There comes a time when a site turns to its users and asks: What can we build for you?. If you visit Zeropaid regularly and think we should change/update a part of the site or know of how we can better serve you, this is your chance to open your mouth and be heard. Soon [...]

Certain record labels have been flooding online swapping services with bogus copies of popular songs. The problem has been there for a while but has mushroomed in the last 3 months. “It’s more prevalent in the last three months, It’s gotten real, real, real severe.” say Streamcast Networks. Read more here. File Sharing programs are [...]

Fileshare 0.8.40 is out. It is a slight improvement with enhanced search performance. FileShare lets you connect to others and share files on many different servers. It is jam packed with tons of features, support, and a great interface. Download it here.

I’ve noticed that the old address of Clean Clients doesn’t work anymore. The new address is http://cleanclients.edot.chI hope this helps out all of us users!! Remember, keep file sharing alive and KEEP ZEROPAID at the HIGHEST position!!

In response to a lawsuit against Gator, Gator’s CEO Jeff McFadden said in a statement: “The plaintiffs either haven’t done their homework, or more likely are trying to create a ‘bump in the road’ for Gator… The plaintiffs’ true motivation here is clear: they want to slow the momentum of a competitor with a more [...]

I saw this on CD Freaks and it looks interesting… A software in Dortmund, Germany has developed a new copy protection called ProtectCD 5. The protection is based on the physical characteristics of the medium (they use special media, that can be recognized by their software). This makes that it will be very likely not [...]

After months of badmouthing and disadvantaging other clients here is it finally. From Bearshare.Net: “You can choose to receive all query replies, downloads and uploads only from other BearShare clients”. In clear works again: Bearshare is splitting the network!s Remember the words from hackmaster Dr. Damn: Be nice and play fair. Uninstall BearShare.

From Blubster Creator Pablo: I think you guys can’t go with Blubster 1.2.3 knowing that Blubster 2.0 is there, and I don’t blame you. I just cant release the official version, for several reasons. In its place: Blubster 2.0 Unofficial Release It has disabled features, the new non-UDP connection is disabled, and it is not [...]

Gator, an online advertising company, that bundles its software with many popular file sharing programs is been sued. The Washington Post, The New York Times, Dow Jones and seven other publishers this week sued the Gator online advertising network in a bid to bar the company from serving pop-up ads on their Web sites without [...]

New Features in BearShare 4.0.0 – Modern interface is friendly, attractive, and easy to use – Ultrapeers make BearShare great for modem users – High speed Downloads retrieve files from multiple sources – Bandwidth Controls let you run 24/7 and still surf the web – Hostile host detector blocks companies and spammers attacking Gnutella – [...]

Zeropaid users already know that if a P2P developer promises a date for a program then the likelihood is that it wont be ready on time. Continuing this trend is Blubster. Pablo, the author of Blubster was quoted ” hey guys/gals, Blubster 2.0 is finished 100%! We just need to finish some deals in the [...]

“…Privately held Smarte Solutions is working with software publishers to incorporate its SmarteCD technology into their wares. Unlike existing copy-protection schemes, which prevent CD burners from copying a disk, SmarteCD allows the user to burn a copy of the disc, explained company President Bala Vishwanath. The software can be installed from the bootleg disc and [...]

“One of the companies making Xbox “mod chips”–add-on components that modify the game machine so it can run illegally copied discs and homemade software–has gone out of business, possibly because of legal pressure from Microsoft. The information site for Enigmah-X, the second Xbox mod chip to go into commercial circulation, was replaced late Tuesday with [...]

QeerPeer is a brand new Gnutella servant with robust swarm-downloading and a slick GUI. It’s free of advertising and spyware.

There is a new program out there called “Album Cover Grabber”. It is basically a bot that grabs album covers off the internet(www.allmusic.com in particular). In order for it to work, it expects your music collection to be in a certain format. Your root music directory should contain artist directories, and underneath each artist dir [...]

With the Xbox costing Microsoft “$750 million in the current fiscal year ending June 30 and another $1.1 billion in the next fiscal year” in its competition with Sony’s Play Station and Nintendo’s Gamecube, Microsoft plans to combine Xbox with its UltimateTV digital video recording console. Both would still be available separately, but for about [...]

I say, let the games begin! “…Rep. Howard Berman, D-Calif., whose district includes Hollywood territory, said Tuesday that copyright owners needed new legal protections to combat online piracy. Some of the labels’ and studios’ high-tech techniques for stopping online file traders might be illegal under anti-hacking laws, Berman said. ‘While P2P (peer-to-peer) technology is free [...]

U.S. Representative Edolphus Towns, a Democrat from New York, has launched a vitriolic verbal attack on the P2P industry and file-sharers in the USA. File-sharers are apparently undermining parents’ ability to teach their children moral values and the “dignity of labor” and the value of “an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay,” as [...]

Bertelsmann have given another $5.1 million loan to Napster to see it through. But the loan may not be enough as there have been further delays to its bankruptcy hearing. The Judge in the case said that he would require at least 60 days before a sale hearing can take place. Representatives for Bertelsmann said [...]

Since Kazaalite.com is currently down, here is a page with links to kazaa lite downloads: http://65.242.161.15/~bmelder/klite/. Note: PLEASE USE THE ALTERNATE DOWNLOAD LOCATIONS ONLY!!! THIS ACCOUNT ONLY HAS 1GB transfer, SO DO NOT USE THE DOWNLOAD FROM 65.242.161.15 !! Thanks.