Ranked 199 by Alexa, isoHunt is a most prolific p2p file sharing site which managed in 6 years of existence to gain extreme popularity, gather millions of users, but also dodge lawsuits from copyright holders. The founder of the popular BitTorrent search engine, Gary Fung, has been interviewed recently by Computerworld in light of rumors about him hoping for a collaboration with the movie and the music industries. In the Q&A interview Fung also revealed some details about how he succeeded in keeping the site on the surface despite legal matters and his plans for his new ‘baby’ – another p2p site.

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isoHunt and Why It’s So Successful