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  Comcast Adds On File- Sharing Tests And 'P2P Bill Of Rights'

  http://www.paidcontent.org/entry/419-comcast-enlists-pando-o...
  26 days ago in Events Calendar | paidContent.org · Authority: 3

  A few weeks after Comcast's (NSDQ: CMCSA) non-deal deal with BitTorrent on making the latter's P2P apps run more smoothly for the cable operator's broadband subs, the largest U.S. cable operator said it will begin testing Pando Networks' file-sharing technology. On top of that, the two have issued a call for a "P2P bill of rights and responsibilities." Comcast and Pando plan to convene a group of "industry experts" to discern what options and controls consumers should have when using P2P apps. Secondly, the two want to address what processes and practices ISPs should use to manage file-sharing running on their networks. One particularly knotty issue the pair hopes to solve is whether "P2P users should have the right to control their computers' resources when using P2P applications." As for the tests, Comcast and Pando will examine how file-sharing programs run on other ISP networks, including cable, DSL, fiber and wireless and measure things like performance, speed, distance and geography and bandwidth consumption. Comcast's recent interest in working with P2P companies comes after the cable company experienced a good deal of regulatory and public criticism for its attempts to slow down file-sharing activity. Feeling somewhat chastened by the backlash, Comcast said it was trying to reduce stress on its bandwidth. Release Staci adds As Robb notes below, this announcement comes a couple of days before the FCC's Kevin Martin chairs an April 17 hearing at Stanford on "broadband network management practices." It's the second open meeting on the subject this year. Comcast got short shrift at the Harvard meeting in February—but also made a major mistake by paying people to hold seats in the small venue. Related Updated: Comcast and BitTorrent Do A Non-Deal Deal To Work Together
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  LA news recap for the DVR generation

  http://www.laobserved.com/intell/2008/03/la_news_recap_for_t...
  40 days ago in Native Intelligence: Observing Los Angeles · Authority: 49

  Rewinding the Week of 3/24/2008 Misapprehension was the theme of the week. After it appeared that local graffiti artist Skullphone hacked several Clear Channel billboards in different locations, Clear Channel reps told Wired News that the artist may have rented the boards himself or herself. LA hackers and art geeks were not amused. A burglary suspect escaped custody from the hospital days after attempting to evade arrest in a high speed police chase that ended in a massive car crash. Perhaps she's a shape-shifting android from the future. Officials ignored reports that sharks may be on the prowl along the Southland's coast. The Los Angeles Times learned not to take any document at face value. After the 2nd annual Tech Policy Summit wrapped up in Los Angeles last Friday, attendees were still talking about Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacob's admission that a tech talent drain may enfeeble America and Comcast's collaboration with "frenemy" BitTorrent. Controversy continued in the O.C's Little Saigon community over protests against the Nguoi Viet Daily News. Academics obsessed about obsession at USC. Steve Lopez unveiled a collaborative novel project on LATimes.com. Perhaps they'll let the LAObserved Script Project do the film adaptation. A deadly explosion in Westchester highlighted dangers hidden in our aging underground infrastructure. Scott Gold visited South Los Angeles and found residents still plagued by violence. Heavy hitters from CAA testified about personal privacy procedures at the Anthony Pellicano trial. Entertainment conglomerates labored under the misconception that past business practices were consequence free after a judge awarded "Superman" copyrights back to the creator's heirs and Jack Klugman demanded that NBC Universal exhume its "Quincy, M.E." accounting books.
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  One Small Step For Mankind

  http://www.workboxers.com/2008/03/27/one-small-step-for-mank...
  45 days ago in Work Boxers · Authority: 119

  No, we’re not landing on the moon… Comcast and BitTorrent are trying to work together to improve P2P. The gist of it begins at The WSJ then PaidContent offers an update. From The WSJ; “The companies are in talks to collaborate on ways to run BitTorrent’s technology more smoothly on Comcast’s broadband network, and allow Comcast to transport video files more effectively over its own network in the future, said Tony Warner, Comcast’s chief technology officer.” Rafat at PaidContent offers a bit more; “As part of the deal, rather than slow traffic by certain types of applications—such as file-sharing software or companies like BitTorrent and Vuze– Comcast will slow traffic for those users who consume the most bandwidth, the company said. The new policy would come into effect by later this year. BitTorrent will also work to optimize its software to run more effectively over Comcast’s network.” And further info from Ashwin Navin, President of BitTorrent; “1. Network management will be protocol agnostic & disclosed to consumers… and there will be no more connection resets. 2. Network architecture will be optimized for media delivery a. Comcast is increasing capacity overall and particularly for upstream traffic (good for p2p) b. Bittorrent is developing new client features to optimize for ISP networks (eg, cache discovery protocol) c. Comcast/Bittorrent will jointly investigate a new network architecture for the benefit of our users (servers in the comcast network which will accelerate file transfer rather than impede it) 3. Openness: We will publish our findings and optimizations in open forums for the benefit of other ISPs and application developers… including our open source Bittorrent implementation.” Work together - what a concept! Sponsored By: New Media News Every Morning at 901am Tags: BitTorrent, Comcast, Internet Traffic Improvement, P2P
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  Comcast and BitTorrent Do A Non-Deal Deal To Work Together - paidContent.org

  http://www.official-offer.com/uncategorized/comcast-and-bitt...
  46 days ago in Official Offer » Welcome · Authority: 2

  Comcast and BitTorrent Do A Non-Deal Deal To Work TogetherpaidContent.org, CA - 20 minutes agoComcast (NSDQ: CMCSA), which has been in in the middle of controversy about slowing down some P2P apps to supposedly manage its bandwidth capacity, … Original story here.

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