While a 1.4GB file downloaded from the iTunes server took only 15 minutes to download, a 700MB file from BitTorrent (with upwards of 450 sources) took over 2 hours.
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In my experiments, iTunes movies download at an average rate of 1.69 mb/s, while BitTorrents download at only 95 kb/s. These issues will ameliorate in the future, as disk space continues to become cheaper and ISPs increase bandwidth.įor now, iTunes will have to support the iTorrent system in order to maintain the high quality of service users have come to expect. At this point in time, bandwidth, except in local, high-bandwidth networks (such as college campuses), is too low to support the high speed of downloads expected of iTunes without a huge number of contributors. Due to disk space constraints (most users have only about 100GB of hard drive space, and with movies ranging from 1-2 GB and HD movies upwards of 19 GB, users cannot currently afford to keep these files in their iTunes libraries, and will therefore move them to auxiliary storage devices (DVDs, external hard drives), therefore removing nodes from the network and reducing the density of file availability.
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Reporting system – the iTorrent client will be responsible for tracking and reporting how much a user has shared, which will translate into rewards.Īfter research and experimentation, it has become increasingly apparent that, under the status quo of disk space and bandwidth, the BitTorrent model will only supplement and not replace the iTunes central server model, at least for now. This means all users will share blindly (in regard to peer cooperation) and not employ tit-for tat. Instead of forcing users to share, there will be an incentive system. Peers will be able to opt-out of sharing, and control how much they share. Still, the files will be encoded with Apple DRM to enforce the iTunes licensing agreements. The idea is that the user will not know whether they are downloading from the iTunes server or from their peers (the give-away will be upload rates).ĭRM and licensing – users will only share with other users who already have licenses for the content they are downloading.
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The client will be integrated into iTunes, and will be transparent to the user. The Apple server will set up users with other users who own or are downloading the same content. iTunes has offered patches to “fix” QTFairUse, but I could not find any lawsuits filed against them for infringement/circumvention under the DMCA, and it is still available for download.Īpple servers will be responsible for setting up trackers, these trackers will only be available through the iTunes store to users who buy the movies. This is the article from class reading that cites several ways the DMCA has been used to “chill” innovation - An overview of QTFairUse, a program that strips the DRM from iTunes.
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The people suing Apple claim that they have an overly aggressive monopoly because their DRM Fairplay controls between 70 and 85% of the music market. A very interesting new case against Apple that I did not include because the news just came out on January 5 th of this year. Vista is allegedly crippled by suffocating DRM requirements
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Another class reading about several “modern day” uses of patent law for software A…completely non-biased view from Richard Stallman on why Software should not have any copyright protection…because all proponents of software copyright law are Soviets, Racists and Pollution. Another overview of some lawsuits against P2P file sharers like Kazaa Just an overview of some of the cases RIAA has filed against downloaders for copyright infringement Because I ran out of space in the report a lot faster than I thought I would