P2P file sharing offers the possibility of dramatically increased download speeds by avoiding the problems associated with a single (overloaded) server. But even P2P downloads can bog down when files ...

A recent study conducted by consumer and retail analysis group NPD claims that peer-to-peer (P2P) video downloads (which in the study are synonymous with illegal downloads) are outpacing purchases ...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing services, which connect individual users for simultaneous uploads and downloads directly rather than through a central server, are reported to account for as much as 70 ...

Company will reveal test results indicating it could reduce the impact of peer-to-peer traffic on its network by more than 50 percent by "intelligently" routing such traffic. Marguerite Reardon ...

Peer-to-peer (P2P) software is an escalating technology: Kazaa Media Desktop is currently the most popular download on CNET Download.com. It's been ranked on the Most Popular chart for 57 weeks and ...

Researchers at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University have identified a new "guilt-by-association" threat to privacy in peer-to-peer (P2P) systems that ...

The debate about whether peer-to-peer (P2P) applications, which were first made popular with the Napster file-sharing network, should be legitimate or illegitimate continues to rage. On one side are ...

It’s not just the Recording Industry Association of America that people need to worry about when downloading music from P2P networks. A surprisingly high number of consumers sharing music and other ...