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BitTorrent redefines multimedia industry
Created: 08/17/2006
Video description: Many gathered Wednesday at Digital Hollywood 2006 in San Jose, Calif., to hear the pros talk about the future of media online. Many feel that the television and movie studios will increasingly move to the online market. One such member, Brian E. Taptich, the vice president of business development at BitTorrent, talks with CNET News.com's Neha Tiwari about how his company is leading the trend in the industry. What's the future for online video sharing? Will studios and the online community live in copyright harmony?

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