Two must-read articles on the CBC BitTorrent experiment – a CBC article on how ISP traffic shaping is limiting the ability of Canadians to reasonably download the episode and Guinevere Orvis posts the inside story on how CBC gave the go-ahead (hat tip – BoingBong).
Behind the Scenes of the CBC BitTorrent Experiment
March 26, 2008
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About the CBC article
UM tell me how its illegal to download….
and what is illegal other then sick crap like kiddy porn.