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2. LimeWire - Wikipedia

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   LimeWire was a free peer-to-peer file sharing client for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Solaris. [1] Created by Mark Gorton [2] [3] [4] in 2000, it was most prominently a tool used for the download and distribution of pirated materials, particularly pirated music. [5] In 2007, LimeWire was estimated to be installed on over one-third of all ...

3. Music piracy - Wikipedia

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   There have been several means of free access to copyrighted music for the general public including Napster, Limewire, and Spotify. Napster was a free file sharing software created by college student Shawn Fanning to enable people to share and trade music files in mp3 format. Napster became hugely popular because it made it so easy to share and ...

4. Judge Makes Music Pirate LimeWire Walk the Plank - AOL

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   LimeWire provides software that allows users to share music -- most of it copyrighted -- with each other and that profits from ads it runs on its site. If this sounds familiar -- and illegal -- it ...

5. Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC - Wikipedia

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   As the litigation continued, the parties consented to a permanent injunction on 26 October 2010 shutting down the LimeWire file-sharing service. [16] The permanent injunction prohibits LimeWire from copying, reproducing, downloading, or distributing a sound recording, as well as directly or indirectly enabling or assisting any user to use the LimeWire system to copy, reproduce or distribute ...

6. Metallica v. Napster, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   In a 2000 study, it was shown that users of Napster who download free music actually spent more money on music. [20] In another study, it was proposed that by downloading free music, users are able to sample new music and find new tastes, which may lead to increased sales. [21] Several artists also supported Napster and used the service for ...

7. LimeWire Is Making a Comeback to Sell Music NFTs - AOL

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   LimeWire is coming back to life as a digital collectibles marketplace, and it's starting with a partnership with Universal Music Group, according to a press release issued by UMG. POLL: Do You ...

8. Comparison of file-sharing applications - Wikipedia

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   Free GNU, macOS, Windows GPL Java Yes 2011 FrostWire: BitTorrent No magnet Free GNU, macOS, Windows GPL Java Yes 2015, 6.9.8 (build 312) (April 26, 2022; 2 years ago (Fork of LimeWire, with no copyrighted-material blocker planned. Fopnu: Fopnu No No Free GNU Linux, Windows Proprietary C++ No 2023 Fully decentralized network [7] GetRight

9. Music download - Wikipedia

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   A music download is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment.