A few months ago the RIAA asked a New York District Court to shut down the world’s most installed file-sharing application, LimeWire.
The record labels argued that the Gnutella-based download client might have caused billions of dollars in lost revenue and that it’s therefore one of the largest threats to the music industry’s revenue. Today, RIAA’s request was granted by a federal judge.
According to the injunction, Limewire “intentionally encouraged infringement” by Limewire users, it is used “overwhelmingly for infringement” and it knew about the “substantial infringement being committed” by its users.
The evidence further showed that Limewire marketed its application to Napster users and that its business model depends on mass copyright infringements.
More: http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-loses-court-battle-with-riaa-shuts-down-101026
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The record labels argued that the Gnutella-based download client might have caused billions of dollars in lost revenue and that it’s therefore one of the largest threats to the music industry’s revenue. Today, RIAA’s request was granted by a federal judge.
According to the injunction, Limewire “intentionally encouraged infringement” by Limewire users, it is used “overwhelmingly for infringement” and it knew about the “substantial infringement being committed” by its users.
The evidence further showed that Limewire marketed its application to Napster users and that its business model depends on mass copyright infringements.
More: http://torrentfreak.com/limewire-loses-court-battle-with-riaa-shuts-down-101026
