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| '''LimeWire''' was a ] ] (P2P) client program that ran on ], ], ], and other operating systems supported by the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.limewire.com/download/releases | title = Downloads}}</ref> LimeWire used the ] network as well as the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.limewire.com/features | title = Features}}</ref> A ] version and a purchasable "enhanced" version were available. ] support is provided by ]. | '''LimeWire''' was a ] ] (P2P) client program that ran on ], ], ], and other operating systems supported by the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.limewire.com/download/releases | title = Downloads}}</ref> LimeWire used the ] network as well as the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.limewire.com/features | title = Features}}</ref> A ] version and a purchasable "enhanced" version were available. ] support is provided by ]. | ||
| On October 26, 2010, U.S. federal court judge ] issued an injunction forcing LimeWire to prevent "the searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality, and/or all functionality" of its software in ].<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/oct/27/limewire-shut-down | location=London |work=The Guardian | first=Josh | last=Halliday | title=LimeWire shut down by federal court | date=October 27, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gonsalves |first=Antone |url=http://www.informationweek.com/news/global-cio/trends/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228000125&cid=RSSfeed_IWK_News |title=LimeWire Ordered To Shut Down – File Sharing Sites |publisher=InformationWeek |date=October 27, 2010 |accessdate=January 12, 2011}}</ref> A trial investigating the damages necessary to compensate the affected record labels was scheduled to begin in January 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bangeman |first=Eric |url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/10/sour-ruling-for-limewire-as-court-says-to-turn-off-p2p-functionality.ars |title=Sour ruling for LimeWire as court says to turn off P2P functionality |publisher=Arstechnica.com |date=October 26, 2010 |accessdate=January 12, 2011}}</ref> As a result of the injunction, LimeWire stopped distributing the LimeWire software, and versions 5.5.11 and newer have been disabled using a ] installed by the company. However, version 5.5.10 and all prior versions of LimeWire remain fully functional and cannot be disabled unless a user upgrades to one of the newer versions.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371670,00.asp |title='Anonymous' Plans DDoS Attack on RIAA on Friday |work=] |last=Hachman |first=Mark |date=October 28, 2010 |accessdate=October 29, 2010}}</ref><ref name="pcmag2">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371462,00.asp |title=Lime Wire Turns Off Limewire P2P Service |work=] |last=Hachman |first=Mark |date=October 26, 2010 |accessdate=October 29, 2010}}</ref> The program has been "resurrected" by the creators of ] (formerly known as ''LimeWire Pirate Edition'').<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372412,00.asp | work=PC Magazine | first=Chloe | last=Albanesius | title=Report: LimeWire 'Resurrected' by Secret Dev Team | date=9 November 2010}}</ref> | |||
| == Features == | |||
| Written in the ], LimeWire can run on any computer with a ] installed. Installers were provided for ]'s ], ], and ]. Support for ] and other previous versions was dropped with the release of LimeWire 4.0.10. From version 4.8 onwards, LimeWire works as a ] ] controller in that it can automatically set up packet-forwarding rules with UPnP-capable routers. | |||
| LimeWire offers sharing of its library through the ] (DAAP). As such, when LimeWire is running and configured to allow it, any files shared are detectable and downloaded on the local network by DAAP-enabled devices (e.g., ], ]). Beginning with LimeWire 4.13.9, connections can be encrypted with ] (TLS). Following LimeWire 4.13.11, TLS became the default connection option.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wiki.limewire.org/index.php?title=Changelog |title=Changelog |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922115652/http://wiki.limewire.org/index.php?title=Changelog |archivedate=September 22, 2010 }}</ref> | |||
| == Version history == | |||
| Until October 2010, Lime Wire LLC, the New York City based developer of LimeWire, distributed two versions of the program: a basic free version, and an enhanced version, LimeWire PRO, sold for a fee of US$21.95 with 6 months of updates, or $34.95 with 1 year of updates.<ref>.</ref> The company claimed the paid version provides faster downloads and 66% better search results. This is accomplished by facilitating direct connection with up to 10 hosts of an identical searched file at any one time, whereas the free version is limited to a maximum of 8 hosts.<ref>.</ref> | |||
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| Being ], LimeWire has spawned ], including ], an experimental software development project at ], and ], a ]-based gnutella client with a proprietary interface. Researchers at ] developed a reputation management add-in called ] that allows users to distinguish between "genuine" and "suspect" files before downloading them. An October 12, 2005 report states that some of LimeWire's free and ] contributors have forked the project and called it ].<ref>, from ].</ref> | |||
| LimeWire was the second file sharing program after Frostwire to support firewall-to-firewall file transfers, a feature introduced in version 4.2, which was released in November 2004. LimeWire also now includes ] support, but is limited to three torrent uploads and three torrent downloads, which coexist with ordinary downloads. LimeWire 5.0 added an instant messenger that uses the ] Protocol, an open source communication protocol. Users can now chat and share files with individuals or a group of friends in their buddy list. | |||
| [[File:Limewire 5 0 11 beta.png|thumb|A screenshot of Limewire 5 0 11 beta | |||
| ]] | |||
| From version 5.5.1, LimeWire has added a key activation, which requires the user to enter the unique key before activating the "Pro" version of the software. This has stopped people from illegally downloading the "Pro" versions. However, there are still ways to bypass this security feature, which was done when creating the pirate edition. For example, there are currently cracks available on the internet, and people can continue using the LimeWire Pro 5.5.1 Beta, which also includes ] for LimeWire and is the first version to include AVG. The most recent stable version of LimeWire is 5.5.16. | |||
| Versions of LimeWire prior to 5.5.10 can still connect to the Gnutella network and users of these versions are still able to download files, even though a message is displayed concerning the injunction during the startup process of the software. LimeWire versions 5.5.11 and newer feature an auto-update feature that allowed Lime Wire LLC to disable newer versions of the LimeWire software. Older versions of LimeWire prior to version 5.5.11, however, do not include the auto-update feature and are still fully functional. As a result, neither the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) nor Lime Wire LLC have the ability to disable older versions of LimeWire, unless the user chooses to upgrade to a newer version of LimeWire.<ref name="pcmag2" /> | |||
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| On November 10, 2010, a secret group of developers called the "Secret Dev Team" sought to keep the application working by releasing the "LimeWire Pirate Edition".<ref name="Limewire Info">{{cite web|url=http://limewireinfo.com/limewire-brought-back-to-life-by-secret-dev-team/|title=Limewire Brought Back to Life by Secret Dev Team|date=November 21, 2010|work=Limewire Info|accessdate=November 21, 2010}}</ref> The software is based on LimeWire 5.6 Beta, and is aimed to allow Windows versions to still work and remove the threat of spyware or adware. The exclusive features in LimeWire PRO were also unlocked, and all security features installed by Lime Wire LLC were removed.<ref>Andrew Lyle. . Neowin.net. Retrieved November 10, 2010. ()</ref><ref>enigmax. . TorrentFreak. Retrieved November 10, 2010. ()</ref> | |||
| == Forks and alternatives == | |||
| A number of ] from LimeWire have appeared, with the goal of giving users more freedom, or objecting to decisions made by LimeWire LLC they disagreed with. | |||
| === FrostWire === | |||
| {{Main article|FrostWire}} | |||
| FrostWire was started in September 2004 by members of the LimeWire ], after LimeWire's distributor considered adding "blocking" code, in response to ] pressure and the threat of legal action, in light of the ]'s decision in '']''. When eventually activated, the code could block its users from sharing licensed files. This code was recently changed when lawsuits had been filed against LimeWire for P2P downloading. It had blocked all their users and redirected them to FrostWire.{{Citation needed|date=May 2011}} FrostWire has since completely moved to the ] from ] (LimeWire's file sharing network). | |||
| === LimeWire Pirate Edition === | |||
| {{Main article|LimeWire Pirate Edition}} | |||
| In November 2010, as a response to the legal challenges regarding LimeWire, an anonymous individual by the handle of Meta Pirate released a modified version of LimeWire Pro, which was entitled LimeWire Pirate Edition.<ref name="Humphries"/><ref name="Albanesius">{{Cite news|url=http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2372412,00.asp|title=Report: LimeWire 'Resurrected' by Secret Dev Team - News & Opinion |publisher= Pcmag.com|last=Albanesius|first=Chloe|date=9 November 2010|work=]|accessdate=30 November 2010}}</ref> It came without the Ask.com toolbar, ], ], and ], as well as all dependencies on LimeWire LLC servers.<ref name="Anderson">{{Cite news|url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/horde-of-piratical-monkeys-resurrects-limewire-pirate-edition.ars|title=Horde of piratical monkeys creates LimeWire: Pirate Edition|last=Anderson|first=Nate|work=]|accessdate=November 30, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| In response to allegations that a current or former member of Lime Wire LLC staff wrote and released the software, the company has stated that: LimeWire is not behind these efforts. LimeWire does not authorize them. LimeWire is complying with the Court’s October 26, 2010 injunction."<ref name="Humphries">{{cite web|url=http://www.geek.com/articles/news/limewire-is-back-as-limewire-pirate-edition-2010119/|title=LimeWire is back as LimeWire Pirate Edition (UPDATED) – Tech Products & Geek News |last=Humphries|first=Matthew|date=Nov 9, 2010 <!-- (6:00 am) --> |publisher=Geek.com|accessdate=November 30, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| The LimeWire team, after being accused by the RIAA of being complicit in the development of LimeWire Pirate Edition,<ref name="cnet-2">{{cite web| url = http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20023365-261.html | title = RIAA wants revived LimeWire dead and buried | last = Sandoval | first = Greg | work = ] | date = 19 November 2010 | accessdate = 12 May 2011}}</ref> swiftly acted to shut down the LimeWire Pirate Edition website. A court order was issued to close down the website, and, to remain anonymous, Meta Pirate, the developer of LimeWire PE, did not contest the order.<ref name="enigmax2">{{cite web| url = http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-pirate-edition-site-nuked-by-cheap-and-dishonest-riaa-action-101119/ | title = LimeWire Pirate Edition Site Nuked By "Cheap and Dishonest" RIAA Action | author = enigmax | work = ] | date = 19 November 2010 | accessdate = 12 May 2011}}</ref> | |||
| === WireShare === | |||
| According to its ] website, WireShare is the newest fork of the original LimeWire open source project (a successor of LPE: LimeWire Pirate Edition, which name was dropped for legal reasons). The software was developed to help keep the Gnutella network alive and to maintain a good faith continuation of the original project (without adware or spyware).<ref>http://sourceforge.net/projects/wireshare/</ref><ref>http://www.gnutellaforums.com/getting-started-using-limewire-wireshare/102701-wireshare-formerly-entitled-limewire-pirate-edition.html</ref> | |||
| == Criticism == | |||
| On February 15, 2010, LimeWire reversed its previous anti-bundling stance and announced the inclusion of an Ask.com-powered browser toolbar that users had to explicitly opt-out of to prevent installation.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100627080546/http://blog.limewire.org/?p=361 |date=June 27, 2010 }}</ref> The toolbar sends web and bittorrent searches to Ask.com, and LimeWire searches to an instance of LimeWire on the user's machine. | |||
| In LimeWire versions before 5.0, users could accidentally configure the software to allow access to any file on their computer, including documents with personal information. Recent versions of LimeWire do not allow unintentional sharing of documents or applications. In 2005, the US Federal Trade Commission issued a consumer warning regarding the dangers of using ] networks, stating that using such networks can lead to identity theft and lawsuits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/06/p2p.shtm |title=FTC Issues Report on Peer-to-Peer File Sharing |publisher=Ftc.gov |date=September 26, 2007 |accessdate=January 12, 2011}}</ref> On May 5, 2009, a P2P industry spokesman represented Lime Wire and others at a U.S. House of Representatives legislative hearing on H.R. 1319, "The Informed P2P User Act."<ref>http://dcia.info/documents/testimony/5-5%20DCIA%20WrittenTestimony.pdf</ref> | |||
| One investigation showed that of 123 randomly selected downloaded files, 37 contained ] – about 30%.<ref>PC Pro Magazine, September 2008 issue, p. 109.</ref> In mid-2008, a ] ] exploiting a vulnerability involving ] was distributed via LimeWire affecting users of ] ] and ].<ref>.</ref> The ability to distribute such malware and viruses has also been reduced in versions of LimeWire 5.0 and greater, with the program defaulting to not share or search for executable files. | |||
| Prior to April 2004, the free version of LimeWire was distributed with a bundled program called '''LimeShop''' (a variant of TopMoxie), which was ]. Among other things, LimeShop monitored online purchases in order to redirect sales commissions to Lime Wire LLC. Uninstallation of LimeWire would not remove LimeShop. With the removal of all bundled software in LimeWire 3.9.4 (released on April 20, 2004), these objections were addressed.<ref>.</ref> LimeWire currently has a facility that allows its server to contact a running LimeWire client and gather various information.<ref name="FtT">{{cite web |url=http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/blog/golden/freedom-speech-based-approach-limiting-filesharing-part-ii-block-list |title=A Freedom-of-Speech-based Approach To Limiting Filesharing – Part II: The Block List |publisher=Freedom-to-tinker.com}}</ref> | |||
| An ] scheme involving LimeWire was discovered in Denver in 2006.<ref> By Howard Pankratz. Denver Post, October 27, 2006.</ref> On September 7, 2007, Gregory Thomas Kopiloff of Seattle was arrested in what the U.S. Justice Department described as its first case against someone accused of using file sharing computer programs to commit ]. According to federal prosecutors, Kopiloff used LimeWire to search other people's computers for inadvertently shared financial information and then used it to obtain credit cards for an online shopping spree.<ref>.</ref> | |||
| LimeWire automatically receives a cryptographically signed file, called simpp.xml, containing an IP block list. Blocking certain IPs has become commonplace and even considered essential in P2P filesharing.{{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} | |||
| == Injunction == | |||
| {{Main article|Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC}} | |||
| According to a June 2005 report in '']'', Lime Wire LLC was considering ceasing its distribution of LimeWire because the outcome of '']'' "handed a tool to judges that they can declare ] whenever they want to."<ref>{{Cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/28/technology/28peer.html?pagewanted=2 | last = Zeller | first = Tom | title = Sharing Culture Likely to Pause but Not Wither |work=New York Times | accessdate =April 15, 2008 | date=June 28, 2005}}</ref> | |||
| On May 12, 2010, Judge ] of the ] ruled in '']'' that LimeWire and its creator, ], had committed copyright infringement, engaged in unfair competition, and induced others to commit copyright infringement.<ref name="May2010lawsuit">{{Citation |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/13/technology/13lime.html |title=Court Rules That LimeWire Infringed On Copyrights |newspaper=New York Times |date=May 13, 2010 | first=Joseph | last=Plambeck}}</ref><ref name="May2010lawsuit2">{{Citation |url=http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=10632737 |title=Music Biz Wins Big in LimeWire Copyright Case |work=ABC News }}</ref> On October 26, 2010, LimeWire was ordered to disable the "searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality" after losing a court battle with the ] over claims of copyright infringement. The RIAA also announced intentions to pursue legal action over the damages caused by the program in January to compensate the affected record labels.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN2616212420101026?pageNumber=1 |title=Court shuts down LimeWire music-sharing service |agency=Reuters |first1=Yinka |last1=Adegoke |first2=Jonathan |last2=Stempel |date=October 26, 2010 |accessdate=October 26, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20020786-261.html |title=Judge slaps Lime Wire with permanent injunction |first=Greg |last=Sandoval |work=] |date=October 26, 2010 |accessdate=October 26, 2010}}</ref> In retaliation, the RIAA's website was taken offline on October 29 via ]s executed by members of ] and ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slyck.com/story2110_RIAA_and_LimeWire_Both_Are_Offline |title=RIAA and LimeWire Both are Offline |date=October 29, 2010 |author=Thomas Mennecke |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
| In response to the ruling, a company spokesperson said that the company is not shutting down, but will use its "best efforts" to cease distributing and supporting P2P software.<ref name="ARS Technica">{{cite web|url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/10/sour-ruling-for-limewire-as-court-says-to-turn-off-p2p-functionality.ars|title=Sour ruling for LimeWire as court says to turn off P2P functionality|date=October 27, 2010|work=]|accessdate=October 26, 2010}}</ref> | |||
| In early 2011, the RIAA announced their intention to sue LimeWire, pursuing a statutory damages theory that claimed up to $72 trillion in damages<ref>{{cite web|author=Mike Fossum |url=http://www.webpronews.com/riaa-lawsuit-against-limewire-for-72-trillion-shot-down-2012-05 |title=RIAA Lawsuit Against LimeWire for $72 Trillion Shot Down |publisher=WebProNews |date=2012-05-24 |accessdate=2013-05-05}}</ref>{{spaced ndash}}a sum greater than the current ] of the entire global economy. There are currently around 11,000 songs on LimeWire that have been tagged as copyright-infringed, and the RIAA estimates that each one has been downloaded thousands of times, the penalties accruing to the above sum.<ref>Purewal, Sarah Jacobsson. "", ''PCWorld.com'', March 26, 2011, accessed April 9, 2011.</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Wood|first=Kimba|title=Opinion and order|url=http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/limewiredamagesorder.pdf|publisher=United States District Court, Southern District of New York|accessdate=April 17, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331163109/http://amlawdaily.typepad.com/limewiredamagesorder.pdf |archivedate=March 31, 2011|page=6 of the faxed document, 7 of the PDF|format=PDF of facsimile|quote=Plaintiffs have never explained to the Court how they would even go about determining how many direct infringers there were per work. However, Plaintiffs have alleged that there were more than 500 million downloads of post-1972 works using the LimeWire system.}}</ref> | |||
| A trial to decide on the eventual amount of damages owed by Limewire to thirteen record labels, including ] and ], all of which are represented by the RIAA, started early in May and went on until on May 13, 2011, when Gorton agreed to pay the 13 record companies $105 million in an out-of-court settlement. | |||
| Mitch Bainwol, chairman of the RIAA, referred to the "resolution of the case another milestone in the continuing evolution of online music to a legitimate marketplace that appropriately rewards creators."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.factmag.com/?p=42426 |title=LimeWire pays $105m illegal filesharing settlement |date=May 13, 2011 |publisher=]}}</ref> | |||
| == See also == | |||
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| == References == | |||
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| == Sources == | |||
| * {{cite web | url = http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/8438 | title = Advanced Peer-Based Technology Business Models | author=] | publisher=] | year = 2002 }} | |||
| * {{cite web | url = http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item.jhtml?id=4206&t=innovation | title = Music Downloads: Pirates- or Customers? | author=Sean Silverthorne | publisher=] Working Knowledge | year = 2004}} | |||
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| Developer(s) | Lime Wire LLC |
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| Initial release | May 3, 2000; 24 years ago (2000-05-29-26) |
| Stable release | 5.5.16 / October 26, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-10-26) |
| Preview release | 5.6.1 / May 7, 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05-07) |
| Written in | Java |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Available in | 32 languages |
| Type | Peer-to-peer file sharing |
| License | GNU General Public License |
| Website | www.limewire.com closed (seized) in 2010 |
LimeWire was a free peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) client program that ran on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and other operating systems supported by the Java software platform. LimeWire used the gnutella network as well as the BitTorrent protocol. A freeware version and a purchasable "enhanced" version were available. BitTorrent support is provided by libtorrent.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20150206024529/http://www.limewire.com/
- Archived August 23, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- "Downloads".
- "Features".
