Just when you could use one.
Where, oh where did all of the patent trolls go?
AT&T says it has developed the ability to accurately track content being shared by P2P file-sharing networks like BitTorrent, and has received a patent for the technique. According to the patent filing, “the method monitors a number of times each content title of a plurality of content titles are downloaded in the peer-to-peer …
One of the world's top communications giants doesn't understand how the Internet really works.
It was designed to survive nuclear war and it re-routes around disconnections or obstacles.
But that's OK. The parallel Internet is in full swing. http://principalityofwestantarctic.com/westantarctic/parallel-internet-it-can-be-done.html
And what fun they are going to have when the full switch to IPv6 happens!
Perhaps this will be useful in prosecuting pirates and facilitators of piracy? If so it's a good thing. If it was so obvious someone else would have developed and patented it before AT&T. It may be obvious after the fact but that's a dollar short and a day late.
That was very slow for a copyright cartel shill to post. Usually there are a few of them first on such a post - after all, they are paid to do it!
No one should be prosecuted for non profit making sharing of content. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeTybKL1pM4
It's a good thing because software piracy accounts for a large amount of the lost revenue for both companies and consumers, as well as endangering the security of computers. Don’t be a complacent observer of this crime. If there is software piracy happening at your company, report it to the BSA: http://nopiracy.net/10LA2PM.
"AT&T's patent is for crawling search engines and RSS feeds for torrent titles"
If your torrent-hosting website has T&Cs that forbid AT&T access, or crawling, or whatever other legalese is appropriate, would that make this inadmissible if it went to court, or you were accused of accessing it?
OK guys,
@ ecofeco:
... "It was designed to survive nuclear war and it re-routes around disconnections or obstacles."
The problem with your theory is all the poor saps using AT&T to connect to any given network.
AT&T is a ISP and their modems are in countless households and business', so unless the paralell internet is bringing a wire or WiFI frequencies to everyone's door, they will first have to pass through AT&T's modem, and then traverse their Snooping network to their DNS servers and beyond.
While a Tor network could help, it will end up being blocked by traditional internet service providers and will most certainly raise red flags on anyone who tries:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/21/nsa_spooks_can_pry_on_your_encrypted_emails/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/21/gchq_nsa_spooks/
Here's my cat out of the bag:
Private encrypted WiFi Mesh networks intermingled with Microwave radio realy links and DNS DC's incorporating a Tor network would provide a true paralell and independent Internet should certain tyranical forces yank our current infrastructure. ... WMAN / WiMAX for metropolitan areas.
Food for thought... Start planning.