After helping drive the Warez/Ares
Network to over 1,000,000 online users, the Warez P2P team answers it’s most
frequently asked questions.
We use “Warez” for its recognition
and marketability. . Since the start of the Internet boom,
"warez" has been one of the top terms searched for on search engines. In the early 80's, the word "warez"
became the slang term for trading software among others via online bulletin board sites,
the precursor to the Internet. Today "warez" is the underground term for all the
software, music, and movies posted on websites or traded through peer-to-peer networks. Like the term “MP3”, we have moved
“warez” into the mainstream and redefined it as “Shared
information over a digital network”
Warez P2P contracted the developer of Ares to
develop a Warez branded version. Both clients
share the same decentralized network. Warez
joined the network in January when the network was under 100,000 users. Since then, our marketing has helped it become one
of the fastest growing P2P networks, already reaching 1 million online.
Warez P2P has no spyware. Warez does include web search enhancements, but
they are optional and can be unchecked on install.
The network in its current form may be
released as Open Source in the near future. For
the upcoming Warez P2P 3.0, we will be introducing an advanced, proprietary network we
call “Generation 3”. We are working
with the top developers in this field.
We currently are working to implement Bit
Torrent in Warez. We may consider searching
other networks, but only those we feel have advanced privacy and quality content.
This is our main goal. We are working with another well-known P2P
developer that is specializing in encryption and IP protection. Warez P2P 3.0 will give the users the complete
privacy and security they need.
Filesharing and chatting is only the
beginning. P2P voice conferencing, gaming, and
media streaming is under development now, and we have a few surprises that will make us a
strong leader in P2P technology.
This is definitely a goal. We are working with representatives of well-known
artists that are not controlled by big labels to distribute their content via P2P. Also, we are open to discussions with the big
labels to show them the money that can be made from our massive audience via
micro-payments and perhaps not charging the user at all.
We feel we have the answers and are excited about meeting with musician
coalitions and the big record labels to propose the solutions. Until then, we are ready to
work directly with artists.
We are in the process of implementing an
independent submission system which will eliminate distribution costs and the need to be
tied to a record label. P2P users will be able
to rate artists and their works. Warez P2P
will display ratings charts and introduce channels dedicated to popular independent works
in various categories. We also have a plan to
directly distribute income to popular artists.
Free P2P clients are here to stay. The fact that P2P communication bypasses the
monitoring and control by commercial institutions or dictator governments is the true
reason why P2P has become so popular. This
audience of millions will guarantee P2P will be a success and accepted by all. We plan to advance encryption and privacy methods
to ensure that people will be comfortable with how they communicate and share data in a
peer-to-peer network. If the Internet was a
revolution, P2P will be its evolution.
Warez.com is a subculture Web portal
and Internet search engine. Warez.com is also
home to Warez P2P, a peer-to-peer communication and file sharing program. The Warez Network has grown rapidly since its
launch in January. It has reached 1,000,000 online users as of September 2004.