Not sure how I missed this yesterday.
I barely use their service anymore really, but I expect we'll see more and more of this, which really just forces them to move their servers offshore.
http://money.cnn.com/2010/10/27/technology/limewire_court/index.htm
Yeah, I saw that as well. To be honest, I was surprised Limewire still existed.
O TEH NOES, HOW WILL WE GET OUR VIRUSES NOW
What's a "limewire"?
is it related to a "myspace"?
Quote from: First City Hustle on October 29, 2010, 09:27:52 PM
What's a "limewire"?
is it related to a "myspace"?
I think it's some sort of thing from the "AOL".
I thought LimeWire was a P2P service. How would a judge go about shutting it down?
ETA: from Wiki
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As a result of the injunction, LimeWire 5.5.10 and newer have been disabled using a backdoor installed by the company. However, all versions of LimeWire prior to 5.5.10 remain fully functional and cannot be disabled unless a user upgrades to one of the newer versions.
:lulz:
Quote from: Liam on October 29, 2010, 09:46:42 PM
it was a peer to peer filesharing program noted for its lax content, epic infections, DMCA letter generation, and mislabeled files. gnutella in a different pair of pants really.
http://static.funnyjunk.com/pictures/ae454d15_910f_bccf.jpg
About covers it.
Also a critical tool in this lolfest:
QuoteAn investment firm employee traded music or a movie on file-sharing network LimeWire. He inadvertently shared his firm's files, including personal data of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and other high-profile clients.
Bwaaa :D
:lulz:
I'm quite familiar with it, it was more of a crack along the lines of "oh, people actually still use that thing anyway?"
see even piracy gets outsourced now days
:sad: