BitTorrent

Originally designed for etree, BitTorrent is a peer-to-peer networking protocoll that is especially suitable for the transfer of bigger files. It is the biggest file-sharing system and generates about one third of all internet traffic worldwide. There is a huge amount of popular films and music being shared on BitTorrent.

The raid of the largest Torrent index and BitTorrent tracker The Pirate Bay in Sweden tells a story how scaring sharing must be for capitalism...