Bittorrent search drives people to the theatres

Posted May 25th 2005 9:11PM by Alberto Escarlate

BitTorrent's search is apparently functional now. The big entertaiment groups MPAA and RIAA are going to be all over this, not because it's changed the way people download files but more on the effect that the BitTorrent brand brings to the file-sharing war.

Interesting that when searching for "revenge of the sith" the #1 banner spot served by Ask Jeeves displays a Moviefone ad to buy tickets for the film. Another proof that BitTorrent can potentially drive more revenue to studios and labels.

We'd love to hear from our readers their first impression on the service.

Reader Comments

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1. So far I haven't been impressed. I don't see how the bittorrent search engine surpases say ISOHUNT's. Many of the files found are linked to pay sites, which require membership to download the file.

Posted at 4:29AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Anthony

2. It should be noted that this "new service" is really just http://www.towerseek.org , which apparently has been acquired by Cohen. This technology was already around -- it just means something slightly different now that Cohen himself is supporting it.

Posted at 4:29AM on Dec 19th 2005 by Adam

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