LimeWire is a discontinued free software peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) client for Windows, OS X, Linux and Solaris. As a result of the injunction, LimeWire stopped distributing the LimeWire software, and versions 5.5. 11 and newer have been disabled using a backdoor installed by the company.

Is there another app like Frostwire?

The best alternative is qBittorrent, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like FrostWire are Transmission (Free, Open Source), µTorrent (Freemium), Deluge (Free, Open Source) and Free Download Manager (Free).

Who bought LimeWire?

Entrepreneur Mark Gorton, creator of the LimeWire file-sharing system, agrees to pay $105 million to settle copyright case.

Is P2P illegal?

Most P2P usage (which comprises a significant fraction of all file-sharing) is against the law because it involves the sharing of copyrighted materials without permission from the copyright owner (copyright infringement), usually music (MP3) or movie files, but also TV programs, books and images.

Is Napster still around 2020?

Having completed its acquisition of streaming firm Napster, MelodyVR has published some new stats about its business. Napster ended 2020 with 5.7 million “total platform users” – a metric that includes its consumer service, as well as the other streaming services powered by its B2B platform.

Where Is P2P legal?

Spain is one of the safest countries for torrenting that basically made torrenting legal by acknowledging that the intention of making money over breaking copyright laws counts. In other words, you will be able to share anything you want via torrent as long as you do not make any money out of it.

Is P2P faster?

In a nutshell, P2P is always faster. How much faster depends on data size and scale. The larger they are, the bigger the differences. In the example in the article, client-server took 3X as long to send a 100GB file.