LimeWire

P2P Service LimeWire Debuts "Live at Lime" EP Series

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 8, 2008 - 11:49am.

New York - LimeWire, a provider of peer-to-peer file-sharing software that runs on the Gnutella network, announced on Tuesday the launch of Live at Lime, a live recording series featuring indie artists that will be sold exclusively through its LimeWire Store. Recorded at Headgear Studios in Brooklyn, the series is currently offering EPs from The Morning Benders, Sloan, Tigers and Monkeys, and Lucy Wainwright Roche.

tags: Marketing | P2P | Music | Indie | LimeWire |

LimeWire Adds DRM-free BFM Digital Tracks to Web Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 28, 2008 - 11:30am.

New York - Lime Wire, a provider of peer-to-peer file-sharing software, this week announced an agreement with independent music aggregator and distributor BFM Digital, to sell the company's tracks in its DRM-free LimeWire Store. The deal adds 50,000 tracks from BFM's catalog to the LimeWire Store, which now offers nearly 1 million songs.

tags: P2P | Music | DRM | LimeWire | BFM Digital |

P2P Firm LimeWire Debuts DRM-Free Music Store

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on March 18, 2008 - 12:02pm.

New York - LimeWire, the developers of peer-to-peer software that runs on the Gnutella network, have launched a DRM-free music store that offers both a la carte purchases and a range of subscription plans for its catalog of 500,000 songs. Individual songs -- all of which are independent label tracks -- cost 99 cents, while subscriptions range from $10/month for 25 songs to $20/month for 75 songs. LimeWire plans to eventually implement active links to its new store alongside search results within the LimeWire file-sharing client.

tags: P2P | Music | DRM | LimeWire |

P2P Firm LimeWire Signs Digital Distribution Deal with Redeye

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on February 22, 2008 - 11:57am.

New York - LimeWire, the company behind the peer-to-peer file-sharing software that runs on the Gnutella network, announced that it has signed a deal with independent music distributor Redeye Distribution, to add 20,000 tracks from over 200 labels to the LimeWire Store. Other LimeWire Store content partners include Ingrooves, Nettwerk Productions and IRIS Distribution.

Judge Dismisses LimeWire Antitrust Suit Against Major Labels

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2007 - 9:58am.

Los Angeles - A federal judge has tossed the antitrust lawsuit filed by peer-to-peer file-sharing software distributor LimeWire against the major record labels, the Associated Press reported.

tags: Law | Lawsuits | P2P | Piracy | Music | RIAA | LimeWire |

File-Sharing Network LimeWire Files Countersuit Against RIAA

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 27, 2006 - 6:08am.
San Francisco - LimeWire, a long-running peer-to-peer file-sharing service that was recently sued for copyright infringement by the major record labels, on Monday filed a countersuit alleging the labels have engaged in unfair business practices, CNET News.com reported. "Their goal was simple: to destroy any online music distribution service they did not own or control, or force such services to do business with them on exclusive and/or other anticompetitive terms," LimeWire says in its countersuit, which alleges the labels violated the Sherman Act and Clayton Act. "While most commercial illicit P2P networks have ultimately abided by the Supreme Court's unanimous decision, LimeWire is a conspicuous holdout," an RIAA representative told News.com. "A kitchen sink of frivolous charges doesn't change the law, the Supreme Court's ruling or the fact that LimeWire has built a business based on theft and continues to profit from it." Following the Supreme Court's file-sharing decision, the RIAA sent cease-and-desist letters to a number of file-sharing networks, including LimeWire; since that time, i2Hub, BearShare, iMesh, WinMX and eDonkey have all shut down their free file-sharing networks.

Labels Sue LimeWire File-Sharing Service for Copyright Infringement

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on August 7, 2006 - 3:47pm.
New York - A group of record labels that includes Sony BMG, Warner Bros. Records and Virgin Records has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against peer-to-peer file-sharing service LimeWire.