File-sharers Move Away From Bittorrent .. , Back to eDonkey

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File-sharers have moved away from the popular BitTorrent system following legal action, say experts.

 

Instead they have moved to another network called eDonkey, showed a study by internet analysis firm CacheLogic.

 

It found that eDonkey has become the dominant peer-to-peer file-sharing network in countries such as South Korea, Italy, Germany and Spain.

 

The study seems to suggest that the legal action to stamp out file-sharing is meeting with limited success.

 

BitTorrent alternatives

 

The movie industry started targeting the operators of BitTorrent networks themselves last December.

 

It has filed numerous lawsuits against BitTorrent server sites which linked to copyrighted material in order to undermine the ability to swap content.

 

 

History is repeating itself. File-sharers moved from Kazaa to BitTorrent and now to eDonkey

Andrew Parker, CacheLogic

The action resulted in the closure of some high-profile BitTorrent sites but appears to have had mixed success in stopping the widespread trading of films, TV shows and music.

 

While the use of BitTorrent has fallen, file sharers have moved to an alternative network called eDonkey.

 

This is a decentralised file-sharing network, where files are not stored on a central server but are exchanged directly between users based on the peer-to-peer principle.

 

In countries such as the UK, Japan and China, eDonkey was as widely used as BitTorrent, found CacheLogic.

 

In others like South Korea, it has become the most popular way of swapping content.

 

Cat and mouse game

 

"History is repeating itself," said Andrew Parker, CacheLogic's chief technology officer. "File-sharers moved from Kazaa to BitTorrent and now to eDonkey."

 

Screengrab from LokiTorrent website

Some high-profile BitTorrent tracker sites have been closed down

"It's proof that legal pressure from industry groups results in the mass migration of file sharers to an alternative network, whether old or new.

 

In the US and Canada, there has been a surprising resurgence of the Gnutella file-sharing network.

 

It was one of the first P2P services to be targeted by the record industry but has since faded into the background.

 

"People are migrating to Gnutella as the attention of the record and movie industry is elsewhere," said Mr Parker.

 

"The conduit is irrelevant. People are after content. This cat and mouse game will continue."

 

According to CacheLogic, 60% of the traffic on the internet by the end of 2004 was made up of peer-to-peer activity, though it does not have a breakdown of how much of this is copyrighted material.

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[mizako 0]

The mouse and cat game should continue however is a pity that bitTorrent disappears since it rocks. I have never downloaded quicklier than with bitTorrent.

[dr1v3r 0]

Ok i have been using p2p sort of programs mostly i use BitComet you should try it but its very hard to find I have it on a CD i dunno if there is an official site for it.Anyway its a killer program it displays everything from what is the host ip and what other files are there on that Host so i suggest people who hassitate which torrent program to use just google for BitComet you wont regret it

[BuffaloHelp 24]

A friend of mine just returned from Europe for living there for about 8 months...He's telling me that almost all file-sharing are happening in IRC over there. But IRC probably uses the same server and much needed bandwidth. Who will control what's going on in IRC and the TOS has to be similar to any webservers, right? Those IRC servers are basically housing illegal materials. IRC is going to be the next "place" to be cracked down.

[rantsh 0]

A friend of mine just returned from Europe for living there for about 8 months...

 

He's telling me that almost all file-sharing are happening in IRC over there. But IRC probably uses the same server and much needed bandwidth. Who will control what's going on in IRC and the TOS has to be similar to any webservers, right? Those IRC servers are basically housing illegal materials. IRC is going to be the next "place" to be cracked down.

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First of all, as far as I know eDonkey is way (and I mean WAY) older than the BitTorrent file... So you can see how much the CacheLogic guy knows about these subjects.

 

And to be honest IRC is the original way to share files, it's the best on the way that's the fastest since it's a direct conection to the other peer, in which case, your (and the other guy's) bandwith is the limit.

 

The only thing with IRC is that it might be a little difficult to learn, but it's THE real underground to share, you may find almost anything on an IRC server, yet, it's way faster and easier to just look for a torrent or even better, to run a search on eMule and download.

[believer 0]

First of all, as far as I know eDonkey is way (and I mean WAY) older than the BitTorrent file... So you can see how much the CacheLogic guy knows about these subjects.

 

And to be honest IRC is the original way to share files, it's the best on the way that's the fastest since it's a direct conection to the other peer, in which case, your (and the other guy's) bandwith is the limit.

 

The only thing with IRC is that it might be a little difficult to learn, but it's THE real underground to share, you may find almost anything on an IRC server, yet, it's way faster and easier to just look for a torrent or even better, to run a search on eMule and download.

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true, in IRC you have the most number of files available, almost all wares, ebooks, videos are in there, you are directly connected to the server (the one who shared).

 

I used both (IRC and torrent) and some other p2p and I would still prefer torrent, its fast and easy.

[lava.alt 0]

i prefer torrents ... are faster than any other way to share ... maybe it have some problems like the seeders ... but i think is better that eDonkey kazaa and all that stuffs ...

[mendezgarcia 0]

Read this article, it was written by Microsoft specialists:

http://www.bearcave.com/misl/misl_tech/msdrm/darknet.htm

 

Kazaa: It was good before, but now it's filled with virus and it's hard to find files you want. When you eventually find them and start downloading, they will disappear in the middle of the download.

 

Emule: Its loaded with files and you can get a nice speed. The only problem is that you must build credits so you can skip queue positions...

 

IRC: Yes, it's the fastest but finding files is not an easy task. Also, it don't have proper identification of files, making it easier to download fakes, and worse, it's loaded with hackers... A very dangerous network IMO.

 

sorry for double post. there is no edit button (?)

I forgot to tell about BitTorrent. BT's biggest problem is the Upload/Download ratio.

Yes, I know a lot of people leeching only hurt the network, but most of the BT trackers require you to maintain a 1:1 or better share ratio, what is hard to achieve, especially because most of the ISP give you a much higher download speed (than upload speed).

 

also, this upload-download "switching" can kill your HD. You know the harddisk is a mechanic device, so it can fry relatively easily.

 

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[owbussey 0]

The article was not very clear whether it was a good idea to stop using bit torrent. I thought it said that they were cracking down on the people who provided the files and not those who download the files. I know bit torrent can be tracked easily but if you don't upload any files, i think you would be fine right?

[brandon10092 0]

I went from WinMX, to KaZaA, to Napster, to iMesh, and to LimeWire and BitTornado. I don't understand why people are moving away from BitTorrent. I still use it frequently.

[kawasu 0]

edonkey? i still see more files being distributed on bittorrent than i do on edaonkey. i agree with the above posted quote of irc being the original and fastest though. it really is the fastest way to transfer data from peer-to-peer imo. theres still awhile to go until i see any chance of changing to edonkey though, its just far too slow for me. bt ftw.