Internet Archive uses BitTorrent for over 1M items

Internet Archive Blog. "Over 1,000,000 Torrents of Downloadable Books, Music, and Movies." August 7, 2012. blog.archive.org/2012/08/07/over-1000000-torrents-of-downloadable-books-music-and-movies/. Internet Archive Help Center, "Archive BitTorrents," help.archive.org/help/archive-bittorrents/.

Key facts: Internet Archive distributes over 1 million items via BitTorrent. The Archive describes BitTorrent as "the now fastest way to download items from the Archive" and "a supplement to traditional HTTP download."

Use: Demonstrates that a major preservation institution actively uses BitTorrent as a Tier 3 distribution layer for non-copyrighted scientific and cultural content. Cited in C-0013, E-0008, and §7.

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