sotos8 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 BitTorrent has largely been synonymous with piracy in Hollywood, but now the peer-to-peer app company is touting the power of its platform to let content creators distribute intellectual property on their own terms to millions of Internet users. Vice Media teamed with Madonna to release the “Art For Freedom” bundle via BitTorrent on Sept. 24. In less than three weeks, the “Art for Freedom” bundle has been downloaded more than 1.2 million downloads, according to the companies. The bundle includes the 17-minute film “secretprojectrevolution,” which Madonna co-directed with Steven Klein, along with special bonus features, including an interview with Vice chief creative officer Eddy Moretti. Vice, encouraged by the Madonna project, now plans to release an upcoming series of BitTorrent Bundles starting in mid-November featuring original video content that will “explore the relationship between open expression and open technology.” “BitTorrent has been incredibly transformative for millennial audiences around the world, so this is a really exciting collaboration for us,” Vice Media VP of sales Ben Dietz said. “BitTorrent’s distribution platform gives millions instant access to the ‘story “Transformative” is one way to put it. Studios, TV networks music labels and other traditional media companies have viewed BitTorrent as a scourge — enabling rampant piracy of their content. BitTorrent has countered that it’s no more a facilitator of piracy than a web browser, and that its application provides access to thousands of legal movies, songs, books and software applications. The “Vice x BitTorrent Bundle” series will provide original videos, music, archival content and behind-the-scenes footage directly from artists. Select video features from each BitTorrent Bundle will be featured on Vice.com, its music website Noisey or the Thump electronic dance music channel. The BitTorrent Bundle format is designed to hold multiple file types, with the option of “unlocking” content if a user provides an email address or pays. BitTorrent claims to have 170 million monthly active users. The company, founded in 2001, is backed by venture capital firms Accel Partners, DCM and DAG Ventures. Vice, launched in 1994 as a punk magazine, is a multimedia brand that includes a global network of digital channels, a TV and feature film production studio and other properties. This year the Gotham-based company debuted its “Vice” news-magazine series on HBO. In August, Vice sold a $70 million stake to 21st Century Fox, giving Fox a 5% stake in Vice and valuing the company at $1.4 billion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mad4mad2 Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat.Guy Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Flop! God she's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb19 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 and it's been viewed over 700 000 times on youtube, and while there is obvious overlap that's nearly 2 million views Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mensch Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Guest Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 looking forward to a feature theatrical release of a new film she directs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacho Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhot Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horn Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollhouse Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 youd think it would be more since its free? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikki Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 youd think it would be more since its free? most people would probably only see it on youtube, so seeing the number is much higher than the viewing count on youtube i'd say it's a success Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acko Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Wow, & I haven't even downloaded it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pud Whacker Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Wow, & I haven't even downloaded it. me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 It's a lively piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madonnasuperfan01 Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 Wow, & I haven't even downloaded it. Me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camacho Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 That's a lot of people considering it's such a gigantic time consuming file to download. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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