BitTorrent goes legit |
BitTorrent, a name commonly known synonymously with video piracy, today has relaunched their service to provide legal downloads of feature length movies with the support of major studios.
BitTorrent plans on offering “the most comprehensive library of downloadable digital entertainment ever amassed on the Web,” according to a statement by the company. Agreements that BitTorrent has made with 20th Century Fox, Viacom, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer makes it seems as if this statement may just be accurate. The digital entertainment company plans to start out with over 5,000 “downloadable” media items, including movies, TV shows, PC games and music.
Aside from offering digital entertainment downloads from the studios, they will also offer a video sharing service to allow customers to share their home made video for free, similar to YouTube. “The BitTorrent Entertainment Network is created by and for the BitTorrent …