Posts Tagged ‘navin’

Video: Ashwin Navin on the History of BitTorrent

Ashwin Navin, CEO and President of BitTorrent Inc, talks a little about the history of BitTorrent, from its creation in 2001 by the unemployed engineer Bram Cohen, through to its strong position today in 2007.

BitTorrent Chief: University Shirked its Responsibilities to Students

Ashwin Navin, president of BitTorrent Inc. has levelled some serious criticism towards Ohio University after it issued a blanket P2P ban on its campus network. Navin says the school has shown a serious lack of knowledge, has stifled innovation and demonstrated neglect as an educational establishment.

BitTorrent Inc: iTunes DRM Inspires People to Pirate Content

BitTorrent Inc president and co-founder, Ashwin Navin says that iTunes’ DRM is “a time bomb waiting to happen,” and that it will inspire people to pirate content. The irony is that his company is about to launch a video store that heavily implements Microsoft’s Windows DRM.