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  • Jun
  • 28
  • 2008

IsoHunt Goes Secure, Adds SSL Encryption

ISPs and authorities increasingly use Deep Packet Inspection hardware to block access to BitTorrent sites, or spy on users browsing habits. To offer its users more privacy, isoHunt has now added SSL encryption, making it impossible for your ISP or the authorities to monitor your activities on the BitTorrent site.

I don’t know, as far as I can remember, that was called “impossible to crack” encryption wise (at least theoretically)….does anyone know why they are doing it if SSL is immune to all DPI/hacking? I…

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  • May
  • 08
  • 2008

isoHunt tells judge it’s just another search engine

The admins of isoHunt are fighting a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the MPAA, arguing that it and other BitTorrent tracker sites should be treated no differently than a search engine. After all, isoHunt only provides links to content'just like Google.

No matter which way the ruling goes, this could prove to be an important milestone for the MPAA's fight against BitTorrent sites. The MPAA has a few notches in its bedpost, but those have come from settlements which resulted in shuttered…

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  • May
  • 05
  • 2008

isoHunt and MPAA Debate Legality of BitTorrent Sites

The legality of BitTorrent sites has always been highly debated. As of today, no court has ever ruled that a website offering .torrent links is legal or not. This might change soon, as isoHunt and the MPAA once again clash in court.

In most places its legal to buy a bong. The head shop doesnt get taken to court of some dude gets arrested using it to smoke pot does it? Just because ’some’ people use bittorrent for illegal file sharing does not mean that…

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  • Mar
  • 27
  • 2008

Mininova Helps CBC to Distribute TV-Show

Due to server complications, CBC decided to team up with mininova and let them seed the torrent files for Canadas Next Great Prime Minister.? It is great to see that mainstream broadcasters use BitTorrent to share their content online, and even better, that they use mininovas content distribution platform to do so.

This is good, we just need to get more networks on Bittorrent, BT is the best content distribution system for large files. I’m glad more people are realizing. What’s the problem with different BT sites? TPB is good, but…

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