Broadcaster NBC patents torrent-tracking technology

John Leonard
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Media giant claims technology for early detection and tracking of pirated file shares

NBCUniversal, the multinational media firm owned by the even bigger conglomerate Comcast, has been granted a patent for technology designed to track torrent pirates. Media companies have tried f...

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