Napster launches in May 1999 and soon there are millions of pirated songs online. Not even David Bowie, who releases an album via digital download that year, can foresee Napster's future influence.
Issues · Peergos/Peergos
A p2p, secure file storage, social network and application protocol - Issues · Peergos/Peergos
Backing up Spotify
We backed up Spotify (metadata and music files). It’s distributed in bulk torrents (~300TB). It’s the world’s first “preservation archive” for music which is fully open (meaning it can easily be mirrored by anyone with enough disk space), with 86 million music files, representing around 99.6% of listens.
Peersky Browser (@peersky@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image ✨ PeerSky v1.0.0-beta.21 is here! We've rolled out a complete UI revamp - Customizable P2P Bar: organize your peer-to-peer apps your way Protocol: - Faster p2pmd: syncs seamlessly with CRDT updates for smooth multi-peer collaboration - Hypercore large file upload and streaming performance fixes - Drag-and-drop .torrent file support via magnet URI Full release notes here: https://github.com/p2plabsxyz/peersky-browser/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta.21 #PeerSky
The Deceptive Complexity of P2P Connections and the Solution We Found
Discover how ARK Builders navigated a maze of p2p network technologies, comparing WebRTC, libp2p, and Iroh to find the perfect fit.
Peersky Browser (@peersky@mastodon.social)
Attached: 1 image 🎧 Introducing #PeerTunes, an iPod for the peer-to-peer web. Spin the click wheel through your own library, no account, no streaming service, no one watching what you play. Try it out! 👉️ peersky://p2p/peertunes/ https://github.com/p2plabsxyz/peertunes We’re working on bringing it to your phone, too. 📱
Local-First Peer-to-Peer Infrastructure: Create, Collaborate, and Publish Without the Cloud
govi218 - Overview
p2p enthusiast. govi218 has 106 repositories available. Follow their code on GitHub.
Peer2Peer: A Critical Internet Studies Gathering in LA - FCCW: Feminist Center for Creative Work
UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry and FCCW Present Peer2Peer: A Critical Internet Studies Gathering in LA Friday, May 2 & Saturday, May 3 FCCW: 3035 Rosslyn St. LA, CA 90065 Info on our space Free Peer2Peer is a two-day gathering bringing together researchers, artists, archivists, and makers to think collectively and critically about the Internet. Come hear incredible new work from our research community, learn how to up your digital security, learn how to archive (or not!) the web, come laugh at jokes about the Internet! All events unless otherwise noted are open to the public. Come for an hour or stay for the whole two-days!
ChatGPT made me delusional
Millions of Copyrighted Songs Were Fed to AI Music Generators – Now There's Proof
Millions of copyrighted songs trained AI music generators, and new searchable databases from The Atlantic now confirm which tracks were used.
Download music, movies, games, software! The Pirate Bay - The galaxy's most resilient BitTorrent site
Download music, movies, games, software and much more. The Pirate Bay is the galaxy's most resilient BitTorrent site.
Should we design for iffy internet? | Hacker News
All of a sudden one day, I was cut off from all my music, by the creators of the iPod!
peer-to-peer file sharing
The Emergence of Napster and P2P File Sharing in 1999