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Mediadefender rebrands, gives up on P2P video delivery
P2P CDN solutions for online video used to be all the rage last year. Literally dozens of start-ups were pitching their unique flavor of BitTorrent to facilitate video streams and save content and platform owners some dough. One of those companies was Mediadefender , better known for spamming BitTorrent sites with fake files in oder to prevent file sharing of major movies and albums.
Continue reading »Digg and Mininova Team Up to Seed Bruno
With a theater release scheduled for less than two weeks time, Bruno is doing several interviews promoting his upcoming mockumentary. One of the most anticipated Q and A sessions is the Dialogg with the Digg.com community that was released earlier today – on Digg as well as Mininova. Our traffic sponsor Digg is no stranger to BitTorrent.
Continue reading »MediaDefender Virus Scam Targets Torrent Site Users
The latest in a long line of scams targeting email users is attempting to capitalize on the increasing number using BitTorrent sites. Targets of the scam receive an unsolicited email purporting to come from notorious anti-piracy company MediaDefender . The email, which is simply addressed “Dear User!” claims the individual has been monitored on any of several torrent sites while engaging in anything from copyright infringement, through to simply browsing the sites.
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