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href="/wiki/Livewire_(disambiguation)" class="mw-redirect mw-disambig" title="Livewire (disambiguation)">LiveWire</a> or <a href="/wiki/Lifewire" title="Lifewire">Lifewire</a>.</div> <p class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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data-file-height="148" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">LimeWire Logo</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image logo"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Limewire2008.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Limewire2008.PNG/220px-Limewire2008.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Limewire2008.PNG/330px-Limewire2008.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Limewire2008.PNG/440px-Limewire2008.PNG 2x" data-file-width="1170" data-file-height="789" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">LimeWire 4.18.3 on Windows Vista</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Programmer" title="Programmer">Developer(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Lime Wire LLC</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data">May 3, 2000<span class="noprint">; 24 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">2000-05-03</span>)</span></td></tr><tr style="display: none;"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle" title="Software release life cycle">Final release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;">5.5.16 <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725906?uselang=en#P348" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span> / 26 October 2010<span class="noprint">; 14 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">26 October 2010</span>)</span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Beta" title="Software release life cycle">Preview release</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="margin:0px;">5.6.1 <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q725906?uselang=en#P348" title="Edit this on Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this on Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span> / 7 May 2010<span class="noprint">; 14 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">7 May 2010</span>)</span></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Written in</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Java_(programming_language)" title="Java (programming language)">Java</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Computing_platform" title="Computing platform">Platform</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Java_SE" class="mw-redirect" title="Java SE">Java SE</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Available in</th><td class="infobox-data">32 languages<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2018)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_categories#Categorization_approaches" title="Software categories">Type</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peer-to-peer_file_sharing" title="Peer-to-peer file sharing">Peer-to-peer file sharing</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Software_license" title="Software license">License</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License" title="GNU General Public License">GPL-2.0-or-later</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>LimeWire</b> was a <a href="/wiki/Free_software" title="Free software">free</a> <a href="/wiki/Peer-to-peer_file_sharing" title="Peer-to-peer file sharing">peer-to-peer file sharing</a> client for <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Windows</a>, <a href="/wiki/MacOS" title="MacOS">macOS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Oracle_Solaris" title="Oracle Solaris">Solaris</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Created by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Gorton" title="Mark Gorton">Mark Gorton</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2000, it was most prominently a tool used for the download and distribution of <a href="/wiki/Online_piracy" title="Online piracy">pirated materials</a>, particularly <a href="/wiki/Music_piracy" title="Music piracy">pirated music.</a><sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2007, LimeWire was estimated to be installed on over one-third of all computers globally.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both a <a href="/wiki/Freeware" title="Freeware">zero-cost</a> version and a purchasable "enhanced" version called LimeWire Pro were available; however, LimeWire Pro could be acquired for free through the standard LimeWire software, where users distributed it without authorization. LimeWire uses the <a href="/wiki/Gnutella" title="Gnutella">gnutella</a> network as well as the <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)" class="mw-redirect" title="BitTorrent (protocol)">BitTorrent protocol</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On October 26, 2010, U.S. federal court judge <a href="/wiki/Kimba_Wood" title="Kimba Wood">Kimba Wood</a> issued an injunction ordering Lime Wire LLC to prevent "the searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality, and/or all functionality" of its software in <i><a href="/wiki/Arista_Records_LLC_v._Lime_Group_LLC" title="Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC">Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A trial investigating the damages necessary to compensate the affected record labels was scheduled to begin in January 2011.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of the injunction, the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a> initially suggested that LimeWire was responsible for $72 trillion in damages, before eventually settling for $105 million.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thereafter, the company stopped distributing the LimeWire software, and versions 5.5.11 and newer have been disabled using a <a href="/wiki/Backdoor_(computing)" title="Backdoor (computing)">backdoor</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.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-pcmag2_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcmag2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Features">Features</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LimeWire&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Features"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Written in the <a href="/wiki/Java_(programming_language)" title="Java (programming language)">Java programming language</a>, LimeWire can run on any computer with a <a href="/wiki/Java_Virtual_Machine" class="mw-redirect" title="Java Virtual Machine">Java Virtual Machine</a> installed. Installers were provided for <a href="/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS X">Mac OS X</a>, <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Windows" title="Microsoft Windows">Microsoft's Windows</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Linux" title="Linux">Linux</a>. Support for <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_9" title="Mac OS 9">Mac OS 9</a> and other previous versions was dropped with the release of LimeWire 4.0.10. From version 4.8 onwards, LimeWire works as a <a href="/wiki/UPnP" class="mw-redirect" title="UPnP">UPnP</a> <a href="/wiki/Internet_Gateway_Device" class="mw-redirect" title="Internet Gateway Device">Internet Gateway Device</a> controller in that it can automatically set up packet-forwarding rules with UPnP-capable routers. </p><p>LimeWire offers sharing of its library through the <a href="/wiki/Digital_Audio_Access_Protocol" title="Digital Audio Access Protocol">Digital Audio Access Protocol</a> (DAAP). As such, when LimeWire is running and configured to allow it, any files shared are detectable and downloaded on the local network by <a href="/wiki/Digital_Audio_Access_Protocol" title="Digital Audio Access Protocol">DAAP-enabled</a> devices (e.g., <a href="/wiki/Zune" title="Zune">Zune</a>, <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a>). Beginning with LimeWire 4.13.9, connections can be encrypted with <a href="/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security" title="Transport Layer Security">Transport Layer Security</a> (TLS). Following LimeWire 4.13.11, TLS became the default connection option.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Version_history">Version history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LimeWire&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Version history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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, which sold for a fee of $21.95 with 6 months of updates, or around $35.00 with 1 year of updates. 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 gratis version is limited to a maximum of 8 hosts.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LimeWire2.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/LimeWire2.PNG/220px-LimeWire2.PNG" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/LimeWire2.PNG/330px-LimeWire2.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/LimeWire2.PNG/440px-LimeWire2.PNG 2x" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="759" /></a><figcaption>LimeWire 2</figcaption></figure> <p>Being <a href="/wiki/Free_software" title="Free software">free software</a>, LimeWire has spawned <a href="/wiki/Fork_(software_development)" title="Fork (software development)">forks</a>, including LionShare, an experimental software development project at <a href="/wiki/Penn_State_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Penn State University">Penn State University</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and Acquisition, a <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS X">Mac OS X</a>-based gnutella client with a proprietary interface.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Researchers at <a href="/wiki/Cornell_University" title="Cornell University">Cornell University</a> developed a reputation management add-in called <a href="/w/index.php?title=Credence_(reputation_management_scheme)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Credence (reputation management scheme) (page does not exist)">Credence</a> that allows users to distinguish between "genuine" and "suspect" files before downloading them.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An October 12, 2005, report states that some of LimeWire's contributors have forked the project and called it <a href="/wiki/FrostWire" title="FrostWire">FrostWire</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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 <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)" class="mw-redirect" title="BitTorrent (protocol)">BitTorrent</a> 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 <a href="/wiki/XMPP" title="XMPP">XMPP</a> Protocol, a free software communication protocol. Users can chat and share files with individuals or a group of friends in their buddy list. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Limewire_5_0_11_beta.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Limewire_5_0_11_beta.png/220px-Limewire_5_0_11_beta.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="171" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Limewire_5_0_11_beta.png/330px-Limewire_5_0_11_beta.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Limewire_5_0_11_beta.png/440px-Limewire_5_0_11_beta.png 2x" data-file-width="1114" data-file-height="865" /></a><figcaption>A screenshot of Limewire 5 0 11 beta </figcaption></figure> <p>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 using downloaded "Pro" versions without authorization. However, there are still ways to bypass this security feature, which was done when creating the "Pirate Edition". For example, cracked versions of LimeWire were available on the Internet (including on LimeWire itself), and people could continue using the LimeWire Pro 5.5.1 Beta, which also includes <a href="/wiki/AVG_(software)" class="mw-redirect" title="AVG (software)">AVG</a> for LimeWire and is the first version to include AVG. The most recent stable version of LimeWire is 5.5.16. </p><p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-pcmag2_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-pcmag2-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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".<sup id="cite_ref-Limewire_Info_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Limewire_Info-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Forks_and_alternatives">Forks and alternatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LimeWire&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Forks and alternatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A number of <a href="/wiki/Fork_(software_development)" title="Fork (software development)">forks</a> of LimeWire have been released, many with the goal of giving users more freedom, or in objection to design decisions made by the original developers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="FrostWire">FrostWire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LimeWire&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: FrostWire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/FrostWire" title="FrostWire">FrostWire</a></div> <p>FrostWire was started in September 2004 by members of the LimeWire community, after LimeWire's distributor considered adding "blocking" code, in response to <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a> pressure and the threat of legal action, in light of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Supreme Court">U.S. Supreme Court</a>'s decision in <i><a href="/wiki/MGM_Studios,_Inc._v._Grokster,_Ltd." title="MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.">MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.</a></i>. When eventually activated, the code could block its users from sharing licensed files. This code was changed when lawsuits had been filed against LimeWire for P2P downloading. It had blocked all their users and redirected them to FrostWire.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2011)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> FrostWire has since completely moved to the <a href="/wiki/BitTorrent_(protocol)" class="mw-redirect" title="BitTorrent (protocol)">BitTorrent protocol</a> from <a href="/wiki/Gnutella" title="Gnutella">Gnutella</a> (LimeWire's file sharing network). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="LimeWire_Pirate_Edition/WireShare"><span id="LimeWire_Pirate_Edition.2FWireShare"></span>LimeWire Pirate Edition/WireShare</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LimeWire&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: LimeWire Pirate Edition/WireShare"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/WireShare" title="WireShare">WireShare</a></div> <p>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 named LimeWire Pirate Edition.<sup id="cite_ref-Humphries_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Humphries-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Albanesius_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Albanesius-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It came without the Ask.com toolbar, <a href="/wiki/Adware" title="Adware">advertising</a>, <a href="/wiki/Spyware" title="Spyware">spyware</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Backdoor_(computing)" title="Backdoor (computing)">backdoors</a>, as well as all dependencies on Lime Wire LLC servers.<sup id="cite_ref-Anderson_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In response to allegations that a current or former member of Lime Wire LLC staff wrote and released the software, the company has stated they were "not behind these efforts. LimeWire does not authorize them. LimeWire is complying with the Court's October 26, 2010 injunction."<sup id="cite_ref-Humphries_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Humphries-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The LimeWire team, after being accused by the RIAA of being complicit in the development of LimeWire Pirate Edition,<sup id="cite_ref-cnet-2_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-cnet-2-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 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.<sup id="cite_ref-enigmax2_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-enigmax2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the shutdown, the original LimeWire Pirate Edition project was reforked into WireShare, with the intent to keep the Gnutella network alive and to maintain a good faith continuation of the original project (without adware or spyware); development of the software continues to this day.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (April 2021)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MuWire">MuWire</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LimeWire&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: MuWire"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MuWire was released in August 2020 as a free software program resembling LimeWire. Developed by a former LimeWire developer, it uses <a href="/wiki/I2P" title="I2P">I2P</a> to anonymize connections and transfers.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MuWire's developer had purchased the limewire.com domain after it had been allowed to expire, and redirected traffic to MuWire's website for approximately two years, until finally selling it to an unaffiliated party.<sup id="cite_ref-tf-nft_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tf-nft-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Criticism">Criticism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LimeWire&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Criticism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Prior to April 2004, the free version of LimeWire was distributed with a bundled program called <b>LimeShop</b> (a variant of TopMoxie), which was <a href="/wiki/Spyware" title="Spyware">spyware</a>. Among other things, LimeShop monitored online purchases in order to redirect sales commissions to Lime Wire LLC. Uninstallation of LimeWire would not remove LimeShop. These objections were addressed in 2004 with the removal of all bundled software in LimeWire 3.9.4.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>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. Later versions of LimeWire disabled unintentional sharing of documents or applications. In 2005, the US Federal Trade Commission issued a warning regarding the dangers of <a href="/wiki/Peer-to-peer_file_sharing" title="Peer-to-peer file sharing">peer-to-peer file sharing</a> network usage, due to the risk of <a href="/wiki/Identity_theft" title="Identity theft">identity theft</a> and lawsuits.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>For example, a 2007 identity theft scheme involving LimeWire was discovered in what the U.S. Justice Department described as its first case against someone accused of using file sharing computer programs to commit identity theft. The perpetrator had used LimeWire to search other people's computers for inadvertently shared financial information, which he used it to obtain credit cards for an online shopping spree.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>One investigation showed that of 123 randomly selected downloaded files, 37 contained <a href="/wiki/Malicious_software" class="mw-redirect" title="Malicious software">malware</a> – about 30%.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In mid-2008, a Macintosh <a href="/wiki/Trojan_horse_(computing)" title="Trojan horse (computing)">trojan</a> exploiting a vulnerability involving <a href="/wiki/Apple_Remote_Desktop" title="Apple Remote Desktop">Apple Remote Desktop</a> was distributed via LimeWire affecting users of <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS X">Mac OS X</a> <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.4" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS X v10.4">Tiger</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mac_OS_X_v10.5" class="mw-redirect" title="Mac OS X v10.5">Leopard</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The ability to distribute such malware and viruses was reduced in versions of LimeWire 5.0 and greater, whose default search settings excluded executable files. </p><p>After several years of opposing software bundling, LimeWire released an Ask.com-powered browser toolbar in 2010, which was automatically installed unless a user opted out.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> LimeWire automatically received a cryptographically signed file, called simpp.xml, containing an IP block list. It was the key technology behind the now defunct cyber security firm <a href="/wiki/Tiversa" title="Tiversa">Tiversa</a> which is alleged to have used information from the network to pressure prospective clients into engaging the company's services.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Downfall">Downfall</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LimeWire&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Downfall"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records_LLC_v._Lime_Group_LLC" title="Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC">Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC</a></div> <p>According to a June 2005 report in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i>, Lime Wire LLC was considering ceasing its distribution of LimeWire because the outcome of <i><a href="/wiki/MGM_Studios,_Inc._v._Grokster,_Ltd." title="MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd.">MGM v. Grokster</a></i> "handed a tool to judges that they can declare <a href="/wiki/Inducement_rule" title="Inducement rule">inducement</a> whenever they want to".<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nevertheless, the company continued operating and was sued by <a href="/wiki/Arista_Records" title="Arista Records">Arista Records</a>, which obtained a favorable decision in 2010. Judge <a href="/wiki/Kimba_Wood" title="Kimba Wood">Kimba Wood</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of New York">United States District Court for the Southern District of New York</a> ruled in <i><a href="/wiki/Arista_Records_LLC_v._Lime_Group_LLC" title="Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC">Arista Records LLC v. Lime Group LLC</a></i> that LimeWire and Gorton had committed copyright infringement, engaged in unfair competition, and induced others to commit copyright infringement.<sup id="cite_ref-May2010lawsuit_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-May2010lawsuit-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-May2010lawsuit2_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-May2010lawsuit2-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in the year, after losing another court battle, with the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>, LimeWire was ordered to disable many of its software's capabilities due to the possibility of copyright infringement. The RIAA also announced its intention to seek damages for the program's effects on various record labels.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In response to the ruling, a company spokesperson said that the company planned to continue operating and would cease distributing and supporting P2P software.<sup id="cite_ref-ARS_Technica_46-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ARS_Technica-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RIAA announced a further lawsuit in early 2011, claiming statutory damages of $72 trillion,<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> more than triple the world's annual <a href="/wiki/GDP" class="mw-redirect" title="GDP">GDP</a>. The figure relied on an estimate of thousands of downloads for each of the platform's 11,000 songs<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2011, Gorton agreed to a settlement whereby the company would pay thirteen record labels approximately $105 million. Mitch Bainwol, chairman of the RIAA, referred to the "resolution of the case [as] another milestone in the continuing evolution of online music to a legitimate marketplace that appropriately rewards creators."<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reuse_of_name">Reuse of name</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=LimeWire&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Reuse of name"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>LimeWire's name was revived in 2022 for an unrelated music-based <a href="/wiki/Non-fungible_token" title="Non-fungible token">NFT</a> platform,<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> an action with which Gorton expressed displeasure.<sup id="cite_ref-tf-nft_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tf-nft-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The NFT marketplace was launched in July 2022, with the first NFT collection from American record producer and rapper <a href="/wiki/Channel_7_(musician)" title="Channel 7 (musician)">7 Aurelius</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In September 2023, LimeWire bought BlueWillow, a <a href="/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligence" title="Generative artificial intelligence">generative artificial intelligence</a> tool, and became a place to share images and videos created with it.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 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