Congressman Proposes Banning P2P from Govt PCs
It’s about time, but also plans to force the file-sharing software industry to introduce “greater safeguards,” calling it “predator-to-prey” instead of peer-to-peer.
Lawmakers in our nation’s capital have been trotting out LimeWire’s CEO for years now as it rehashes the same tired discussion about how to prevent the leak of sensitive and confidential information on govt [...]
LimeWire 5.2 Lets You Share with Facebook Friends
Import contacts from Facebook along with gMail and other domains for private file-sharing of music, videos, pics, and more.
LimeWire v5.2 has officially launched and it adds new features and functions that make it worth a second look from file-sharers who may have left the once popular P2P program for faster and safer applications like [...]
Limewire to Congress: “Program is Safe and Secure”
Tries to reassure representatives concerned over the inadvertent file-sharing by users.
Limewire CEO Mark Gorton has responded to a recent inquiry by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee which said it had “become increasingly concerned about the significant risks posed to American citizens and entities from the accessibility of sensitive private and [...]
Congress Reopens Investigation of Limewire
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee says it has “become increasingly concerned about the significant risks posed to American citizens and entities from the accessibility of sensitive private and government information on P2P file-sharing networks,” and wants to know what’s being done to address it.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent letters recently [...]
Limewire Gets BitTorrent
Limewire’s new BETA integrates BitTorrent support, providing users with the best of both worlds. The new 4.13.0 BETA now allows users to use the Gnutella network as well as download torrent trackers from their favorite public or private torrent tracker sites.
Both regular Limewire downloads as well BitTorrent torrent tracker downloads can now be run [...]
Warning issued to LimeWire users (by Denver police)
Denver law-enforcement officials are alerting people who use file-sharing software, particularly LimeWire, to be on the alert for a computer security breach that could put their personal data into the wrong hands.
During an identity theft investigation that led to a local apartment, Denver police found personal and financial information from about 75 individual and business [...]
Arista va. Limewire lawsuit gets a schedule
The case of Arista vs Limewire has been officially granted a place on the docket in the state of New York. Limewire had asked previously for a jury trial, rejecting any chance to settle in the face of a civil copyright infringement lawsuit as many other P2P companies have.
The schedule for the Limewire case will [...]
Why censors are going overboard
A generation ago, a teenager in search of adult content needed to be resourceful. At the very least they’d have to rummage around under dad’s bed for the girlie mag stashed there. Now access to adult content is infinitely easier, thanks to that global pornography network politely known as the internet.
According to the Internet Filter [...]
Parent Warns Of Internet Porn Disguised As Movies For Children (on Limewire)
A Central Florida woman offers a warning that movie titles for children may actually be hardcore pornography in disguise on a popular file-sharing service, according to a Local 6 News report.
The report featured Sally Rodriguez, who was recently surfing the Internet with her daughter, Delanee, 7.
Rodriguez and her daughter used a file-sharing service called Limewire.com. [...]
LimeWire Selects Legal Counsel for RIAA Defense
Ahead of a major lawsuit involving the RIAA, LimeWire has now selected Charles Baker of Porter & Hedges, LLP, to lead its defense. Baker has been involved in the defense of StreamCast Networks, owner of the Morpheus file-sharing application. That application was recently part of the Supreme Court ruling in MGM v. Grokster, which determined [...]
