("direct downloading") and FTP due to the lack of a central server that could limit bandwidth. [3] [4] BitTorrent is one of the most common protocols for transferring large files, such as digital video files containing TV shows and video clips, or digital audio files.

  4. Pirated movie release types - Wikipedia

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    In October 1999, DeCSS was released. This program enables anyone to remove the CSS encryption on a DVD. Although its authors only intended the software to be used for playback purposes, [2] it also meant that one could decode the content perfectly for ripping; combined with the DivX 3.11 Alpha codec released shortly after, the new codec increased video quality from near VHS to almost DVD ...

  5. Video game piracy - Wikipedia

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    However, with the rise of peer-to-peer torrenting, and notably with the release of BitTorrent in 2001, this BBS format of video game piracy began to decline. [2] Nowadays, torrenting pirated games remains the popular choice among those who engage in piracy.

  6. Tribler - Wikipedia

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    The SwarmPlayer is a Python-based BitTorrent Internet TV viewer. It allows one to watch BitTorrent-hosted peer-to-peer digital media distribution of video on demand and plays live Tribler streaming media. It is based on the same core as the Tribler TV application. The core software is free and open source software based on the Tribler platform ...

  7. Torrent poisoning - Wikipedia

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    Torrent poisoning is intentionally sharing corrupt data or data with misleading, deceiving file names using the BitTorrent protocol.This practice of uploading fake torrents is sometimes carried out by anti-infringement organisations as an attempt to prevent the peer-to-peer (P2P) sharing of copyrighted content, and to gather the IP addresses of downloaders.

  8. Glossary of BitTorrent terms - Wikipedia

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    Health is shown in a bar or in % usually next to the torrent's name and size, on the site where the .torrent file is hosted. It shows if all pieces of the torrent are available to download (i.e. 50% means that only half of the torrent is available). Health does not indicate whether the torrent is free of viruses.

  9. List of Tor onion services - Wikipedia

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    Demonoid – Torrent [3] Internet Archive – A web archiving site; KickassTorrents (defunct) – A BitTorrent index [4] Sci-Hub – Search engine which bypasses paywalls to provide free access to scientific and academic research papers and articles [5] The Pirate Bay – A BitTorrent index [6] [7] Z-Library – Many instances exist. [8]