Pirate Pay torrent 'blocker' backed by Microsoft
Posted in: Online TV/Music at 15/05/2012 14:00
A Russian company has developed software it says can disrupt and prevent people from downloading pirated content.
Pirate Pay has been backed by Microsoft and has so far worked with Walt Disney Studios and Sony Pictures to stop "thousands" of downloads.
The tool poses as real bit torrent users but then "confuses" peer-to-peer networks, causing disconnections.
Critics argue that the method will be ineffective in the long term.
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18056727
