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The internet provider on my dorm explicitly allows legal torrents (infosec.pub)
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[–] qupada@fedia.io 24 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I know WoW used bittorrent for game updates, it was built in and was the "standard" download mechanism.

https://worldofwarcraft.fandom.com/et/wiki/Blizzard_Downloader

I'm sure it's far from the only game that did.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Spotify got its start by distributing its music files peer-to-peer as well.

[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 3 points 2 days ago

Embrace Extend Extinguish. Maybe they shouldn't have in the end

[–] Imhotep@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Interesting! Thanks