LimeWire Loses Court Battle to RIAA and Shuts Down

[Rob Williams]

If you were using the Internet about 10 years ago, you understand well what the landscape was like at the time. The hot topic was file sharing, and while consumers were thriving on it, the music industry, among others, were not having any of it at all. In 1999, the trend-setting Napster came out, and though it still exists today, it's in a far more law-abiding format.

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[TheCrimsonStar]

I stopped using limewire for the sole reason that half of what was on their was a virus, or when I would try to download a movie I would end up with a porno. They even started attaching porn ads to music files..I just had enough.

 

[Greg King]

In other news, the spread of viruses across the planet's computers is down 42%.

 

[Optix]

I have had a few people drop off their systems because they are infested and what do I see on the desktop? A LimeWire icon. I feel like going Ronald on their asses!

 

[OriginalJoeCool]

While an interesting development, Limewire's demise is no more than a drop in the bucket. The music/move/etc industries are fighting a losing battle. Nothing short of criminalizing "illegal" downloading and incarcerating at least half the world's population will put a stop to file sharing. The powers that be have unleashed a technology they can't control.

 

[DarkStarr]

Did anyone actually USE limewire in the past year? seriously >.< I have had the newest version almost constantly but never used it.

 

[OriginalJoeCool]

I haven't used Limewire or the like in years. I use uTorrent for my ... legitimate downloads.