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Originally posted by Fairweather
Source: CNet's News.com
Learn more about file swapping
Peer-to-peer networks tie individual PCs into a massively connected system that offers a powerful tool for storing and distributing digital content. Napster provided the first major proof of concept for the architecture, signing up millions of people who came together to trade unauthorized copies of music on its network.
But the system was effectively stifled by music industry lawsuits—-a cloud that has hung over all its numerous imitators. Faced with costly litigation, many peer-to-peer services have shut down or cling to subsistence businesses based primarily on advertising.
File-swapping services such as Kazaa and Morpheus remain stronger than ever, attracting millions of users every week looking for access to free music, movies and software. But business applications such as those that let employees share files or work on files together are more quietly gaining ground, extending peer-to-peer computing model well beyond simple file-trading.
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Hmmm...
there you go...
I still say MORPHEUS died at the start of this year....
BTW...Welcome to NU Fairweather
