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seaeagle
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 Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: Music Publishers Sue Owner of LimeWire |
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Music Publishers Sue Owner of Web File-Sharing Program - New York Times
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LOS ANGELES, Aug. 4 — A coalition of record companies sued the operators of the file-sharing program LimeWire for copyright infringement on Friday, claiming the company encouraged users to trade music without permission.
The Recording Industry Association of America said in a statement that it had sued the Lime Group, the corporation’s executives, and the subsidiaries that designed and distributed LimeWire. The suit was filed in Federal District Court in Manhattan.
The case is the first piracy lawsuit brought against a distributor of file-sharing software since the Supreme Court ruled last year that technology companies could be sued for copyright infringement on the grounds that they encouraged customers to steal music and movies over the Internet. |
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In the complaint, the record companies contend that LimeWire’s operators are “actively facilitating, encouraging and enticing” computer users to steal music by failing to block access to copyright works and building a business model that allows them to profit directly from piracy.
Like similar programs, LimeWire allows computer users to make files on their PC’s available to a multitude of other people all connected to each other, a method known as peer-to-peer file-sharing. |
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12quidkidinnit
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| Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 11:55 pm Post subject: Re: Music Publishers Sue Owner of LimeWire [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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| That's a shame, seeing as there are many legitimate uses of such software.
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patio
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:48 pm Post subject: Re: Music Publishers Sue Owner of LimeWire [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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Which is why this lawsuit will go nowhere...
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Werebo
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| Posted: Sun Aug 06, 2006 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: Music Publishers Sue Owner of LimeWire [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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I don't think it will be long before someone else steps in with another fileshare program, under a different name... There's a LOT of people and small companies out there for the RIAA to bash individually...
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ZEUS_GB
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| Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 4:25 am Post subject: Re: Music Publishers Sue Owner of LimeWire [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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After years of being on the run they've caught up with Limewire and just like Napster they will be forced to offer legal music downloads.
A possible good thing to come from this is maybe they'll stop shipping the thing with Spyware/Adware. "Guaranteed clean install with no bundled software" yeah...right!
There are many file sharing programs out there, when Limewire goes another one will step into it's place. |
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marcerickson
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| Posted: Sat Aug 26, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Music Publishers Sue Owner of LimeWire [Login to view extended thread Info.] |
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I haven't found LimeWire to have any adware or spyware when downloaded from the LimeWire site. I'm a tech and many of my customers hire me for adware and spyware removal - I hate the stuff with a passion!
Perhaps the spyware-bundled version came from another site - I have seen Ares (which is an open source files sharing program available at Sourgeforge.net) on a customer's computer that had been bundled with adware. |
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