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Measurement, Modeling and Analysis of Peer-to-Peer VoD System
Many previous works on this area directly regard peer's information transmitting log such as buffer message as peer's watching behavior log.
BitTube: Case Study of a Web-Based Peer-Assisted Video-on-Demand System
Abstract Recent theoretical and simulation-based studies have confirmed the tremendous benefit of peer-to-peer communication at reducing the cost of running a VoD service.To date, very limited effort has been paid to validate the concept of peer-assisted VoD service, especially in terms of system implementation and service deployment.
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New Castle Man Sentenced to 30 Years of Incarceration for Production...
New Castle Man Sentenced to 30 Years of Incarceration for Production and Possession of Child Pornography William A. Phillips, age 42, of New Castle, Delaware, was sentenced today to 30 years of incarceration for production and possession of child pornography, in violation of federal law.
Video startup Joost gets bought by online ad company Adconion Media Group for undisclosed sum
The struggling online video startup Joost, begun with much fanfare by the creators of Skype and Kazaa, has been sold to an online advertising company.
Mobile Groups Protest Proposed Net Neutrality Rules
A month ago, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission began a proceeding to create formal net neutrality rules for broadband providers, and the proposals have generated serious debate in the telecom community.
It's nauseatingly easy for pedophiles to get their hands on child porn. All they need is access to the Internet and a credit card.
I spent most of last night thinking about my options, and decided to try keep going with a drastically reduced income, praying for the best, would be unwise.
Robert D. Atkinson, Ph.D.: Whack-A-Mole Security: Bad Policy, Bad Legislation
The recent disclosure of a confidential Congressional document has at least one congressman calling for a ban on peer-to-peer file sharing software, but a closer look at the problem reveals that this effort would merely be treating the symptoms, not the disease.
PrePrint: An Efficient Hybrid Peer-to-Peer System for Distributed Data Sharing
Min Yang, Yuanyuan Yang, "An Efficient Hybrid Peer-to-Peer System for Distributed Data Sharing," IEEE Transactions on Computers , vol.
Former music teacher sentenced for child porn
A former music teacher who at one time had what the FBI said was the largest collection of child pornography in San Antonio was sentenced Thursday to eight years and four months in prison.
Auburn man gets 17 years for child porn
An Auburn man will spend the next 17 years in prison on child pornography convictions.
Creating social networks to improve peer-to-peer networking
In KDD '05: Proceedings of the eleventh ACM SIGKDD international conference on Knowledge discovery in data mining , pp.
Analysts say it's a matter of years before TV watching is done mostly online
Canadians already are going online in significant numbers to watch TV shows and some say it's just a matter of time before the Internet permanently weans viewers from their cable or satellite connections.
Lawmakers want to restrict use of 'peer-to-peer' after disclosure of ethics committee report
Stung by an embarrassing electronic leak last month revealing ethics investigations into dozens of lawmakers, Congress moved Tuesday to prohibit federal employees from using the same type of Internet file-sharing software blamed for the disclosure.
Pirate Bay moves to decentralized DHT protocol, kills tracker
The Pirate Bay's BitTorrent tracker is down for good - but that's by design. The Pirate Bay has been intermittently unavailable for last few months as copyright holders have pressured its various ISPs to cut off service to the site in the wake of Swedish court decisions against the site's operators.
P2P:- The Pirate Bay - or the latest rev after unsuccessful entertainment industry efforts to close it down - has changed it ways.
Lake Wylie man sentenced on child porn charges
A Lake Wylie man guilty of having child pornography videos and pictures on his computer was sentenced to nearly seven years in a federal prison.
Simplify Network Management to Enable Next Generation Wireless Services
Today's wireless networks now offer subscribers a true mobile broadband experience, and with that comes increased traffic loads in the wireless operator's radio network.
How to Remove Antivirus Pro 2010 from Your Computer
Antivirus Pro 2010 is one of the latest Trojan viruses to infect the personal computers worldwide and it is spreading rapidly through the internet.
Lending Club Offers No-Fee IRA Option for P2P Lenders
P2P Lending Firm, Lending Club, has recently announced an option to for investors making P2P loans to invest through an individual retirement arrangement , allowing tax-free investing in the fledgling peer-to-peer loan industry.
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