Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Limewire.

Limewire is now gone for good. I haven't used it for a long time, but I remember several years ago I used to get music off there all the time.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- A New York judge ordered LimeWire to stop distributing its file-sharing software, agreeing with the plaintiffs that LimeWire's service is used "overwhelmingly for infringement."

Judge Wood of U.S. District Court in Manhattan said that LimeWire "intentionally encouraged direct infringement" by users of its site, and also "marketed itself to Napster users, who were known copyright infringers "

The LimeWire site shut down its service Wednesday, displaying only a legal notice announcing that that company "is under a court-ordered injunction to stop distributing and supporting its file-sharing software."

LimeWire has been skirmishing for years with the music industry over its laissez faire approach to policing the copyright violations its peer-to-peer software enabled. More than a dozen plaintiffs pursued the case against LimeWire, which began four years ago. Sony (SNE) Music Entertainment, Virgin Records America, Inc., Arista Records, Capitol Records and Warner Brothers Records Inc. (Warner Brothers Records and CNNMoney.com are both part of Time Warner (TWX, Fortune 500).)
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51 comments:

  1. MatteOctober 27, 2010 at 2:48 PM

    Good info! Thx!

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  2. Charles MockingbirdOctober 27, 2010 at 3:06 PM

    wow I can't believe that. I used to use limewire all the time. thats upsetting

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  3. InnovationsOctober 27, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    haha i remember limewire was my first downloading client after the whole napster thing. now im a uTorrent kinda person ;]

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  4. Tal ZahnOctober 27, 2010 at 3:34 PM

    Haha, it's about time it went down. It simply became the new kazaa over the years with so many viruses/malware/etc plaguing it. I used to use it many years ago, but then just stopped after crackdowns in court were being made about file sharing.

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  5. VDogOctober 27, 2010 at 3:47 PM

    I remember it was full of VIRUS

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  6. RiverOctober 27, 2010 at 4:02 PM

    Yup full of virus, cant believe people still used it, rip nonetheless

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  7. Jimmy VolmerOctober 27, 2010 at 4:16 PM

    Limewire sucked anyway!

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  8. crose0689October 27, 2010 at 4:48 PM

    i havent used lime wire in a long time torrents is where its at lol

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  9. The Angry VegetarianOctober 27, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    Never used it, but wow.

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  10. The SituationOctober 27, 2010 at 5:20 PM

    Don't use it anymore anyway.

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  11. NePsujOctober 27, 2010 at 5:26 PM

    never used, but tnx for info

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  12. RezdenOctober 27, 2010 at 5:27 PM

    I saw this earlier. Can't believe they are finally shutting it down.

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  13. OneFourSevenOctober 27, 2010 at 7:45 PM

    I'd be shocked if anyone savvy still used Limewire, but it's interesting to know that they've been shut down.

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  14. SkimboshOctober 27, 2010 at 9:07 PM

    Overwhelmingly indeed. The only time I ever hear about Limewire is one something bad is happening to them.

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  15. DanOctober 27, 2010 at 9:21 PM

    I never used it because everything was a virus.

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  16. Lewis ChanOctober 27, 2010 at 9:32 PM

    users got owned, limewire sucks anyway :o

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  17. AnonymousOctober 27, 2010 at 10:05 PM

    I switched to torrents years ago, and never looked back, but remember Limewire for some time. I think my brother still uses it, though, so hah hah.

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  18. Nerd LifeOctober 27, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    Limewire has sucked for the last 7 years

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  19. SC2 StratsOctober 27, 2010 at 11:28 PM

    Good riddance I say. Nice blog, you got a new follower!

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  20. AnonymousOctober 28, 2010 at 1:19 AM

    I miss it already D:

    thanks for the love on my blog tho

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  21. rembrandtxOctober 28, 2010 at 1:58 AM

    It's about time. Limewire and P2P in that sense is dead, has been dead since they killed Bearshare.

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  22. AnonymousOctober 28, 2010 at 2:29 AM

    limewire was full of viruses never like it only if i need some songs

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  23. AnonymousOctober 28, 2010 at 2:40 AM

    r.i.p limewire

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  24. KartoffelnOctober 28, 2010 at 3:52 AM

    That's absurd, who the hell was using Limewire right now?

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  25. Mamin odabirOctober 28, 2010 at 5:03 AM

    I used it few years ago but didn't like it, was full of viruses.

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  26. RatsRunThisTownOctober 28, 2010 at 5:18 AM

    I can't believe people still used this virus filled, incorrectly titled song, filled program

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  27. AnkisethOctober 28, 2010 at 6:54 AM

    I never used Limewire. It was all about DC++ or WinMX back in the days of P2P.

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  28. pixelOctober 28, 2010 at 7:52 AM

    i thought it was already dead...

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  29. happybuffetOctober 28, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    It was still alive? I remember killing a computer with all the spyware and aids I downloaded through Limewire.

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  30. njohnfixesOctober 28, 2010 at 9:42 AM

    Bound to happen eventually I suppose.

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  31. JRamOctober 28, 2010 at 9:53 AM

    Heard about Limewire but never used it much. I'm not a fan of the way the music industry works though.

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  32. SamOctober 28, 2010 at 10:31 AM

    5 years too late lol.

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  33. Light Weight Baby!October 28, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    lol, Limewire sucks

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  34. Classically Trained NubOctober 28, 2010 at 12:32 PM

    Good job legal system. Keep hunting down ancient p2p services that nobody uses any more.

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  35. Discerning GentlemanOctober 28, 2010 at 12:44 PM

    brb, I'm seeing if Morpheous still works

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  36. dzikrkOctober 28, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    I didnt like this soft. Too many viruses

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  37. EasyOctober 28, 2010 at 1:40 PM

    Thanks for the heads up! I usually find everything online

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  38. AnonymousOctober 28, 2010 at 3:42 PM

    limewire sucked anyways.

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  39. Jimmy VolmerOctober 28, 2010 at 3:49 PM

    Limewire just had a bunch of rotten porn on it anyway

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  40. Nerd LifeOctober 28, 2010 at 4:00 PM

    I still use napster... jk

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  41. KoniworldOctober 28, 2010 at 6:07 PM

    to mutch virus... i dont use it anymore.. download now on isohunt.com or 4share.com
    good sites

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  42. aZZoOctober 28, 2010 at 7:39 PM

    who cares, it will only be missed by un-tech saavy teenagers

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  43. Hip-Hop HikikomoriOctober 29, 2010 at 1:55 AM

    Only idiots would have still been using Limewire in 2010. Serves them right.

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  44. UnknownOctober 29, 2010 at 6:06 AM

    Do what you want cause a pirate is free! You are a pirate! LIMEWIRE!

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  45. The Messy ApronOctober 29, 2010 at 11:51 AM

    Aww I loved limewire.

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  46. CampinoOctober 29, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    limewire was pretty cool

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  47. AnonymousOctober 29, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    A sad day for all single songs i was going to download...

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  48. Mr.BrightsideOctober 30, 2010 at 5:40 AM

    I never used to use limewire

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  49. Come At Me BroOctober 30, 2010 at 1:19 PM

    I need Limewire!

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  50. StibbzOctober 30, 2010 at 4:46 PM

    Never trusted it because of the virusses but I heard the makers were planning on launching a new, similair program (legal or illegal) who knows :P

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  51. i_love_weedNovember 1, 2010 at 3:05 AM

    a sad day for the internet....

    but who cares, i still got my torrents :D

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