Pirates Hijack, Resurrect Limewire; Company Disavows 'Pirate Edition'

The Wall Street Journal:

LimeWire LLC, potentially liable for hundreds of millions of dollars in damages for copyright infringement, issued a cease-and-desist notice of its own Wednesday, trying to prevent anonymous computer programmers from distributing a "pirate edition" of its file-sharing software.

A federal court has permanently enjoined the New York company from distributing its software, which lets users upload and download free, often illegal, copies of songs and other media. But earlier this week a new version, "LimeWire Pirate Edition," surfaced online, purportedly created by a "secret" team of software developers.

Read the whole story: The Wall Street Journal

Comments

[Ronald Mcdonald 65]

09:51 PM on 12/03/2010

I tried Limewire but hated it from the outset. I would recommend Soulseek for people primarily interested in music files. Given the current lawsuits, I would get 'em while you can!! =)

[Blues02]

07:34 PM on 11/11/2010

Why are people still trying to use Limewire?

[jsgaetano]

12:41 PM on 11/11/2010

Anyone who uses limewire is a chump.
 
Limewire is a virus delivery service, and that's it.

[frank day]

09:17 AM on 11/11/2010

So very funny.