BitTorrent, the peer-to-peer software that many students use to download films and software, will take steps to make itself less hospitable to users swapping files illegally. As part of a deal it has reached with the nation’s major movie studios, BitTorrent will no longer let people use its Web site to locate pirated movies.
The deal may frustrate some would-be file sharers, but it won’t stop illegal activity altogether. Savvier BitTorrent users will still be able to use a number of other search services that have popped up on the Web if they want to locate movies they can download with the software. (Associated Press)
