Back in November, US ISP Cox Communications defended the BitTorrent protocol, claiming that while torrents might be associated with piracy, they can and are used for legal purposes. For example companies like Blizzard use the BitTorrent protocol when it comes to downloading games and updates. That being said, it seems that at the end of the day, a Virginia federal jury has ruled that Cox Communications is guilty of willful contributory copyright infringement, and because of that they have been o...
Back in November, US ISP Cox Communications defended the BitTorrent protocol, claiming that while torrents might be associated with piracy, they can and are used for legal purposes. For example companies like Blizzard use the BitTorrent protocol when it comes to downloading games and updates. That being said, it seems that at the end of the day, a Virginia federal jury has ruled that Cox Communications is guilty of willful contributory copyright infringement, and because of that they have been o...
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