[opendtv] Online trading of TV episodes grows
- From: Monty Solomon <monty@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 23:18:50 -0400
Online trading of TV episodes grows
By Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY
LOS ANGELES - Missed the final episode of Frasier or Friends? Many
college kids aren't waiting for the reruns. They're downloading the
shows instead.
With millions of unauthorized media files being traded on the
Internet, it's impossible to put an exact number on how many TV
episodes are out there.
But Jorge Gonzalez, who runs Zeropaid.com, a file-sharing guide, says
he's seen "a big increase in the last six months for new sites that
specialize in trading TV shows."
The Simpsons, Friends, The Sopranos and other shows are readily
available at both Kazaa, the world's most-used file-sharing program,
and new sites like eDonkey, TVTorrents.com and Bucktv.net.
BayTSP, a Silicon Valley company that tracks unauthorized Internet
file trading, found nearly 20,000 files of popular TV shows like The
Simpsons and Alias being offered for free on Wednesday.
...
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-05-20-tv_x.htm
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