Who designed the BitTorrent protocol and when was it released?
Programmer Bram Cohen designed the BitTorrent protocol in April 2001. He released the first available version on the 2nd of July 2001.
Questions about BitTorrent
Short answers, pulled from the story.
How does the BitTorrent protocol divide files into segments?
BitTorrent divides distributed files into segments known as pieces. Each piece carries a cryptographic hash that protects against accidental or malicious modifications.
Which major organizations adopted BitTorrent to distribute content efficiently?
Major organizations like Sub Pop Records, Nine Inch Nails, Blizzard Entertainment, and The Internet Archive began adopting BitTorrent to distribute content efficiently. The Internet Archive added BitTorrent support for over 1.3 million files in August 2012.
What legal actions targeted websites hosting torrent trackers in 2006 and 2012?
On the 31st of May 2006, Swedish police raided The Pirate Bay servers following allegations by the MPAA regarding copyright infringement. In the United Kingdom, the High Court ordered five ISPs to block The Pirate Bay on the 30th of April 2012.
What percentage of executable programs contained malware according to studies on BitTorrent implementations?
One small sample indicated that 18% of executable programs available for download contained malware. Another study claimed up to 14.5% of downloads contain zero-day malware.