LimeWire Closed – Shut Down by Federal Court
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 7:26 pm
LimeWire Closed – Shut Down by Federal Court
Posted on October 27th, 2010 in Law by lalate
LimeWire Closed - Shut Down by Federal Court
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – LimeWire has been shut down by a Federal Court; the closing of the LimeWire operated by Lime Group is the result of a Federal injunction against the website. LimeWire executives say they are set to launch a new service in the coming weeks. Details about the new service are still unknown.
Judge Kimba Wood’s ruling was not an overnight decision but the result of a 4-year old case. LimeWire, despite the closure years earlier of Napster, had reportedly generated 50 million users monthly. LimeWire must disable “searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality” said Wood’s ruling.
RIAA said of the decision yesterday “For the better part of the last decade, LimeWire and Gorton have violated the law. The court has now signed an injunction that will start to unwind the massive piracy machine that LimeWire and Gorton used to enrich themselves immensely.”
LimeWire chief executive George Searle said in a news statement the following. “We are extremely proud of our pioneering history and have, for years, worked hard to bridge the gap between technology and content rights holders,” Searle said. “However, at this time, we have no option but to cease further distribution and support of our software.”
Searle thanked users of the service and said “our team of technologists and music enthusiasts are creating a completely new music service that puts you back at the center of your digital music experience. We’ll be sharing more details about our new service and look forward to bringing it to you in the future,” he said.
http://news.lalate.com/2010/10/27/limew ... ral-court/
Posted on October 27th, 2010 in Law by lalate
LimeWire Closed - Shut Down by Federal Court
LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – LimeWire has been shut down by a Federal Court; the closing of the LimeWire operated by Lime Group is the result of a Federal injunction against the website. LimeWire executives say they are set to launch a new service in the coming weeks. Details about the new service are still unknown.
Judge Kimba Wood’s ruling was not an overnight decision but the result of a 4-year old case. LimeWire, despite the closure years earlier of Napster, had reportedly generated 50 million users monthly. LimeWire must disable “searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality” said Wood’s ruling.
RIAA said of the decision yesterday “For the better part of the last decade, LimeWire and Gorton have violated the law. The court has now signed an injunction that will start to unwind the massive piracy machine that LimeWire and Gorton used to enrich themselves immensely.”
LimeWire chief executive George Searle said in a news statement the following. “We are extremely proud of our pioneering history and have, for years, worked hard to bridge the gap between technology and content rights holders,” Searle said. “However, at this time, we have no option but to cease further distribution and support of our software.”
Searle thanked users of the service and said “our team of technologists and music enthusiasts are creating a completely new music service that puts you back at the center of your digital music experience. We’ll be sharing more details about our new service and look forward to bringing it to you in the future,” he said.
http://news.lalate.com/2010/10/27/limew ... ral-court/
