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	Introduction The Open Content Network is a collaborative effort to help deliver large, freely-downloadable content using peer-to-peer technology. The network is essentially a huge "virtual web server" that links together thousands of computers for the purpose of helping out over-burdened web sites. Using various web browser plug-ins, users can download open source and public domain software, movies, and music at incredibly fast speeds from this global, distributed network. Using a new Peer-to-Peer technology, called the "Content-Addressable Web", indviduals will be able to help distribute free content by donating their spare bandwidth and disk space to the network. Note: Contrary to what some articles may say, the OCN is not a file sharing network like Kazaa. Rather, it is a controlled content delivery network for legitimate freely-distributable content. Quick Start: I want to download files from the OCN. I want to deliver my files via the OCN. I'm interested in the OCN technology. Join the Announcement List! Keep up to date with latest news about the Open Content Network. Send an email to ocn-announce-subscribe@open-content.net. There are also other mailing lists to which you can subscribe.		OCN News - Etree Audio Archives Joins OCN The Etree audio archives from the Internet Archive are now being distributed via the Open Content Network. - Tree Hash EXchange Spec Released The first public draft of the THEX Specification is now available. This specification defines a format for exchanging hash tree information which is used to verify files in distributed content delivery networks. - OCN to Support Creative Commons The Open Content Network will work with the Creative Commons to deliver freely-distributable content via the Open Content Network. Sponsors