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Abstract: The BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing system attempts to build robustness to free-riding by implementing a tit-for-tat-like strategy within its protocol. It is often believed that this strategy alone is responsible for the the high-levels of cooperation found within the BitTorrent system. However, we highlight some of the weaknesses of the approach and indicate where it would be easy to cheat and free-ride. Given that cheating of this kind currently appears rare, this motivates the question: ... (Update)
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@misc{ hales-how,
author = "David Hales and Simon Patarin",
title = "How to cheat BitTorrent and why nobody does",
url = "citeseer.ist.psu.edu/hales05how.html" }
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