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Steal this file sharing book : what they won't tell you about file sharing / Wallace Wang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wang, Wally.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peer-to-peer architecture (Computer networks).
- Computer networks.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (278 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : No Starch Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Steal This File-Sharing Book peels back the mystery surrounding file-sharing networks such as Kazaa, Morpheus, and Usenet, showing how they work and how to use them wisely, and revealing potential dangers, including viruses, spyware, and lawsuits, and how to avoid them. Includes coverage of the ongoing battle between software, video, and music pirates and the industries trying to stop them.
- Contents:
- Learning about file sharing
- Finding the files
- The peer-to-peer file sharing networks
- Navigating newsgroups
- Instant messaging and online chat rooms
- Finding files on web and ftp sites
- Stealing files
- Protecting yourself and your computer
- The file formats
- Steal this music
- Steal this movie
- Steal this book
- Steal this program
- Steal this video game
- Steal this porn
- Random thievery
- The future
- The legal alternatives
- How the corporations fight back
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 1-59327-094-1
- OCLC:
- 191037103
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