Anti P2P software developed

“A US p2p monitoring group reckons that it has come up with software that can identify and trace file-traders.

BayTSP uses a technique called software “spidering” to determine which user first uploaded a particular file for trading.

The software, called FirstSource, sends out multiple requests for a file extremely quickly. It deduces the original file sharer by assuming that only they will have the full file, having uploaded the original.

Once the file is confirmed to be the content in question, Bay TSP monitors individuals who download from the initial source, reports the original source to the music industry who can release the legal hounds.”