Limewire has been ordered to shut down by a federal court.U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood.
Recording Industry Association of America – RIAA Headed the law suite.
Mark Gorton the Founder of Limewire has been pointed as the one person liable and accountable.
I have tested out limewire numerous times, and I have gotten many many of a virus using limewire
I could care less for limewire it’s self. but what it is needs to be protected from the vultures and the non tech savvy judges who listen to the lies they make up as they go. What this means is, the internet would still be on 56k if it was not for people who download free software and media. just as computers would not be where they are if it was not for computer video games, console gaming machines would not be where they are if it was not for the steady upgrades that gaming pc computers had to go through. Itunes would have never existed if it was not for limewire,kazaa and the like. if somehow Itunes existed on some magical conception, it wouldn’t have any competition and that of course reduces innovation and creativity. Itunes would be uploading one song per user per day and it would be the lowest bit rate possible. If it was not for people who used Limewire, got what they wanted as fast as they wanted yet with a few land mine virus files, Itunes would be all we have. There would be no choice, no selection, so we would be happy with what we get.
Many things were created because of the illegal methods of media transfer.
On that note
Let’s look at how much Itunes charges for one song
and then look at the cost of one cd that has 12-18 songs on it with hard case cover lyrics and the pleasure of a physical possession.
Compare the cost.
Now go ahead and research how much a musician makes per cd sale.
Now imagine that everyone who makes money for the cd manufacturing and all plastic parts involved Imagine if you could remove the all of that expense. Ask yourself… who is actually ripping off the musicians.If Itunes lowered their price for the transfer of music, the pirate sites would be useless. The people making a huge profit off of the musician’s work, or the guy who is freely getting something he wouldn’t have bought anyway, and his reception of said item did not take said item out of another person’s possession?
Like there is a stadium 6 blocks from where I live. They have fireworks that people pay to park on their lot and see. They have bands that people pay to park on their lot and listen. I walk outside and lay on my roof, watch and listen. I did not break into someone’s stadium and obtain these items freely. They are just in the air. Who has the right to say what is allowed on the internet?
Farewell limewire, one person here knows what you have done. One person has done more than act like a candy inflicted child with a new toy. I stopped, I analyzed and looked at cause and effect. No one will notice what happens because they have nothing to compare it to. You will be missed.
