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==Legality==
== Re: Trivia section ==

Limewire is illegal. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 20:12, 13 June 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

: No. ] (]) 20:16, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Well, yes actually. You can download music for free, and that is considered illegal. But, if you download a song from a place such as LimeWire, you can keep it on your computer for only 24 hours before it is considered illegal. And during those 24 hours, you cannot burn it to CD, save it somewhere else, etc. You can only listen to it.
I asked my aunt and uncle this (As the recently graduated from law school) and they confirmed what I said. ] (]) 11:10, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

: LimeWire itself is not illegal. It is only a tool that can potentially be used to download illegal files. If the software were to be called illegal because it can be used for illegal purposes, Microsoft could be sued because their Internet Explorer can be used to find descriptions on how to build bombs on the Internet (to do a terrorist attack, for example), or because their Outlook is most probably used by terrorists to coordinate their bombings. Also, skype is most certainly illegal under this definition, because it allows to phone someone and to do illegal business with him. BTW, if you go only a bit further, this definition allows you to outlaw the entire internet...
: mfg, ] - 15:04, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
::In the United States, yes, it is illegal, even if the program can be used <s>illegally</s>legally. It has been since the ruling against ] in 2005. The same doesn't apply in Canada and a few other European countries, however. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 22:50, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
::: You certainly meant "''even if the program can be used legally.''"...? Keep in mind this is only the case if the main purpose of the program is an illegal action, which was the case for LimeWire, as it has (for example) iTunes library integration (and automatic sharing?). This is not the case for most other P2P applications, like ] for example.
::: mfg, ] - 23:23, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
::::Hehe, yeah, that's what I meant. And yeah, I see what you mean (I read the Reuters story wrong; they're saying what you're saying). Limewire was made almost solely to facilitate copyright infringement, and therefore it was forced to shut down. My mistake. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 23:34, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

The judges ruling is INSANE as aswell as not legal. Where is the restraining order to stop every computer from being able to have illegal software copied to it? or one stopping DVD recorders etc etc, when they are obviously designed to breach the copyright of shows broad casted etc. They where picked out because they dont have the money to fight it like SONY, IBM Etc would.] (]) 13:03, 4 February 2011 (UTC)
: That's certainly true. Those who develop open source filesharing clients are certainly a good target to sue, as they generally don't have the money and strength to withstand a legal battle...
: mfg, ] - 14:53, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

== References ==
The reference template has been at the top of the page for some time. Are there enough references now? There is no indication who put this here. The addition of the citation was . There were nine references and there are now 16. Also, there are a few individual citation needed tags. I really wish people who put these templates in were compeled to leave text on their reasoning. ] (]) 22:49, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

:go to http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Talk:LimeWire&action=edit&section=1 <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 13:26, 27 March 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:: The ''Refimprove|date=September 2008'' template has been removed. There are many references and the original editor of the template has not responded in approx. 5 months. A specific citation needed would be more appropriate and/or a comment on this talk page. ] (]) 13:21, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

== Shut Down ==

http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-loses-court-battle-with-riaa-shuts-down-101026/ - ] (]) 21:54, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

As far as I am aware Limewire has been shut down. However, when I was going to edit the first sentence of the article from 'is' to 'was' I saw a comment line telling me explicitly not to. But Limewire is defunct and the article should say so. If no-one comments on this in a week or so I will make that change anyway. <span style="font-family:Arial,serif;border:1px solid Black;">]]</span> 13:55, 8 March 2011 (UTC)
:See ]. OS is discontinued, yet the article uses the present tense in the article because the program ''still exists''. The same logic applies to Limewire; you can still download it to this day, regardless of the fact that it has been "shut down" by the courts. WireShare, also known as the "pirate edition" continues to live as a spin-off as well. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 18:22, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

== Expansion ==

I may decide to help expand this article sometime this or next week. Anyone up for the challenge? '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 02:22, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
: Lol, maybe you should wait some days until the spamming avalanche has stopped...
: Most probably, there will be a clean version without the shutdown switch until then, which could be named within the article.
: mfg, ] - 12:37, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

== Edit request from Jisjames007, 27 October 2010 ==

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Lime Wire has been permanently shut down. ] (]) 23:28, 27 October 2010 (UTC)
:] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> See ]. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 23:45, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

== Past Tense? ==

The software is pretty much useless, since access to the servers from Limewire is blocked. Maybe someone should convert the article to past tense? ] (]) 12:01, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
: First of all, there are no "servers from LimeWire", as LimeWire is an application operating on a distributed network (P2P network). Second, (AFAIK) there are workarounds for the client not working, as the client is open source and everyone can compile the code without the parts that do block the program ATM. mfg, ] - 14:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
::Any proof of this being done yet? besides Frostwire, have you heard of anyone being able to work around whatever Limewire is blocking? ] (]) 02:11, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
::: I've seen someone on IRC yesterday, claiming he had already found and removed the problematic code passages. But... sorry, I can't recall on which channel/server, as I am online on a lot of channels on half a dozen different IRC servers.
::: mfg, ] - 11:29, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

== Older versions of LimeWire still fully functional ==
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Reference: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371462,00.asp

Versions of LimeWire prior to V5.5.10 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 5.5.10 and newer feature a "toxic" backdoor included by LimeWire Inc. that allowed LimeWire Inc. to disable the newer versions of the LimeWire software. Older versions of LimeWire prior to version 5.5.10 however do not include this "toxic" backdoor and are still fully functional.

Due to the original architecture of LimeWire prior to version 5.5.10, the RIAA nor LimeWire Inc. have the ability to disable older versions of LimeWire, unless a LimeWire user chooses to upgrade to a version of LimeWire that is 5.5.10 or newer.
:Hence why my Limewire still functions. Eh, I'm still changing to Frostwire. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 23:34, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
:] '''Done'''<!-- Template:ESp --> Added to article. Thanks, <b>] <small>]</small></b> 23:40, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Doesn't seem to be working with older versions on my mac. Could it be different for PC's? ] (]) 02:13, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Might be that you're running a newer version of LimeWire on your Mac. Try installing an older version of LimeWire and that should do the trick. There have been many posts around the Net and from a large number of reputable news sources regarding older versions of LimeWire still working perfectly (although the annoying message about the injunction appears). I installed an older version of LimeWire myself (V5.4.6) on my PC and yes, the message about the injunction still appears, but I'm still able to search and download without any difficulties. So again, simply try installing an older Mac version of LimeWire and that should fix the problem. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 04:12, 29 October 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

This is untrue, you should try it for yourself. I have downloaded 8 older versions and none of them have connected.
] (]) 23:22, 7 November 2010 (UTC)
:Your connection problem is unrelated to the remote controls. Go to the FrostWire forums for instructions on getting and installing a fresh gnutella.net host cache to solve that problem. ] (]) 03:47, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

I downloaded 5.5.7, and it is NOT working. I did not have 5.5.11+ on my computer. As to how far back you must go, I am not sure, but I do know that 5.5.7 is deactivated. ] (]) 23:23, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

:Yeah, right. I just installed '''LimeWire PRO 4.12.3''' on my computer and it won't even start. So how about the older versions working properly. Could it be that I am using Windows 7? ] (]) 13:56, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

== Add to introduction ==
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The above already appears at the top of the article: On October 26, 2010, Judge Kimba Wood, a US 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. A trial investigating the damages necessary to compensate the affected record labels is scheduled to begin in January 2011.

I believe the following is also very relevant to point out at the very beginning of the article rather than in the middle of the article, either before the above paragraph or just after the above paragraph:
As of October 26, 2010, versions of LimeWire including V5.5.10 and newer have been disabled by LimeWire Inc using a backdoor installed by the company into newer versions of the software. However, all versions of LimeWire prior to V5.5.10 are still fully functional and cannot be disabled unless a user upgrades to one of the newer versions.
References: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371670,00.asp and http://www.gnutellaforums.com/windows/97241-lw-still-works-fine-version-5-5-10-but-do-not-attempt-use-later-version.html

:] '''Done'''<!-- Template:ESp --> Thanks. I tweaked your sentence a little and switched your forum source (as they are not ]) with another PC Mag source. I also made a few changes to the article itself. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 01:35, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

== Change "stable release" version to V5.5.8, newer versions no longer working/stable ==

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Versions of LimeWire including V5.5.10 and later are no longer "stable releases" since these versions have now been disabled by a backdoor built into the newer versions of the software and newer versions no longer work. Therefore, since these versions are no longer working and as such are not "stable releases", shouldn't the article be changed to reflect V5.5.8 as the latest "stable release"?

Please note that the "stable release" version should be changed both at the top of the article where the "stable release" version is listed, AND also under the "versions" section of the article. In the "versions" section, "The most recent stable version of LimeWire is 5.5.16." should be changed to, "The most recent stable version of LimeWire is 5.5.8 and any versions of LimeWire past V5.5.8 have been disabled by LimeWire Inc and are no longer working." <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) 02:36, 30 October 2010 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

:] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp --> We are not the ones to decide whether a software version is stable or not, regardless of its status. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 02:47, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

== Limewire version ==

On the wiki it says version 5.5.10 and newer cannot download, however I have version 5.5.6 and i cannot download. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 08:13, 30 October 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Try an earlier version (my 4.9 worked fine). We're just relaying what sources say. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 15:41, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
: My version 5.5.8 has not been able to connect for the last couple of days. Has it been disabled? <span style="font-family:Arial,serif;border:1px solid Black;">]]</span> 07:16, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
:: Unsure (I've moved on to Frostwire). If a reliable source says so, then it may be. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 04:33, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
:::As I stated above, '''LimeWire PRO 4.12.3''' won't even start on Windows 7. ] (]) 13:58, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

== Hey everyone, whoever has access needs to write that limewire got shut down. ==

It made the news, its official, theyre gone <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (]) 22:17, 2 November 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:"LimeWire 5.5.11 and newer have been disabled" =/= "LimeWire has been disabled". '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 00:53, 3 November 2010 (UTC)


== Beancrisps posts ==
As Beancrisps posts are reverted without notice (I mean without useful comment on the reason), I thought I might post it here (under a new topic) for further discussion. :)
*''I challenge anyone to name one law that Limewire broke''. ] (]) 23:06, 5 November 2010 (UTC)
My reply: If it hadn't broken a law, it wouldn't have been banned. However, I don't think the law it broke is right to exist, as this structure of laws has been created especially for those who oppose P2P/file sharing most: the media content industry...
: mfg, ] - 12:30, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
::Misplaced Pages articles are limited to reporting material from ]. I am not a legal expert, and even if I were, it would still be up to the courts to make rulings on the legality of Limewire.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 12:39, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

I do not recognize the decisions of rogue judges.] (]) 15:08, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Beancrisp's post were reverted by Ian for ], and this reflects the edit summary. Bean continued to re-post these, hence why they were reverted again by him and by me. I didn't notice the difference in his final comment, though, which I suppose was an acceptable query. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 16:27, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

:The situation currently facing LimeWire is very similar to the one faced by ] in 2009 and ] in 2008. Unlike ]'s ruling in ], Judge ] decided that LimeWire had a model based on ]. Since it is not the job of Misplaced Pages to decide what is legal, the article can only report on what the sources say.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 17:26, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

== Edit request from ForNarniaAndForAslan, 7 November 2010 ==

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If you download previous versions of LimeWire you will not be able to bypass the court ordered injunction.

"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."

This statement is proven false easily by downloading 5.5.10 client and/or any previous earlier versions, and the references provided don't pertain to the statement. ] (]) 23:20, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

:] '''Not done:'''<!-- Template:ESp -->. The sources do reflect the statements. "On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered that Lime Wire LLC shut off the LimeWire client from Gnutella, a decentralized peer-to-peer network. Lime Wire blocked access by covertly installing a centralized "kill switch" into recent versions of the LimeWire client. Other alternatives to LimeWire remain, however, including older versions that lack the kill switch." "With versions 5.5.10, released in June, Lime Wire added automatic updates, with a key stipulation; if an update is available and the user chooses to ignore it, the LimeWire client cannot be opened, the source said."

:We would need a source to verify your claim as well. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 00:05, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

== Limewire Pirate Edition is released ==

According to Slashdot.org, the Limewire development team has released an updated Limewire client to the open source community. It is based on the 5.6 Beta.

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/09/042242/LimeWire-Lives-Again

14:07, 9 November 2010 (UTC) <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding ] comment added by ] (] • ]) </span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

: http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/horde-of-piratical-monkeys-resurrects-limewire-pirate-edition.ars ] (]) 03:15, 10 November 2010 (UTC)

:: Created ] --] (]) 02:43, 11 November 2010 (UTC)

::: This is on ] today.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 16:26, 19 November 2010 (UTC)

::::This makes the pirate edition very notable for inclusion. If we get more information, I'll probably write a short section. '''<sub><span style="color:#4B0000;">Eric</span></sub><small><span style="color:#550000;">Leb</span></small><sup><span style="color:#660000;">01</span></sup> <small>(] &#124; ])</small>''' 03:01, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

== LimeWire is copyrighted now due to hackers ==

http://download.limewire.com/injunction/Injunction.pdf proof --] (]) 10:37, 23 May 2011 (UTC)


:No, it's not. Injunctions can only apply to specific parties, not the general public. That October 2010 injunction has nothing to do with "hackers" or their new versions and only applies to people involved with Lime Wire LLC, Lime Group, Greg Bildson and Mark Gorton to stop <u>them</u> from making or distributing P2P software. This one was negotiated, stipulated and ordered before "LimeWire Pirate Edition" made it's first appearance so is no proof of copyright preventing future actions by unidentified people. It would be impossible to use against anybody unless they were first found and then identified as those two people or working for those companies and then only if proven they did anything forbidden by the injunction.
I noticed that in the "Trivia" section, there's a line of text that says:
{{quote|You CAN download Limewire Pro through Limewire Basic. Use the download Programs and type in "Limewire Pro"}}
I do not know whether this type of "trivia" is allowed on Misplaced Pages, seeing as how it is telling the reader how to get LimeWire PRO for free. --] <sup>( ] &middot; ] )</sup> 01:29, 3 January 2007 (UTC)
: Since LimeWire (both basic and pro) is released under the GPL the pro version can legally be downloaded without paying for it. Weither or not it should go in the trivia section is another question. ] 20:28, 19 January 2007 (UTC)


:The software itself is licensed under the open source "copyleft" (]) which still applies and cannot be revoked retroactively by anyone. GPLv2's main purpose is to keep software free and open so it will be legally impossible to outlaw future versions that other people may create and also impossible for anyone to turn it into a closed-source product or switch to a different or more restricted form of copyright.
"In 2002, "System Of A Down" released an album entitled "Steal This Album!"."
While it may be trivia, it's only tangentially related to Limewire. I'm removing it. ] 00:44, 28 January 2007 (UTC)


:The '''name''' of LimeWire, on the other hand, is a trademark that third parties cannot use without permission. This is why the "LimeWire Pirate Edition" site was quickly abandoned and WireShare appeared after Lime Group shut that site down, not because those other people had the source code or that it was illegal to have it. ] (]) 20:34, 3 September 2011 (UTC)
==First to support firewalls? no==
"LimeWire was the first file sharing program to support firewall-to-firewall file transfers, a feature introduced in version 4.2, which was released in November 2004."


== Merge ] into this article ==
I am removing this because the eDonkey protocol supported this through the LowID concept and clients such as eMule have been around since 2002. ] 20:37, 5 January 2007 (UTC)


The article ] is too short, so its better if you merge it here.
:I'm not familiar with eDonkey but from the information I can find, the eDonkey protocol does not have such a feature at all. LimeWire supports a so-called "reliable UDP" (RUDP). Establishing such RUDP connections usually requires an "non-firewalled" third-party to "punch holes" into each others' firewall i.e., establish a NAT route. Albeit it also works directly as long as the peers are only unable to accept TCP connections but can accept unsolicited UDP packets. This third-party peer does not transfer or proxy any file data. The two "firewalled" peers will be directly "connected" over UDP and exchange the files just as they would over TCP i.e., using HTTP. That means, this feature has nothing to do with firewalled peers uploading to non-firewalled peers. The latter feature always existed in Gnutella i.e., PUSH messages and so-called push file transfers. In any case, LimeWire was definitely the first Gnutella application to have this feature because they introduced this RUDP. At least BearShare supports it as well. --] 11:32, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
] (]) 02:17, 25 June 2012 (UTC)


==Recent Vandalism== ==March 2013==
Here is the vandal: http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois.ch?ip=210.213.251.157 It is from a range, so if anyone knows where to contact admins to solve this problem, it would be much appreciated. Either do it yourself, or tell me how to do it. I makes no difference to me how its done, just that it is done, and soon. ] 05:26, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
: ]. Be my guest. Talk page has already had a final warning template. Be sure to link to the article. ] 09:43, 9 January 2007 (UTC)
:: Done. ] 12:23, 9 January 2007 (UTC)


I would like to edit this page: There are current laws that have resulted, although may not be directly but indirectly related to the issues concerning LimeWire. I want to add information about the new law that internet providers now partake in, called the “Six strikes Law”. I propose this law as an important issue in relation to this page because it is one of the results of having illegal downloading sites. This law then also concerns matters of individual privacy as everything is being monitored and therefore, it creates restriction on the use of internet which is obviously not appreciated by everyone in this generation where the supply of “free” anything and everything is welcomed. Thus, I would like to include the criticism that this new law is probably facing and how the public and the internet providers are dealing with them. Also, I found a term, AVG, used but as a reader I had to look up what it was because it was not directly defined. I think Misplaced Pages pages are made to break down the simplest of things and therefore, as a reader who is new to this technical diction, I believe it is necessary to explain the simplest of abbreviations. I want to edit this page and answer the question, “What is AVG?” Overall, I will edit the subsection “Version History” to define “What is AVG?” and then I will create a new subsection about the “Six strikes Law” and the criticism that follows the new law.] (]) 05:20, 22 March 2013 (UTC)
==Porn==


:The law would have ] issues in this article, which is primarily about LimeWire as a piece of software. There is a separate article ] which looks at this scheme.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 06:27, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
I Think It Should Be Noted That, When Searching For Anything. The User Is Randomly Barraged With Pornographic Files, Even If The User Hasn't Searched For Anything Pornographic Or Just 1 Word Mildly Pornographic Eg: "Girl" "Man" "Bed".(] 04:39, 4 February 2007 (UTC))


::I agree. This article is about LimeWire, not the Copyright Alert System. Information about that system belongs in it's own article, not this one. --] (]) 23:06, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
:That's because the protocol does not apply any restrictions to possible results and there are a lot of spammers. In real life, if you asked someone for the time, he might also respond "Please visit my website <URL>" instead of telling you the desired answer. Gnutella is no different, except that such spamming would make virtually no sense in real life or endanger the spammer's health. --] 11:46, 18 March 2007 (UTC)


== LIMEWIRE == == "Is" or "was" again ==


In 2010, Judge Kimba Wood effectively ended the glory days of LimeWire. This does not mean that the software no longer exists. There are still of LimeWire which are functional, and . This is why changing "is" to "was" is inaccurate.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 05:37, 29 June 2013 (UTC)
DO NOT DOWNLOAD!!! Full of bugs that infiltrate your OS. <small>—The preceding ] comment was added by ] (]) 13:26, 4 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->
:Anyway, even though you can download it from the links you mentioned, it's still non-functional and instead of showing "connected" status, it says that LimeWire was unable to connect, and the pirated edition stays on "connecting" status forever and eventually it doesn't connect. So I think changing "is" to "was" still makes sense. ] (]) 23:48, 24 July 2013 (UTC)


::Put simply, LimeWire became defunct after the court ruling in October 2010, and attempts to revive it have not been successful. ] redirects to ]. LWPE was renamed to WireShare for legal reasons; the program has not been updated since October 2012..--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 06:07, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
I Think Your Right, But The Temptation For Free Downloads Is Far To Strong, If I Get Internet Security Will That Download Only Safe Files? Thanks (] 02:07, 5 February 2007 (UTC))
::: The SF page states it as a fork. There is no reliable third-party reference that LPE was renamed and nothing linking LPE's creator/dev team with WireShare. Not a single referenced news article here mentions WireShare, it all LPE. Anyone can download the source and replace a couple strings. -- ] (] &#124; ]) 14:15, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
::::The open source nature of ] means that any piece of software based on it is copyright free. It is unclear what relationship LimeWire Pirate Edition has with WireShare, but it is clear that neither of them has had any great success.--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 16:08, 11 October 2013 (UTC)


== FAKE MP3s and Music == == External links modified ==


Hello fellow Wikipedians,
Recentley there have been loads of 'dodgy' looking MP3s and WMAs when searching for music. If you look for ANY song by ANY artist theres always files like: Steven Speilberg gets a prank call, Wicked remix, Track 06, Totally hip track, Rare recording, Eighties Classic. But when you hover over them it says "Content: Not related to (search term)". <small>—The preceding ] comment was added by ] (]) 21:56, 20 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->


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== Limewire countersuit ==
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*Added archive https://web.archive.org/20111116173345/http://wiki.limewire.org:80/index.php?title=Changelog to http://wiki.limewire.org/index.php?title=Changelog
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Knowing how Wiki encourages using sources of information other than blogs, when I saw your citation for Limewire's countersuit I went looking all over the web for more reliable sources. It seemed to me that news of this magnitude would have been splashed all over the place. I tried the archives of NY Times, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Chicago Sun-Times, LA Times... and I found only one possible corroboration of this claim. I use the word "possible" because the NY Times displays only the first paragraph of an archived story before you have to pay for it.


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My last attempt to verify the incident was to visit CNET.com. Surely '''they''' would have reported it. And finally, I found a nonblog source:


Cheers. —]<small><sub style="margin-left:-14.9ex;color:green;font-family:Comic Sans MS">]:Online</sub></small> 02:57, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
http://news.com.com/Lime+Wire%2C+squeezed%2C+files+countersuit/2100-1030_3-6119646.html


== Reboot/comeback ==
] 19:43, 8 February 2007 (UTC)


Since the reader may not be an expert on all of this, the key question is whether the 2022 reboot/comeback is in any way endorsed by the original developers of the software. Or is it just different people who are using the name LimeWire? Can someone clarify this?--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 16:48, 14 March 2022 (UTC)
== Spyware ? ==


== LiveWire-Piracy? Also, general filesharing-piracy associated illegal download tool as it simultaneously shares the downloads with others! ==
] change the limewire to "has spyware" no-> yes. is there a base for this or is it vandalism/error? :] 10:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
: Vandalism. Le sigh. (I wonder if articles on, say, Armenian pottery attract as many trolls and idiots as free software ones.) ] 12:12, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
: Several years ago, it contained spyware i.e. apparently the developers did not know that the bundled software was spyware. They removed this when they became aware of this and since then LimeWire has not been bundled with any software. Some individuals don't get over this or have a (personal) grudge against LimeWire and falsely claim that it still contains spyware. There are also a lot of scammers and LimeWire rip-offs (Google's AdSense is your friend or the opposit). These may indeed contain spyware or worth and some people might confuse this stuff with the original LimeWire software. --] 11:52, 18 March 2007 (UTC)


Its an ''illegal'' piracy-related tool. 5G increases this tools's piracy-ability.
== Upload Music? ==
All other P2P-tools are either also ''illegal'' piracy-encouragers or are simply insecure for any further use.
Microsoft and other Messenger-offerers should be advised NOT to use P2P anymore for this due to its general insecurities.
Else, they are perfectly legal to use. But due to its P2P-protocol-use, they are '''hopelessly insecure'''!
Please do no longer advise for downloads also due to German IT Security law civil disobedience by this protocol in question.
'''NOT SAFE TO USE TECHNOLOGY.'''
--] (]) 12:20, 22 March 2022 (UTC)


:This is in ] territory but also ]. Misplaced Pages does mention things if they are discussed in reliable sources. I agree that any form of P2P file sharing software should be approached with caution as it can cause your IP address to leak, and it shares content on your computer with other people, but it is beyond the scope of the article to give warnings or disclaimers. Also, Misplaced Pages is read in countries other than Germany, where the copyright laws are very strict. See also ].--'''''] <sup>]</sup>''''' 12:59, 22 March 2022 (UTC)
How do you upload or put music onto limewire.. because ive made a few songs (remixes) and i want my name to get out there and people to listen to my stuff?<br />
<br />


== Limewire does not function properly on older versions ==
Thanks for any help. ] 06:37, 24 February 2007 (UTC) <small>—The preceding ] comment was added by ] (] • ]) 06:36, 24 February 2007 (UTC).</small><!-- HagermanBot Auto-Unsigned -->


according to this talk page, the text saying non disabled versions are still perfectly functional are wrong ] (]) 20:17, 18 June 2024 (UTC)
: You should be able to just put your own music in the Shared Music folder (defined in LimeWire > Tools > Options). Make sure the option is selected to share that folder and allow connections for Uploads. I personally suggest, however, that you get influence from sites like MySpace, because that is how Lily Allen and the Arctic Monkeys got started - by sharing their music on there. Unless you have good ID3 tags then no-one will look for your files anyway (well, probably not really). Good luck! :) --] 22:01, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

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Legality

Limewire is illegal. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AndrewOne (talkcontribs) 20:12, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

No. Haakon (talk) 20:16, 13 June 2010 (UTC)

Well, yes actually. You can download music for free, and that is considered illegal. But, if you download a song from a place such as LimeWire, you can keep it on your computer for only 24 hours before it is considered illegal. And during those 24 hours, you cannot burn it to CD, save it somewhere else, etc. You can only listen to it. I asked my aunt and uncle this (As the recently graduated from law school) and they confirmed what I said. 66.60.210.32 (talk) 11:10, 30 September 2010 (UTC)

LimeWire itself is not illegal. It is only a tool that can potentially be used to download illegal files. If the software were to be called illegal because it can be used for illegal purposes, Microsoft could be sued because their Internet Explorer can be used to find descriptions on how to build bombs on the Internet (to do a terrorist attack, for example), or because their Outlook is most probably used by terrorists to coordinate their bombings. Also, skype is most certainly illegal under this definition, because it allows to phone someone and to do illegal business with him. BTW, if you go only a bit further, this definition allows you to outlaw the entire internet...
mfg, OldDeath - 15:04, 30 September 2010 (UTC)
In the United States, yes, it is illegal, even if the program can be used illegallylegally. It has been since the ruling against Grokster in 2005. The same doesn't apply in Canada and a few other European countries, however. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 22:50, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
You certainly meant "even if the program can be used legally."...? Keep in mind this is only the case if the main purpose of the program is an illegal action, which was the case for LimeWire, as it has (for example) iTunes library integration (and automatic sharing?). This is not the case for most other P2P applications, like Shareaza for example.
mfg, OldDeath - 23:23, 26 October 2010 (UTC)
Hehe, yeah, that's what I meant. And yeah, I see what you mean (I read the Reuters story wrong; they're saying what you're saying). Limewire was made almost solely to facilitate copyright infringement, and therefore it was forced to shut down. My mistake. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 23:34, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

The judges ruling is INSANE as aswell as not legal. Where is the restraining order to stop every computer from being able to have illegal software copied to it? or one stopping DVD recorders etc etc, when they are obviously designed to breach the copyright of shows broad casted etc. They where picked out because they dont have the money to fight it like SONY, IBM Etc would.27.33.106.251 (talk) 13:03, 4 February 2011 (UTC)

That's certainly true. Those who develop open source filesharing clients are certainly a good target to sue, as they generally don't have the money and strength to withstand a legal battle...
mfg, OldDeath - 14:53, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

References

The reference template has been at the top of the page for some time. Are there enough references now? There is no indication who put this here. The addition of the citation was here. There were nine references and there are now 16. Also, there are a few individual citation needed tags. I really wish people who put these templates in were compeled to leave text on their reasoning. Bpringlemeir (talk) 22:49, 23 January 2010 (UTC)

go to http://en.wikipedia.org/search/?title=Talk:LimeWire&action=edit&section=1 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.243.60.8 (talk) 13:26, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
The Refimprove|date=September 2008 template has been removed. There are many references and the original editor of the template has not responded in approx. 5 months. A specific citation needed would be more appropriate and/or a comment on this talk page. Bpringlemeir (talk) 13:21, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

Shut Down

http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-loses-court-battle-with-riaa-shuts-down-101026/ - .:. Jigsy .:. (talk) 21:54, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

As far as I am aware Limewire has been shut down. However, when I was going to edit the first sentence of the article from 'is' to 'was' I saw a comment line telling me explicitly not to. But Limewire is defunct and the article should say so. If no-one comments on this in a week or so I will make that change anyway. SmokeyTheCat 13:55, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

See Windows 95. OS is discontinued, yet the article uses the present tense in the article because the program still exists. The same logic applies to Limewire; you can still download it to this day, regardless of the fact that it has been "shut down" by the courts. WireShare, also known as the "pirate edition" continues to live as a spin-off as well. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 18:22, 8 March 2011 (UTC)

Expansion

I may decide to help expand this article sometime this or next week. Anyone up for the challenge? EricLeb (Page | Talk) 02:22, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Lol, maybe you should wait some days until the spamming avalanche has stopped...
Most probably, there will be a clean version without the shutdown switch until then, which could be named within the article.
mfg, OldDeath - 12:37, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Jisjames007, 27 October 2010

{{Edit semi-protected}}

Lime Wire has been permanently shut down. Jisjames007 (talk) 23:28, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Not done: See Limewire#Injunction. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 23:45, 27 October 2010 (UTC)

Past Tense?

The software is pretty much useless, since access to the servers from Limewire is blocked. Maybe someone should convert the article to past tense? 99.74.73.107 (talk) 12:01, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

First of all, there are no "servers from LimeWire", as LimeWire is an application operating on a distributed network (P2P network). Second, (AFAIK) there are workarounds for the client not working, as the client is open source and everyone can compile the code without the parts that do block the program ATM. mfg, OldDeath - 14:36, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Any proof of this being done yet? besides Frostwire, have you heard of anyone being able to work around whatever Limewire is blocking? 99.74.73.107 (talk) 02:11, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
I've seen someone on IRC yesterday, claiming he had already found and removed the problematic code passages. But... sorry, I can't recall on which channel/server, as I am online on a lot of channels on half a dozen different IRC servers.
mfg, OldDeath - 11:29, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Older versions of LimeWire still fully functional

{{Edit semi-protected}} Reference: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371462,00.asp

Versions of LimeWire prior to V5.5.10 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 5.5.10 and newer feature a "toxic" backdoor included by LimeWire Inc. that allowed LimeWire Inc. to disable the newer versions of the LimeWire software. Older versions of LimeWire prior to version 5.5.10 however do not include this "toxic" backdoor and are still fully functional.

Due to the original architecture of LimeWire prior to version 5.5.10, the RIAA nor LimeWire Inc. have the ability to disable older versions of LimeWire, unless a LimeWire user chooses to upgrade to a version of LimeWire that is 5.5.10 or newer.

Hence why my Limewire still functions. Eh, I'm still changing to Frostwire. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 23:34, 28 October 2010 (UTC)
Done Added to article. Thanks, Stickee (talk) 23:40, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Doesn't seem to be working with older versions on my mac. Could it be different for PC's? 99.74.73.107 (talk) 02:13, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Might be that you're running a newer version of LimeWire on your Mac. Try installing an older version of LimeWire and that should do the trick. There have been many posts around the Net and from a large number of reputable news sources regarding older versions of LimeWire still working perfectly (although the annoying message about the injunction appears). I installed an older version of LimeWire myself (V5.4.6) on my PC and yes, the message about the injunction still appears, but I'm still able to search and download without any difficulties. So again, simply try installing an older Mac version of LimeWire and that should fix the problem. —Preceding unsigned comment added by PWilson3210 (talkcontribs) 04:12, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

This is untrue, you should try it for yourself. I have downloaded 8 older versions and none of them have connected. ForNarniaAndForAslan (talk) 23:22, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Your connection problem is unrelated to the remote controls. Go to the FrostWire forums for instructions on getting and installing a fresh gnutella.net host cache to solve that problem. Aaron Walkhouse (talk) 03:47, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

I downloaded 5.5.7, and it is NOT working. I did not have 5.5.11+ on my computer. As to how far back you must go, I am not sure, but I do know that 5.5.7 is deactivated. 12.41.204.3 (talk) 23:23, 29 November 2010 (UTC)

Yeah, right. I just installed LimeWire PRO 4.12.3 on my computer and it won't even start. So how about the older versions working properly. Could it be that I am using Windows 7? 82.141.72.152 (talk) 13:56, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Add to introduction

{{edit semi-protected}}

The above already appears at the top of the article: On October 26, 2010, Judge Kimba Wood, a US 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. A trial investigating the damages necessary to compensate the affected record labels is scheduled to begin in January 2011.

I believe the following is also very relevant to point out at the very beginning of the article rather than in the middle of the article, either before the above paragraph or just after the above paragraph: As of October 26, 2010, versions of LimeWire including V5.5.10 and newer have been disabled by LimeWire Inc using a backdoor installed by the company into newer versions of the software. However, all versions of LimeWire prior to V5.5.10 are still fully functional and cannot be disabled unless a user upgrades to one of the newer versions. References: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371670,00.asp and http://www.gnutellaforums.com/windows/97241-lw-still-works-fine-version-5-5-10-but-do-not-attempt-use-later-version.html

Done Thanks. I tweaked your sentence a little and switched your forum source (as they are not WP:RS) with another PC Mag source. I also made a few changes to the article itself. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 01:35, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Change "stable release" version to V5.5.8, newer versions no longer working/stable

{{edit semi-protected}}

Versions of LimeWire including V5.5.10 and later are no longer "stable releases" since these versions have now been disabled by a backdoor built into the newer versions of the software and newer versions no longer work. Therefore, since these versions are no longer working and as such are not "stable releases", shouldn't the article be changed to reflect V5.5.8 as the latest "stable release"?

Please note that the "stable release" version should be changed both at the top of the article where the "stable release" version is listed, AND also under the "versions" section of the article. In the "versions" section, "The most recent stable version of LimeWire is 5.5.16." should be changed to, "The most recent stable version of LimeWire is 5.5.8 and any versions of LimeWire past V5.5.8 have been disabled by LimeWire Inc and are no longer working." —Preceding unsigned comment added by PWilson3210 (talkcontribs) 02:36, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Not done: We are not the ones to decide whether a software version is stable or not, regardless of its status. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 02:47, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Limewire version

On the wiki it says version 5.5.10 and newer cannot download, however I have version 5.5.6 and i cannot download. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.222.66.111 (talk) 08:13, 30 October 2010 (UTC)

Try an earlier version (my 4.9 worked fine). We're just relaying what sources say. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 15:41, 30 October 2010 (UTC)
My version 5.5.8 has not been able to connect for the last couple of days. Has it been disabled? SmokeyTheCat 07:16, 19 December 2010 (UTC)
Unsure (I've moved on to Frostwire). If a reliable source says so, then it may be. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 04:33, 23 December 2010 (UTC)
As I stated above, LimeWire PRO 4.12.3 won't even start on Windows 7. 82.141.72.152 (talk) 13:58, 23 December 2010 (UTC)

Hey everyone, whoever has access needs to write that limewire got shut down.

It made the news, its official, theyre gone —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.95.173 (talk) 22:17, 2 November 2010 (UTC)

"LimeWire 5.5.11 and newer have been disabled" =/= "LimeWire has been disabled". EricLeb (Page | Talk) 00:53, 3 November 2010 (UTC)


Beancrisps posts

As Beancrisps posts are reverted without notice (I mean without useful comment on the reason), I thought I might post it here (under a new topic) for further discussion. :)

My reply: If it hadn't broken a law, it wouldn't have been banned. However, I don't think the law it broke is right to exist, as this structure of laws has been created especially for those who oppose P2P/file sharing most: the media content industry...

mfg, OldDeath - 12:30, 6 November 2010 (UTC)
Misplaced Pages articles are limited to reporting material from reliable published sources. I am not a legal expert, and even if I were, it would still be up to the courts to make rulings on the legality of Limewire.--♦IanMacM♦ 12:39, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

I do not recognize the decisions of rogue judges.Beancrisp (talk) 15:08, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Beancrisp's post were reverted by Ian for WP:NOTAFORUM, and this reflects the edit summary. Bean continued to re-post these, hence why they were reverted again by him and by me. I didn't notice the difference in his final comment, though, which I suppose was an acceptable query. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 16:27, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

The situation currently facing LimeWire is very similar to the one faced by Mininova in 2009 and AllOfMP3 in 2008. Unlike Louis L. Stanton's ruling in Viacom International Inc. v. YouTube, Inc., Judge Kimba Wood decided that LimeWire had a model based on copyright infringement. Since it is not the job of Misplaced Pages to decide what is legal, the article can only report on what the sources say.--♦IanMacM♦ 17:26, 6 November 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from ForNarniaAndForAslan, 7 November 2010

{{edit semi-protected}}

If you download previous versions of LimeWire you will not be able to bypass the court ordered injunction.

"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."

This statement is proven false easily by downloading 5.5.10 client and/or any previous earlier versions, and the references provided don't pertain to the statement. ForNarniaAndForAslan (talk) 23:20, 7 November 2010 (UTC)

Not done:. The sources do reflect the statements. "On Tuesday, a federal judge ordered that Lime Wire LLC shut off the LimeWire client from Gnutella, a decentralized peer-to-peer network. Lime Wire blocked access by covertly installing a centralized "kill switch" into recent versions of the LimeWire client. Other alternatives to LimeWire remain, however, including older versions that lack the kill switch." "With versions 5.5.10, released in June, Lime Wire added automatic updates, with a key stipulation; if an update is available and the user chooses to ignore it, the LimeWire client cannot be opened, the source said."
We would need a source to verify your claim as well. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 00:05, 8 November 2010 (UTC)

Limewire Pirate Edition is released

According to Slashdot.org, the Limewire development team has released an updated Limewire client to the open source community. It is based on the 5.6 Beta.

http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/11/09/042242/LimeWire-Lives-Again

14:07, 9 November 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by Jfdavis668 (talkcontribs)

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/11/horde-of-piratical-monkeys-resurrects-limewire-pirate-edition.ars 110.175.254.120 (talk) 03:15, 10 November 2010 (UTC)
Created Limewire pirate edition --DrDan21 (talk) 02:43, 11 November 2010 (UTC)
RIAA wants revived LimeWire dead and buried This is on CNET today.--♦IanMacM♦ 16:26, 19 November 2010 (UTC)
This makes the pirate edition very notable for inclusion. If we get more information, I'll probably write a short section. EricLeb (Page | Talk) 03:01, 20 November 2010 (UTC)

LimeWire is copyrighted now due to hackers

http://download.limewire.com/injunction/Injunction.pdf proof --Strangeowl1948 (talk) 10:37, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

No, it's not. Injunctions can only apply to specific parties, not the general public. That October 2010 injunction has nothing to do with "hackers" or their new versions and only applies to people involved with Lime Wire LLC, Lime Group, Greg Bildson and Mark Gorton to stop them from making or distributing P2P software. This one was negotiated, stipulated and ordered before "LimeWire Pirate Edition" made it's first appearance so is no proof of copyright preventing future actions by unidentified people. It would be impossible to use against anybody unless they were first found and then identified as those two people or working for those companies and then only if proven they did anything forbidden by the injunction.
The software itself is licensed under the open source "copyleft" (GNU General Public License Version 2) which still applies and cannot be revoked retroactively by anyone. GPLv2's main purpose is to keep software free and open so it will be legally impossible to outlaw future versions that other people may create and also impossible for anyone to turn it into a closed-source product or switch to a different or more restricted form of copyright.
The name of LimeWire, on the other hand, is a trademark that third parties cannot use without permission. This is why the "LimeWire Pirate Edition" site was quickly abandoned and WireShare appeared after Lime Group shut that site down, not because those other people had the source code or that it was illegal to have it. Aaron Walkhouse (talk) 20:34, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Merge LimeWire Pirate Edition into this article

The article LimeWire Pirate Edition is too short, so its better if you merge it here. TheChampionMan1234 (talk) 02:17, 25 June 2012 (UTC)

March 2013

I would like to edit this page: There are current laws that have resulted, although may not be directly but indirectly related to the issues concerning LimeWire. I want to add information about the new law that internet providers now partake in, called the “Six strikes Law”. I propose this law as an important issue in relation to this page because it is one of the results of having illegal downloading sites. This law then also concerns matters of individual privacy as everything is being monitored and therefore, it creates restriction on the use of internet which is obviously not appreciated by everyone in this generation where the supply of “free” anything and everything is welcomed. Thus, I would like to include the criticism that this new law is probably facing and how the public and the internet providers are dealing with them. Also, I found a term, AVG, used but as a reader I had to look up what it was because it was not directly defined. I think Misplaced Pages pages are made to break down the simplest of things and therefore, as a reader who is new to this technical diction, I believe it is necessary to explain the simplest of abbreviations. I want to edit this page and answer the question, “What is AVG?” Overall, I will edit the subsection “Version History” to define “What is AVG?” and then I will create a new subsection about the “Six strikes Law” and the criticism that follows the new law.Pringles012 (talk) 05:20, 22 March 2013 (UTC)

The "six strikes" law would have WP:TOPIC issues in this article, which is primarily about LimeWire as a piece of software. There is a separate article Copyright Alert System which looks at this scheme.--♦IanMacM♦ 06:27, 24 March 2013 (UTC)
I agree. This article is about LimeWire, not the Copyright Alert System. Information about that system belongs in it's own article, not this one. --Geniac (talk) 23:06, 24 March 2013 (UTC)

"Is" or "was" again

In 2010, Judge Kimba Wood effectively ended the glory days of LimeWire. This does not mean that the software no longer exists. There are still old versions of LimeWire which are functional, and LimeWire Pirate Edition. This is why changing "is" to "was" is inaccurate.--♦IanMacM♦ 05:37, 29 June 2013 (UTC)

Anyway, even though you can download it from the links you mentioned, it's still non-functional and instead of showing "connected" status, it says that LimeWire was unable to connect, and the pirated edition stays on "connecting" status forever and eventually it doesn't connect. So I think changing "is" to "was" still makes sense. Megahmad (talk) 23:48, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Put simply, LimeWire became defunct after the court ruling in October 2010, and attempts to revive it have not been successful. WireShare redirects to LimeWire Pirate Edition. LWPE was renamed to WireShare for legal reasons; the program has not been updated since October 2012..--♦IanMacM♦ 06:07, 26 September 2013 (UTC)
The SF page states it as a fork. There is no reliable third-party reference that LPE was renamed and nothing linking LPE's creator/dev team with WireShare. Not a single referenced news article here mentions WireShare, it all LPE. Anyone can download the source and replace a couple strings. -- ZinnKid (talk | contribs) 14:15, 11 October 2013 (UTC)
The open source nature of Gnutella means that any piece of software based on it is copyright free. It is unclear what relationship LimeWire Pirate Edition has with WireShare, but it is clear that neither of them has had any great success.--♦IanMacM♦ 16:08, 11 October 2013 (UTC)

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Reboot/comeback

Since the reader may not be an expert on all of this, the key question is whether the 2022 reboot/comeback is in any way endorsed by the original developers of the software. Or is it just different people who are using the name LimeWire? Can someone clarify this?--♦IanMacM♦ 16:48, 14 March 2022 (UTC)

LiveWire-Piracy? Also, general filesharing-piracy associated illegal download tool as it simultaneously shares the downloads with others!

Its an illegal piracy-related tool. 5G increases this tools's piracy-ability. All other P2P-tools are either also illegal piracy-encouragers or are simply insecure for any further use. Microsoft and other Messenger-offerers should be advised NOT to use P2P anymore for this due to its general insecurities. Else, they are perfectly legal to use. But due to its P2P-protocol-use, they are hopelessly insecure! Please do no longer advise for downloads also due to German IT Security law civil disobedience by this protocol in question. NOT SAFE TO USE TECHNOLOGY. --2001:16B8:5756:8C00:2C78:35C3:4DF9:E900 (talk) 12:20, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

This is in WP:NOTAFORUM territory but also Misplaced Pages is not censored. Misplaced Pages does mention things if they are discussed in reliable sources. I agree that any form of P2P file sharing software should be approached with caution as it can cause your IP address to leak, and it shares content on your computer with other people, but it is beyond the scope of the article to give warnings or disclaimers. Also, Misplaced Pages is read in countries other than Germany, where the copyright laws are very strict. See also WP:IANAL.--♦IanMacM♦ 12:59, 22 March 2022 (UTC)

Limewire does not function properly on older versions

according to this talk page, the text saying non disabled versions are still perfectly functional are wrong Pwnz0rServer2009 (talk) 20:17, 18 June 2024 (UTC)

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