This paper presents the most accurate empirical study to date to characterize and quantify the amount of content of various types that is transferred worldwide using BitTorrent, the dominant peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing application. Using data we collected from the largest public BitTorrent...

In 2010, the Federal Communications Commission recognized a separate class of Internet-related services known as managed services or specialized services, but never defined what these services are. Poorly written rules for managed or specialized services could create a loophole large enough to...