According to an online news article by Jeremy Kirk, the U.S. has the lowest online P2P traffic than anywhere in the rest of the world. BitTorrent accounted for 17.9% of this traffic. Out of 2.7 million torrent files, 2/3 of those files were actually covered under copyright protections. Of all the files traded on BitTorrent, 35.8% of those files were pornography.
I think it's curious that the U.S. has the lowest online P2P traffic. With as much time as America spends behind the computer, you would think that that P2P traffic would be much higher than other countries. Any ideas as to why the U.S. traffic is lower than other countries?
-Keri Brock
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9207599/U.S._P2P_traffic_lower_than_world_average
I wonder if because the U.S. doesn't have a lot of blocked sites. I know other countries governments impose blocks on certain cites (similar to what high schools do to keep their students out of trouble). So it might be that people in other countries are sharing while we in the U.S. are just accessing directly. Just a thought.
ReplyDeletei think main reason behind slow p2p traffic in U.S, is Government's restrict polices. since p2p is dominates by Bit Torrent, in U.S people are very careful using this(P2P)technology than others. In U.S there are proper laws specially regarding copyright,So user have to follow these rules and laws specially when it comes to P2P.
ReplyDeleteThe another reason can be the role of big companies,such as AT&T,Comcast etc. The companies don't like p2p, they think that p2p specially Bit Torrent is increasing their cost and competition. So often they try to slow down overall speed of P2Pnetwork.
i think these can be one the reasons that P2P networking is slow in U.S.
I did a little research and found that Eastern Europe has the highest p2p traffic with 83%. Also, Germany comes in second with 69% and Southern Europe has 64%. For Bit Torrent usage, Australia is first with 73% of all p2p users using Bit Torrent there. Looking at the US numbers compared to these, it makes me wonder if Americans spend the least amount of time using the computer or if we are just uninterested in p2p?
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Steven,
ReplyDeleteThat is a really good thought. Even if there are a lot of blocked sites, isn't there always someone with a way to go around that? I remember in high school, there was always that one kid who could get you around the blocks so you could check your email.
Asad,
ReplyDeleteI agree with your comment about the big companies slowing down the speed of a P2P network. That makes a lot of sense. The slow down the sites that could potentially lose them money while keeping the speed of their own websites moving at the advertised 3 or 4G. I forget which G we're on now.
Caroline,
ReplyDeleteI still think it's so crazy that the US has the slowest traffic. I never would have thought Europe and Australia would beat us. That is a good question too. I really don't know what to tell you. I feel like Americans have to be connected at all times, whether they're behind a computer or using there brand new smartphone. People are constantly checking and updating their email, Facebook, Twitter, and who knows what else. I really don't think we spend the least amount of time using the computer. One group talked about how Netflix is doing really good at giving the movies you want immediately and for cheap. I saw an advertisement and Netflix is now only $8 a month to have it on your PS3 or XBox. I thought that was a steal. Maybe with deals like Netflix, P2P networks for illegally downloading movies are becoming obsolete. Just a thought.
Good point. I think the U.S. is much lower because we are because of the new laws and government agencies that we have developed over the past two decades to help control and regulate internet crimes such as this one and others. I don't know, but if I had to guess I would suspect that Austrailians aren't too worried about who's using P2P.
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