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		rawoke083600 on July 31, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: BitTorrent Is Now Part of TRON Is it just me... ? I didn't know you could "buy" bitTorrent.. ? I always just assume its "only" a protocol ? :S

ailideex on July 31, 2018 [–]

They bought BitTorrent Inc, the company: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(company)

I'm not 100% sure but I think BitTorrent Inc may own some patents applicable to the BitTorrent protocol: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/11/04/bittorrent_awarded_...

The protocol specification is public domain though: http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0003.html

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