Napster started the digital revolution. Across the country, millions of people, from college kids utilizing fast T-1 connections to unluckier lots with slow 56K modems, logged onto the site and shared entire music collections. With a click of the mouse, it seemed like an entire record store was at your finger tips. The most alluring part was that it didn’t cost a dime, not the software and certainly not the downloads.
Using the latest peer-to-peer technology, Napster caught the attention of the media, mainstream America and other entrepreneurs. Soon, numerous copy-cat sites flooded the World Wide Web. With all this attention, the Recording Industry Association of America brought numerous high-profile lawsuits challenging the technology under copyright infringement, and the slowly the digital revolution seemed like it was built like a house of cards.
This bleak vision wouldn’t last long. While the RIAA was pushing paper, techies were basking in the glow of their computer screens. In the summer of 2002, a new technology called BitTorrent emerged.
“BitTorrent is a network protocol designed for transferring large files very quickly over the Internet,” said Dennis Coates, assistant professor of computer science at SLCC.
The technology works similar to peer-to-peer, with users offering up a certain portion of the file.
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