METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WIDE-SPREAD DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRONIC CONTENT IN A PEER TO PEER FASHION

摘要

A method, program and system for distributing information in a computer network are provided. The invention comprises dividing an electronic file in to a plurality of pieces and then downloading a file piece to the first client machine to request that file piece. If a second client machine requests the same file piece, the request is redirected to the first client. The first client then functions as a peer-to-peer server and downloads the requested file piece to the second client.