https://wiki-dev.creativecommons.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Torrent 2026-10-01T14:08:27Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.9 https://wiki-dev.creativecommons.org/index.php?title=Torrent&diff=12065&oldid=prev 2008-03-17T22:02:49Z

<p>New page: {{Filetype| license_url=False| web_statement=False| more_permissions=False }} Torrent files are used by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol) BitTorrent protocol] ...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Filetype|<br /> license_url=False|<br /> web_statement=False|<br /> more_permissions=False<br /> }}<br /> <br /> Torrent files are used by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol) BitTorrent protocol] to coordinate communication with the downloading clients and the &#039;&#039;tracker&#039;&#039;. Torrent files also contain metadata about the files being downloaded. Creative Commons is currently working with Torrent consumers, indexers and publishers to develop a simple specification for embedding license metadata in a torrent file. We hope to publish a [http://www.bittorrent.org/beps/bep_0000.html BEP] during Q2 2008.<br /> <br /> == Proposed Metadata ==<br /> <br /> The following fields are under consideration for inclusion:<br /> <br /> * &lt;code&gt;license url&lt;/code&gt;<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[[Web Statement|web statement]]&lt;/code&gt;<br /> * &lt;code&gt;[[CCPlus|more permissions url]]&lt;/code&gt;</div>

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