An individual who illegally records films in a cinema.

A Release Group encoder is the person who converts acquired content from one format to another; capable of refining, syncing, converting and compressing the audio and video files into a single file.

A method of transferring data over the internet. BitTorrent is a      highly efficient way to transfer large files between a number of individuals. Unlike most other file-sharing methods, BitTorrent u [..]

The central management point for a BitTorrent swarm (a group of peers downloading and uploading a particular file).

A pirated copy of a film made using a (usually digital) recording device within a cinema. Video and audio quality is generally low. Picture is often cropped or filmed from an angle and audience sounds [..]

COMPUTING

A program used by a peer (an individual) to connect to a file-sharing network and interact with other users.

An internet hosting service specifically designed to host user files.

The unauthorised copying and resale of digital goods (e.g. software, music files).

What translates human readable names (e.g. “www.microsoft.com”) into the binary IP addresses that are actually used to move data packets around the internet.