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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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   Likewise, Limewire was a free peer-to-peer file sharing software similar to that of Napster. The software enabled unlimited file sharing between computers and ended being one of the most popular sharing networks around. Like Napster, Limewire struggled through multiple legal battles and inevitably wound up being shut down. [12]

4. Napster - Wikipedia

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   Napster agreed to pay music creators and copyright owners a $26 million settlement for past, unauthorized uses of music, and as an advance against future licensing royalties of $10 million. To pay those fees, Napster attempted to convert its free service into a subscription system, and thus traffic to Napster was reduced.

5. 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 ...

6. Timeline of file sharing - Wikipedia

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   MP3.com would settle for $200 million and discontinue the service. [19] January 1998 – Musicmatch Jukebox is released providing easier to use CD-ripping software for creating mp3's on Windows. [20] March 1998 – The MPMan F10, the first portable MP3 player, is launched. [21]

7. 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 ...

8. 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 ...

9. 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 ...