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Cancel Cable: How Internet Pirates Get Free Stuff

By Chris Fehily

Book information

Publisher
Questing Vole Press
Year
2011
ISBN
0978590767, 9780978590765
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2999041 bytes)
Pages
138\138
Orientation
no
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

Internet file-sharing networks aren't only for pirates. Musicians and writers use them to gauge their popularity. Artists and filmmakers use them to boost recognition. Government employees use them to secretly download WikiLeaks archives. TV producers use them to confirm audience measurements. Politicians and judges use them to make policy and rulings. Traders and marketers use them to spot trends.File-sharing accounts for one third of worldwide internet traffic and affects everyone online. In Cancel Cable, bestselling author Chris Fehily explains this singular world with humor and clarity.Know the risks of file sharingUnderstand how BitTorrent worksInstall and configure a BitTorrent clientFind and download shared filesAvoid fakes, scams, viruses, and malwareOpen, play, read, or run downloaded files

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