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LimeWire
A popular peer-to-peer file sharing program for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris from Lime Wire LLC, New York (www.limewire.com). Written in Java and released at the end of 2001, LimeWire is a...
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Definition: LimeWire
A popular peer-to-peer file sharing program for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris from Lime Wire LLC, New York (www.limewire.com). Written in Java and released at the end of 2001, LimeWire is a client program for the Gnutella network. See Gnutella.
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LimeWire ruling changes game, should deter illegal file sharing
A ruling against LimeWire and its founder could be a game changer - but for the better.
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File sharers leak government secrets
Government employees who handle sensitive information should not be installing file sharing software. But they are. And that information is readily available for anyone to look up.
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Limewire addresses Washington's concerns; gives P2P users new sharing tools
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Congress eyes LimeWire over inadvertant P2P breaches
LimeWire is in the hotseat as the flagship P2P application. This time the issue is not music filesharing but security breaches through inadvertant file sharing. A House committee has sent letters...
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Top overall music destinations for US teens: iTunes, Limewire, MySpace
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LimeWire security flaw found, fixed
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