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LimeWire became one of the biggest file-sharing platforms of the 2000s, rising in the aftermath of Napster and giving millions of users access to music, movies, software, and more.
This video explores how LimeWire grew so quickly, why it became a major target for the music industry, the lawsuits that followed, and how a federal court ultimately forced the service to shut down. It’s the story of one of the most recognizable names from the early peer-to-peer internet era.
Watch to the end to see how LimeWire went from internet phenomenon to courtroom defeat.
This video explores how LimeWire grew so quickly, why it became a major target for the music industry, the lawsuits that followed, and how a federal court ultimately forced the service to shut down. It’s the story of one of the most recognizable names from the early peer-to-peer internet era.
Watch to the end to see how LimeWire went from internet phenomenon to courtroom defeat.
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