“BitTorrent is a protocol for distributing files. It is not a tool for copyright infringement.”

— Bram Cohen

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About Bram Cohen

Computer Programmer • American

Bram Cohen is an American computer programmer and entrepreneur best known as the creator of the peer-to-peer (P2P) file sharing protocol BitTorrent. He developed the protocol in April 2001 and released the first client...

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