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Old 2007-06-25, 11:05   Link #24
SeijiSensei
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Age: 74
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Originally Posted by Syaoran View Post
Wasn't uTorrent taken over by some company which also had an agreement with the RIAA & MPAA to ban illegal downloads?
Maybe there's a mechanism that deleted 'unauthorized' media you downloaded previously.
I've never used uTorrent ever since, except some older versions once.
The original BitTorrent™ has announced a variety of deals with the studios. Last December BitTorrent acquired µTorrent as well. These deals were all designed to create the BitTorrent Entertainment Network which uses BT technology to distribute DRM-encumbered versions of major studios' product. One of BitTorrent's partners is Kadokawa Pictures USA.

Things like this make me stick with open-sourced products like Azureus. With all the code out there in the open, people can make sure the BT client isn't doing something untoward in the background.

If that NY Times link doesn't work for you, try this one.
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