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ZDNet: BitTorrent to Crack Down on Use of Name

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“The creators of the BitTorrent file-swapping application will
soon begin cracking down on how other software developers use the
BitTorrent name, company President Ashwin Navin said Monday.

“BitTorrent’s creator, Bram Cohen, has long allowed other people
or companies to use his work freely under an open-source software
license. Over the past several years, that has led to an explosion
of software programs that claim they are compatible with BitTorrent
downloads…”

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