Courts shuts down Limewire..

[starguard]

First we lost Napster, now we have lost Limewire as well

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

Read here for rest of story: http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/27/technology/limewire_court/index.htm?source=cnn_bin&hpt=Sbin

 

[Blindgroping]

Dynamite was originally made for peaceful purposes, yet now it is used overwhelmingly non peacefully.
You should stop using it. Now.

 

[hellgunneR]

It'll have no effect. As they say in the article, BitTorrent network is still up and people will share on that. Not that it matters here as Torrents don't work anyway on BT connection, even for legal stuff.

 

[Conchaga]

I'm more upset over mininova going tits up. Haven't used limewire since... 2006.

 

['Gear]

Alternatives?

 

[spacebabe]

I'm not shocked. Truthfully thought the porn would of brought them down not copyright infringements.

 

[starguard]

I'm not shocked. Truthfully thought the porn would of brought them down not copyright infringements.

I thought it was the porn that kept them going!

 

[spacebabe]

I thought it was the porn that kept them going!

Oh it was, it was. :smfevil:

I figured some idiot smuggled kiddie porn or something on it & they got busted!