It was only matter of time that this would happen.
Greed and money it maybe what is behind the whole thing, in stead of fixing the problem, they make it whorse.
They only act for their benefits, not knowing that p2p makes known to the rest of the world how much good music its around us.
Shame.

LMAO you dumbasses! Yea, people should have the right to other peoples copyrighted material for free..totally makes sense. I mean, its music, someone else created it, but we should totally have the right to it for free, I think we should have the right to anyones labor for free, its just fair that way.

Tuck, when I'm able to instantly produce unlimited copies of my labor with the click of a button and make a Billboard 50's salary, you can have as much of it for free as you want.

Has anyone ever been to a library. How does that work exactly. They do not ask me for money unlees I am tardy returning the book.

Music used to be shared for free anyway....now money mongers wanna profit off of anything. Why the * should someone get paid THOUSANDS or even MILLIONS of dollars for music? Theres other jobs that keep people alive....this is a sad sad day.

I absolutely agree with you. The government tries to steal as much as they can for us along with the Recording Music Association, who make enough money as it is.

this is a sad issue, not all the music was of the best quality but still, you could hear stuff and then go buy the cd for better quality and such..

I hate the government ooh look im the govrnment and i wanna be all in control listen i hate bloomberg and i mean music should not be something u pay for it should be free especiallt on this econemy why?//?/??

Well, its unfortunate that we have lost this service but some of the arguments here are just insane, as for things like libraries, we do pay for them, in our taxes, nothing in life is free. if you want the songs for free, you can continue to get them, just have to find a new way, or maybe do it legally for once. Complaining able not being able to break the law, is kinda like complaining about getting a speeding ticket.

Is it wrong if I already bought the music and the cd or cds got effed up for one reason or another and I wanted to replace it?? I paid freakin' 15 to 20 bucks per cd, and I own 3, 000 cds???? It's a song for crying out loud....yeah great job putting it together...dont take me wrong.
So?? What the * do we do now?? Well I will tell ya, they need to raise money, that is limewire and they can do it by having ads flashing all over the place as far I care. Hell do it and pay into ascap or bmi..they will enjoy the revenue and so will the artist..easier to advertise on the internet ,you got the whole world in your hand..oh sorryy, dru=ifted off from the shock of no more limewire.. I wouldn't mind seeing a Dominoes pizza ad, * as long it ain't tampon ads...back to point If I already paid for the music on cd, why cant I back it up on * drive?? They say thats prohibited too...pretty sure... Ok last point. Turn on your limewires people and lets party!!! Funny thing as I read this ad, my friend who hooks me up for the replacements can still use his limewire!!! Servers we dont need no stinking servers, we have each other as a network, here's an idea..use facebook and put your ip addy in their for your friends that share, well you will be able to use limewire software to do it!! Just do a direct connect. As long as your pc is running it will serve out and receive. Makes sense right?? wait mines working too, I'm downloading Stripes with Bill Murray, * I even own that one on dvd, but its quicker this way...just like all what I download...sorry to rant on...VIVA LOS Limewire!

Hopefully, Limewire will use this opportunity to allow file sharing on certain material (possibly dated music) and maybe charge a small fee (very small) on the more newer material that musicians and the industry in general do have a right to.

LISTEN UP GUYS!!!!!! GO TO GOOGLE, TYPE IN OLDER VERSIONS OF LIMEWIRE, AND DOWNLOAD LIMEWIRE 5.5.10 AND YOU'RE BACK IN BUSINESS. THATS WHAT I DID AND IT RESTORED ALL MY SONGS IN THE LIBRARY. JUST DOWNLOAD AN OLDER VERSION OF IT.

you guys don't understand. its not only the record companies that get paid for music. think of the people who are involved in distributing the music. those little people who package all the cds or drive the trucks with the merchandise. the money a song makes is distributed between them too. its not all just for the artist or the company.

JUST use frostwire. pretty much exact same as limewire! with less crap mixed in. ive been using it for over a year and preferred it over limewire.

When a record label signs an artist or group they generally sign a contract for (x) number of albums and the record label agrees to pay (y) amount per album. Often times there are stipulations in the contract that will state if an album reaches a certain amount of in sells the artist may receive royalties or a bonus.

Now, often times the artist will agree to sign away the rights to the songs in-turn for a larger per-album pay day. The label is then free to do with them as they will. That's why you'll often see tv shows or movies use a lot of songs.

On the other hand, a record label may pay a television show or something to use an artists song as an advertisement. That's really all the labels do though. They're really just an advertisement company for musicians. They may lose money on a lot of artists because the artists sound isn't commercial, but one artist or band that sells well can make up for 100 flops.

Digital filesharing and downloads have destroyed the sales of things like cds. Most people I know haven't bought more than 1-2 cds in the last couple of years, but have paid for and legally downloaded thousands of individual songs. Others have used LimeWire, listened to a couple of songs by a band or off of their favorite bands new album and went and paid to download the rest.

Most of an artists income is received from touring. That's one reason why some bands will tour for 2-3 years after they produce an album. The labels may pay for the studio, mixing and maybe a special producer for an album, but they make far more off of their artists than the artist themselves will make in turn. Depending on the band, album, touring, etc, a band will often make between 20-45% of what the label does off of them.


That's why you're seeing more and more bands switch to purely self-produced albums and using digital sells. They're simply cutting the parasites out of their lives that are consuming far more than what it returns in benefit. If anyone should be sued into obscurity it truly should be the record labels.

this is totaly F*cked up i see nothing wrong with sharing music for free. limewire gives students the chance to broadin their musical backgrounds with out having to put up with the effing copyright B.S.

Doesn't matter. There are still enough offshore torrent sites to get stuff. Pirate Bay is still up and running! Besides, I've gotten all I need from Limewire to cram 10 64Gb Itouches!

Its a shame, Limewire was the only way for me to get music from my favorite non-american artists, without having to pay some outrageous international fee and having it taken away as contraband. Again... It ALWAYS happens to me.

Law is law. Life is life. Changes will occur whether you want it or boycott it. Music was nice in older times and so some of it is today. LimeWire is an illegal software program because it shared something that should have been purchased. Yes, you can buy CD and so you can buy MP3 music as well. Why do we use LimeWire? Everyone likes free but there is nothing free in this life... nothing. If you find something for free, get away from it because it is not. There is catch to it, whether you see it or not. How can you catch a fish with no food? Make a plastic one so it looks like a real free food. Well, I am not going to tell you that all free staff is made for you to go after. After all, remember this bold lesson: for everything there is price, whether its monetary, physical, mental, etc. Whether you get this message or not, you've been warned not to use LimeWire.

so Im wondering ..........will we have to turn off our radios and hbo ect ??

to mm, mm, mm, sorry buddy. i went to download limewire 5.5.10 and it is also shut down permanently, by the scumbagged bastards of the R.I.A.A. i really do not know, how you managed to download that system, but as far as i am concerned, it just does not work. when they shut down the new version of limewire, they shutted down the old versions as well. forget it, pal. limewire is dead. permanently gone for ever. never to be seen or heard from, again. time to move on to another p2p free downloading website.

to dkay and many other internet users out there, please do not use frostwire. it is the WORST, downloading p2p site i have ever tried. after the files have been downloaded, instead of taking you directly to the site were you download your music, it shows a stupid square on the front of my screen that says: frostwire set up wizard. save folder and shared folders.

please, if any of you out there can tell me how to use frostwire, i would kindly appreciate it, very much. thank you.

wait so can you still get in trouble for having downloaded limewire and hundereds of songs but clicked the don't let me download any music that copywriters do not want me to download, and even now with limewire not having its search engine working could you get in trouble for still having it in yuor computer??

2 words youtube downloader!!!!!!!!!!!!

Its all fkng Lars Ulrich's fault. He started the whole crying.

Same on Limewire for sharing things that make us happy.

Well if you think about it, we the audience do not get paid. Instead we give our labour for free. We watch television, listen to the radio, are bombarded by advertisements on a daily basis and I don't know about you but I'm not get paid to listen or get harassed. Yes, most people have just accepted this as society when really it's the Capitalist Class's Monopoly market.
Instead of the record industry complaining and whinning about their losses they should adjust to the new communication medium, the internet. I mean the internet is the first real "free market" where you can search anything and find what you want. Well it used to be. But no, instead it will be regulated by the Capitalist class (the people who own major labels/corporations and make money off the audience, ie. public) and the internet will become a useless waste of space since everything will be considered "copyrighted material". My god, the "Happy Birthday" song is copyrighted and fees have to be paid to the owner every time it's heard on any mass media medium.
Instead letting these people own our only "free" communication medium I think we should change to the Brazilian views of copyrighted material and make songs and other copyrighted material categorized as a piece of culture.
No matter if one person or a few made a media piece the fact is arts are apart of culture. And who has the right to own our culture. No matter what song or media piece was created, people relate to a media piece differently and attach some nostalgia to it. The artists and record companies who went after LimeWire case, jshows how stingy the music industry really is. I think they should pay us for all their * . Why is my time, sight and mind free for them to advertise to no end to me. I'm sick of being fed this * on a constant basis.

i think this is just crazy i mean think about it ... lets say you bought a movie or something its just like the judge telling you that your kid or wife or friends cant watch or listen to it because they didnt buy it i mean personely i just think they should let it be and go i mean think some people use music for alot of things emotions,and self actions like suicide etc ... i mean its only music wich is banging and saying words like who cant do that i mean anyone can make a noise and make words up to make sense of it i think this is just the government trying to make life more h3ll then it already is i mean kids are going to always find a new way around it ... and its a proven fact i mean they want us to pay for all this music but the encomy right now in pa just sux i mean you try to go get a job your really lucky if you get a call for a interview i think our government should worry about getting the poor off the streets and our soldiers and finding new jobs for people so their not sleeping out on the streets but no their just to worry about shutting down music i mean cmon you guys got better things to do i mean like the singers their good for the rest of their lives why do they need any more money then they already got just to be more greeder then they are now like i really wish the government would be worry about helping the real victims and getting people more jobs in the us then worry about shutting down music ... idk hopefully they'll come to realize that they got better things to worry about ... John ..

all of you people that think that it is OK and that it should be OK for people to download music for free are COMPLETELY idiotic. Let me ask you this:
Do you work for a living? do you do it for free? If an artist takes his own cash, purchases paints, brushes, canvases ect.. and spends weeks, months or years to paint pictures, should he just give his art away for free? would you?
Well my friends there IS ABSOLUTELY NO DIFFERENCE for a recording artist. There is no difference whether you are working at burger king, as a lawyer, as a salesman, a politician, a writer, or any other thing where you provide either SOMETHING or a service to people, you deserve to get paid! Why should musicians put their blood sweat and tears in to their work and not get paid for it.
In essence, when you download THEIR songs for free that is exactly what you are doing. Essentially, it's like your bass not paying you for your hard work and your creativity on the job.
While it is a priviledge to earn money doing what you love as most musicians strive to do, it in no means justifies the blatant ripping off of their art by a selfish and ignorant public.
I speak from a place of knowing, because I myself am a musician just trying to scrape by by selling my music online.
think about it....

i dont think its right to do it either. yeah it sucks that we cant get the music for free but if i was making music and trying to get paid for it and fucks were getting it for free i would be * off too.

use pirate bay! its even better because you can download whole albums at once!

Its a sad day for music lovers. Its like losing a family member

i know itz soooo sad i feel like crying

I know im super super upset!

sucks that they had to do this. ofcourse we can see why they say its copyrighted material but * that. music should be brought to the world with no price. with this * economy at least give us that.

No, it's like losing the rest of your family.

yea with the economy let us have our music!

boycott the government! Hate the government!

There is not nothing to cry about, just move on to the next free File-Sharing Network like i did and enjoy the music!!!

wat is wrong ... music is a daily thing for us all and now we have to pay for it who knows in the next two years if we have to make copyrights just to breath..... cant thesepeople have enough money now they are takin our righ away

Hey poodog2000, what other free file-sharing networks have you been using?? I'm not sure which ones are safe and stuff....

yea frostwire doesnt have as much music uploaded as limewire, but its just a matter of more people using it.. works just the same

thats awful ya know in my thoughts music artist and record companys get enough money as is music should always be shared the way the economy is going and not to mention how many real record stores are out their bottom line the rich just want to get richer

Just for this I'll never buy legal music again. I used to download music to see how see if I like it then buy the album. But from now on I'm going to just download all my music! The record companies can just go screw themselves!!

high 5 i mean theres only a few million more websites out there like thepiratebay its still up and running after a 2mil or 22mil or 200mil law suit so it'll be back but just google free music and i'm sure you'll find somthing if all else fails most sites you can get movies from u can get music i think not really sure just passing on what i've heard :)

not to mention the real money is in the over priced concert tix.......... and cds, tee shirts and outragously priced crap at the concerts!!!!!!! this is only going to hurt the music industry...... I have found tons of new artist that i never would have even heard of if it werent for sites like this, farewell my friend

i totallly agree, the rich just want to get richer. what harm was it doing to share your music with others. whats the world coming to when people are no longer allowed to share music that they have legally purchased from a shop or online?

well this is such a push backwards its not even funny. limewire made it possible for people to search for music that i have never heard of and become a new favorite band... thus turning me to go buy albums from the artist legally... sharing music is like a cultural blend that you cant get from a radio station or youtube. this will definitely hurt the record companies because less people will hear of say a new band or foreign band.

You said it! I'm so * !

i agree!

Are you guys are actually willing to pay for food, but are insisting on getting free music, like you'll die if you don't get it free? I enjoyed LimeWire while it did last. If music should be free, then so should food-that tasty stuff we actually need in order to keep ourselves alive-but who complains about food not being totally free? Not a lot of people. It actually does take human labor to make music, but did it take human labor to create the earth? No, so why can't every human being be entitled to a piece of land to grow food needed to survive? If land can't be free, then music can't either. Technically, we don't need music to live, but we need food, water, and shelter; those aren't free, and no one's fighting to make those needs free either. GIVE ME A BREAK, WILL YA.

try imesh peeps or isohunt or that one i think its called share bear/bare?? lol no idea sorry or google music torrents :) then google bittorrent,vuse, utorrent or just torrent ingeneral lol or go find a 15yr old thats not up with the rules they teach u heaps partners highschool siblings are awesome too

Tried downloading it... its not free and I hated it the second it tried it

Sad!!!

really really sad

this time for limewire, next time for torrent files.
you'll see.
it's just a matter of time.

Should have figured.... nothings free anymore. Big Ol' Uncle sam butting his way into other peoples Bussiness as usual.

RIA isn't part of the government *

but the courts are

JDWG, that makes no sense.

wow thought this would happen. i love music and using this program helped me get music to ignore all the bad things in life. guess what, im stuck with no music now.

Like most have said, "Figures". Everyone knew that Limewire's content was mostly copyrighted material...as much as piracy is a part of our culture now any judge in the world would have made the same decision because the piracy was just so obvious! The fact that they (limewire) charged for their premium service doesn't make a difference, it was still blatantly illegal.

Still, the RIAA should know by now that lawsuits are a dead end. Shutting down limewire will make no difference, in the long run, in their battles with piracy. It doesn't matter how many of these sites they shut down, more will pop up; and as it stands no one has the resources or authority to shut them all down. If I were the RIAA, I'd consider a different strategy...

You are right. Shutting down limewire will not stop illegal file sharing. The only way to do that really is to either completely shutdown all ISP's in the U.S. or develop software that can monitor all internet traffic in the U.S. Either strategy would be unrealistic.

well i think we should be able to share our music with everyone, i thought music was abouty freedom not restriction.

"our music"??? Really? LMAO * bag. Give me your paycheck(if you get one), because your labor is "our labor", actually, just come build me a house and i'll sit and watch, while you use "our labor"

how about the radio? ever recorded anything off of the radio back in the day? isnt that preety much the same thing?

In the real world if someone gave me a CD, I have a right to share or give it to anyone else. Riiiiight. So why not online. Oh yea .. because maybe the government has more control over that to stop that.

in the real world by copyright law just because you own a cd does not make the music yours. its called a phonorecord.. u own the actual tape, cd, vinyl.. you dont own the music... that is still owned by the author/co-authors.. so legally.. no the right to distribute the cd that you have bought is without a doubt still illegal. Thats where the copyrite symbol on the case comes in.

author or co author?? ur joking right the company's that were listed in the lawsuit are the scumbags they own the music not the people that wrote it i don't think you understand that the music industry prity much strips artist of all there rights to there own songs and like i said on my other comment it is time to boycott the record company's just like live nation

TRUE THAT!

omg wtf thats soo dumbb DXX i tried to download it and i need lime wiree any more ughh it hadm y work outsongs on it ugh im madd :/

since the shutdown ive just been copying my friends cds. It's even cheaper than an internet connection, and I don't have to worrie wether or not they're gonna shut me down. It's a shame but it looks like the start of total gov. control. step by step!

Just open Windows Media Player and add your saved music to the playlist... I've already added mine, works fine. Still can't download music but at least I have all my old music...

At this rate everything's gonna end up illegal. There's no joy in this world unless you're rich. I'm sure Taylor Swift doesnt cry her eyes out because millions of people download her songs for free since they cant afford to pay a dollor for every little 2 minute song they feel like hearing. It's just a * shame...

Everything? Um. What world do you live in?

You people are stupid. Music should be free? Really? If music should be free, then whatever you create and want to sell should be free as well.

People should pay for things because of one reason. The time, effort and energy a individual or a team has put into the product. By not paying for these things, you are basically stealing their time and that hard work means nothing. Their hard work is not being rewarded. Because by your logic, I should be able to steal your time as well and not give a * about your hardwork as well. Cause after all, you're perfectly ok with that. Right?

The problem here is simple. The ridiculous and unnecessary high price tags. They don't need to be that high. They shouldn't be that high. They're not reasonable.

This isn't just music. It's everything in general. People don't make * just to satisfy you and only you for free. They expect something in return as well. It's a fair trade. In the case of music, it's not all that fair cause the prices are ridiculous.

That doesn't mean you should steal it though.

that sucks i love using limewire. why did theyshut down?

OMG ikr -.- I always used limewire UGHHHHHHHH

chiquita, it was money, power and greed. the 3 main reasons, why our '' friends''

from the federal government, shut down limewire permanently.

No more Music. FML.

This is REALLY lame...some ppl can't afford to buy songs....what's the difference in the first place....really?? iTunes does is for money....limewire is for the poor so whatevvv.

tru dat

Limewire helps people find the songs they want thats all. Also limewire is not plagurizing and selling the songs

people are just stupid this way -.- I MISS LIMEWIRE..

I really think we should petition its shut down ...im to poor to buy the music

what about those who purchased limewire pro...will they be refunded their money?

Your basically screwed. What exactly are you gonna say I paid for the pro version of illegal downloading!

This Is Ridiculous. Artists Should Want The Free Publicity, Plus I Thought They Loved Playing Music For Everyone To Hear. I Say We Boycott C.Ds And Move On To The Next P2p Program

:( so sad

ya i love lime wire so much

I know I can't believe it it's really annoying!!

there plenty of ways to get music you want free...limewire wasn't the only way

all i can say is thats * up this was a great site to find in formation and listen to a little music while you do it.!!

* them i still but the albums

This won't stop anything. You can't tie down technology, if there's a better way to do it. It will be done. Music Industry's damages don't cripple it, there's still plenty of money to be made but they sure are greedy. File sharing will never stop. If it isn't limewire it'll be something else soon.

You're right. I as I am sure many others are already hitting google up looking for other p2p sites. I really do not see anything wrong with sharing music files. Nobody is profiting from it. I buy the cd, the music industry made their money. I share the music with others from MY cd without me making any money. How is that wrong? So yes, it is nothing more than greed.

I guess the liberal idea of share the wealth stops when it comes to their wealth being shared.

Before you know it, They'll be tryin to find a way to charge for radio broadcast. I mean * , The music is not "New", Nor does it take away from sales! I'm * !!!

They already have tried... they tried to pass a Radio tax on the radio companies, charging them for each song they play. Probably only cents but still, adds up over time especially for radio stations that may have a huge playlist... everything is about money. I am like most people and I will download a few songs from a band I've never heard and if I like it, go buy the CD's... Guess we will just have to wait for the next program...

Side note. How can they determine how much in money the music industry lost? The majority of songs I downloaded I already have on CD's I bought in the past, but found it easier to download them from LimeWire rather than ripping them from my CD's.

yust when i found my old favorite game... );

News Groups People!

noooooo! * label companies always have to ruin the fun. to all the music lovers out there you can try using imesh and bearshare they have tons of songs!

I hate this. I went to go download music and i found this out. I think i might cry this is so terrible.

but but.... how im suppost to download music for the iPod? Any Sugestions???

BUY IT, JACKASS!

Torrents

frostwire

torrents is the way to go and i have not use limewire for years....torrents are better down anything you want you be surprise what you could find....download (utorrent) software you'll be good to go...

Don't use Frostwire, I tried and they don't have as much availble as Limewire

LUCKYWIRE.. Just like limewire basically

I really don't think I have ever been so depressed, music that I had forgotten about, or muic I had been introduced to I was able to look up and share with others... It was a musical miracle for me, and it has been taken away, and now..... I have no idea what I will do...

i suggest you try these two execellent downloading sites: YOUTUBE and MUSIC

FROST.

man I'm really sad

limewire was the best thing in my life
i feel like i wont to kill my self

f*** recording industry if i see one of 'em i take his head off

well you obviously didn't want to f*** the music industry when you could get their work for free. it is a dilemma. small bands just starting up need something back from what they put out there. i only think the big guys make plenty and could afford to loosen their grip. i only downloaded limewire last week!

^to the above poster, learn something before you open your mouth
Small bands actually have much more to gain from P2P and file-sharing seeing how many not well-known bands have become more famous thanks to file-sharing. Just look at how many Limewire users and the like have discovered many new bands thanks to file-sharing.
The only one hurt by Limewire were the greedy record labels who make profit off of the doing the same thing us "pirates" do, which is copy and paste a file over and over and sell it.

relax you have torrents they better then limewire...lol

what now?????

What should you all do now? How about BUYING your music? You can preview it on iTunes or other sites to see if you like it. If you needed a new pair of jeans and couldn't afford them would you STEAL them? Why should musicians (not all of whom are wealthy) lose out on being paid for their effort, creativity and INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY? Go do your jobs for free for a while, see how you like not being paid. thieves and vagabonds the lot of you!

Frostwire to the rescue! Cut off the head of the snake and 8 more heads spring up! The Gnutella network goes on, with many other programs allowing access to files. Frostwire is the best.

As for the person who paid for Limewire Pro, what you say to the vendor is: I paid for a fully functional piece of software, which you have now disabled. Breach of contract!

ZAK I dont know who died and made you king but since you brought it up radio is free and the record companys/artists arent paid but like $.01 per play or something like that so they arent getting paid then either so if their time is just so valuable maybee they should consider a new profession. And yes I do work and yes I do work for free all the time but if I refuse I get fired. Lets see if these recording artists are willing to do the same. Oops they have already shown that they wont!

hey Zak, u * idiot not every1 is rich and able to pay for da * expensive albums

Hey Zak, what about the bands that play metal (or any of its variations)? VERY FEW will ever any record even hit Gold status. They make their money from touring and merchandise, the songs are just plubicity in a way. And most of them on stage at concerts will even say "just get this new album, whether you buy it, rip it, or even illegally download it, just get the music because we are proud of it". I've heard numerous bands say some variation of this. The HUGE multi-millionaire artists are the ones complaining about this, not the up and coming or non-pop bands that are just trying to be heard any way they can. The government can't put a stop to it, they've proven that already (1st with Napster, then Kazaa, now Limewire). I personally don't mind paying a little extra for concerts if I can listen to bands that will be there ahead of time for free to see if the concert is even worth going too.

my friend red, there is one free music downloading website, which i have just discovered today, and believe me. it is so easy and very simple to use. you can download millions of your favorite tunes for free, without worrying about the R.I.A.A. bastards, trying to shut down this system from us.

OKAY ALL YOU MUSIC LOVERS OUT THERE. CLICK ON YOUR MOUSE PADS RIGHT NOW, AND HEAD STRAIGHT TO OUR NEW P2P, MUSIC LOADING WEBSITE! IT IS CALLED: MUSIC FROST. THE EASIEST AND GREATEST FREE DOWNLOADING MUSIC WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET!! good bye limewire, and thank you so much.

=( saddest day ever.....I was wondering why it wouldn't work for the past few days...Booooo

I BUY IT,I OWN IT,I CAN PUT IT ANYWHERE I FREAKING WANT,SONGS,MOVIES,GAMES ETC

technically ur wrong just because u baught ur copy of the song doesnt mean u own the rights to that song. ur ignorant in that way. but i dont caree about rights use frostwire!

even if you bought it it's illegal to download to your ipods mp3 players or whatever. its still copying. you have to have the digital copy to legally use it like that. my kids diamond edition disney movies came with digital copies. i think its a bunch of crap that people cant use limewire and get downloads! my god the way the economy is people can barely afford to support their family so the only thing families have for entertainment to keep their kids out of trouble is downloading movies and music so i gues this is the governments way of say **** all the kids and families we'll get more money when this is illegal because the kids will be out causing trouble and then we can get more money in fines and jail costs!

i haven't felt like this since i stopped doing drugs...

lol onya mate

* the greedy, * the record companies. power to the people.
you can also use youtube to copy the music using a sound recording program or even download the music video itself from youtube using different flv recording programs.

this is not right. i come home trying to download stuff and they wouldn't let me because of this. this is messed up.

Frost wire

i noticed that i didn't get many hits for my search until i saw that limewire had been shutdown yesterday while randomly looking thru torrent sites. my questions: i had gotten 2 songs before seeing this, are they tracking the downloads already? if they shutdown their servers why was i able to download, was it a legal track?

Limewire works in two ways: direct peer to peer, and server search enhanced peer to peer.

The first method connects you to people in your ISP area, and people they are connected to, and people they are connected to, an so on (a->b->c->you

This is just another example of government overstepping the boundaries of a person's free will to share music and other files with other people! When music companies stop robbing consumers of their money on cds by jacking up the prices, then maybe people will buy them!!

I totally agree! The price for music is extremely high, If users don't mind sharing their music why should the government care? I am like so upset right now, I've been using limewire for over eight years, I hope they work something out.

i dont like this i love limewire

now where can i download songs for free?

valeria my dear, there's only one place on the internet, were you can easily download all of your music for free, without any difficulty, whatsoever. the website itself, is called: MUSIC FROST. the easiest, most simple p2p site for you to download, millions of your favorite songs, for free. so now that you know exactly where to go, don't wait a second longer. get down to MUSIC FROST right away, and start downloading all of your favorite tunes, before the goverment assholes and the bastards from the R.I.A.A. get to the site, and shut it down permanently, just like they did here with limewire. good luck and hope you enjoy my new free music downloading website. MUSIC FROST rules, baby !

rack off with this musci frost rubbish...i think you are promoting a virus website...i have seen you pushing this website all through these posts on several threads now....why so urgent to get people over there

to ''angry'', hey bonehead, let me make one thing perfectly clear. for your information, MUSIC FROST is not a virus plagued downloading site. over the last several weeks, i have been using the system myself, and i never had any serious viruses affecting my computer. the only reason as to why i am promoting this absolutely magnificent website, is because i want all music lovers out there, to enjoy a safe and efficient downloading site, without worrying about the scumbagged government, and the hypocrites from the R.I.A.A., shutting down this particular site, like they did here with limewire. let's face it, dude. there's no point in reasoning with you. i could tell from the comments you made, that you are a frostwire and bearshare user. if you prefer those two crappy sites over MUSIC FROST, then go ahead and enjoy yourself. but don't say that i didn't warned you. as far as i'm concerned, frostwire and bearshare, will not be around for long.

there's always using bittorrent and thepiratebay

My heart has been broken. Thanks to the recording industry Association of America!! I feel so depressed right now it's not even funny.

this is the stupidest thing i have ever heard of i used limewire because i cannot affod the rediculas prices on i-tunes!! i mean $1.29 for one song is ridiculas! as if the music industry needs more money. i am sure usher would love anouther billion so great job court and judge you win my award of the year for being stupid and costing me money
Thanks so much

this is * ,, * ,, now itunes expects u to pay a $1.00 for each song ,, thats rediculous

i am angry that i cannot download music from lime wire any more D:<
this is really confusing but lime wire needs to come back

this is so stupid me and my friends have already found new websites that arent as good but they do the job why does the gov have to * in on everything

whatta' * !?

what happen with just the love of music without trying to make millions.
fake artists everywhere. still not buying cds unless its bands like rebelution or iration who are just trying to pay bills.

i strongly urge limewire to continue this fight because there is no way they can be singled out of all the websites that freely post media

whats even more bizzare is that my limewire library wont open now even when im disconnected from the internet and that is sabotoging my computer to not let me play songs that are already downloaded in a program installed in my pc.

how did u fix this?

what kinda piece of * slimballs are these limewire maggots.they get everybody using thier software and then lose a phony court judgment and then sabotage everybodys pc who has the software installed

I'm sure that this probally won't be heard by anyone but im going to say it anyway. This is taking away from the music industry rather than propelling it. Limewire has songs that itunes and other paid music and software companies never could dream of having. An example of this is Eminem. All of his songs from his old albums (the ones that made him famous) are not on itunes but they WERE on limewire. By getting rid of this site your getting rid of music that other sites will never have. Besides that its not as if limewire was distributing the copyrighted songs, they were just creating a audio sharing site..... Anyways, best regards to limewire and I hope they are up and running again soon.

I TOTALLY AGREE! I used limewire to download my japanese music, videos, and clips. Now they're telling me I can't do that because it's "illegal." If it was honestly THAT bad why didn't they do it before? It's all out of money. the government was running out of money and they saw limewire as an easy target. I can bet the people who are shutting it down have even used limewire! I pray that limewire wins this one, but they better bring up some good points if they want that accomplished. Nonetheless, I know that there are billions of people out there who've got their backs. Start an online petition and maybe we CAN win this thing.

This is completely true!!! I enjoy listening to classic reggae that only LIMEWIRE had....not Itunes! $1.29?!? kick rocks!

pls. i neEd limEwire in my liFe...
i need LIMEWIRE..
i need LIMEWIRE
it's the only application who has updated musics... pls.

This is horriable sad day for anyone who loves music

aw.. so sad.. knew it was gunna happen though.

so what happens if you paid for lime wire. do you get a refund?

wooh buzzing. Ohwel shot for tha last couple of years of free music!

so sad... they wonder why people download, or want stuff for free.... I dont want to go to a music store and pay 25-30 for a cd, where I will only like one song on it... and frankly iTunes is the same way, I'm not paying 2 bucks for a song that I may or may not like. time to find another free music program.

dawny, you are absolutely right and i totally agree with you, all the way. why wasting your hard-earned money on cds, that would only carry 2 or 3 good songs in them, and the rest would be nothing but plain crap. i used to throw away many of my cds in the garbage, after recording a few songs to my 4 track tape, because the rest of the songs listed on those cds, plainly s***ed. i made that terrible mistake once, but not anymore. now that i can download all of my favorite songs, free of charge, i can use my money to buy, valuable stuff like a playstation 3 game console, dvd boxed sets, and other great items for people like myself, to enjoy in their spare time. you save plenty of dollars, downloading music for free, instead of throwing it away, by purchasing cds that would contain only 3 or 4 songs, that you like. just follow my advice, dawny, and you will be all right. free music is in. cds are out. get used to it.

Given that Limewire has been aware of problems with the RIAA, it has continued to accept moneys for its vaious versions, updates etc. So where does that leave all of us who have paid * earned monies to Limewire? James- Mt Martha Victoria Australia

You all are a bunch of DOUCHE BAGS, OMG LOL! Yea, stupid label companies ruin everything gah! I mean, geez we have a right to other peoples creativity for free. Stupid record companies, all producing the music and making it available, and paying artists and, marketing new music to us. Gah so stupid! Labor and creativity is public free property, im gonna cry, cuz i have a right to someone else's labor. LMAO * bag dumbasses

What the * is your problem? You work at HMV or something? You interventionist * !

ever heard of the radio?

Tuck,

please shut the * up. Seriously. Man you sound like that "Leave Britney alone" tard. You are not a famous musician and therefore you have no reason to give a * . you know as well as I do that you have pirated at LEAST one file in your life. You are no better than anyone so sit down and be quiet before I come to your room, slap the * out of you like a red headed stepchild and leave you in your closet for a week.

An act of vindictive greed by the record companies. Much of the music they are denying us is no longer available through any other medium. Where for example would I be able to buy a song by Alice Faye, Helen Ward, Helen Forrest, Martha Tilton and other singers of the thirties and forties.

its bull * !

Just download Frostwire its the exact same thing..

Or bearshare which is legal

It is the same as borrowing a friends CD and ripping it on Itunes. Now is that illegal? no.

so true

Yes it is, we just never get caught.

bearshare is crap

The music industry embraced and tied its future to rap including the popular (gag)gangsta rap. Now its trying to blame others for its bad decisions. Just maybe its sales have shunk because its prices are to high and its audiance doesn't like its product. On discovering LimeWire a few years ago I've downloaded many an Oldie and for the first time in YEARS I purchased Music (Oldies and country) and DVDs at the store. I will not buy anymore Music/Movie DVD's but will shop for another Peer to Peer program. It's LONG past the time when corporate America quit winning the battle to shove its decisions down the consumers throats.

Well while I don't like the fact that they shut it down and I don't agree with the reasoning it just means that other places will spring up. I see no point in arguing with the industry. The musicians don't always like it....I know I dated a few who used the free share progs to get reknown. They will however just move to another free share.

THIS IS BULL I PAYED FOR LIME WIRE $29.95 FOR LIFETIME SO NOW IM OUT MY MONEY

i believe u should call the company to get your money back, and if they wont give it back to u thats wrong

ya me 2, it's bull, i paid, to me it's not free! We want our money back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Straight up BS right here.

what shiesters? whack * suits that want all the money for themselves, what is this going to possibly achieve?

i am on a fix income so i limewire basic , i can not aford to pay for it.
but was nice when i could use it , so now because us poor people can pay
i guess we are forgotten

F*CK U I WANT MY LIMEWIRE BACK IT HAD ALL MY MEDIA ON IT FOR MY DANCE ROUTINES FOR A PERFORMANCE AND NOW ITS ALL LOST. THANKS A LOT LAW FAR OUT I MISS MY LIMEWIRE IT WAS THE BEST THING EVER TO ME :(

To bringbacklimewire You can get all your Movies/Music back that was lost by simply uninstalling the updated version of Limewire and reinstalling an older version back on your PC. And the best part is IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH VERSION YOU USE CAUSE ALL THE INFORMATION IS STILL SAVED IN YOUR COMPUTERS REGISTRY UNDER LIMEWIRE. Trust me I've done this before. You will have everything that you lost back.

Another way the government wants to screw us all. Dont you think we already pay enough for all the other crackdown taxs?!

If you dont want us to listen to the music free then stop making the effing music!

why do people like theme hates those who have talent and help those who can't afford why?

i knew it i knew that they were going to close it i pay mony for nothing this is so stupet i will not pay agine

Of course it would shut down right before the holidays..HELLO go out and buy the albums/singles instead. Just my thought

Protect your music, don't let limewire do the update! It renders your files USELESS!!

Don't lose, LimeWire!!! FrostWire, Cabos, and other P2P softwares are SICK!!!

I wonder if this event will be in history books years from now... we'll tell our kids, "you know, back in my day..." I understand the copyright injustice of it all, i really do. But when will the gluttonous say, "Yes, I think I've had enough, give some to the others..."

ok this sucks, but there are people out here whom have paid for their subscription to lime wire, do we get our money back? Probably not, unless you can afford a good lawyer.

Limewire was great the recording artist makes one good track and we are forced to buy all the other mediocre rubbish they churn out on the full CD. Viva Limewire i hope we get you guys back again.

Goodbye Limewire hello Pandora. As if I ain't gonna listen to free music. The music industry just made Pirate Bay the next thing. Just like they made Limewire the next thing after Napster. File sharing networks are like street corner dope boys. You eliminate one, there's always another one waiting to take its place. I'll do like I always have. Listen to free music on the radio, if I hear something that I have to have download it for free somewhere.

would of been nice to know ahead of time, I would of transfered all my stuff to my media player, now I cant get to anything!

limewire was the BEST . im so * now , like forreal . some people are poor as dirt and cant get music for ipods and * , haa . like me!

i am so sad to hear this

The big entity won. Surprise. As an independent commercial photographer no one is looking out for my intellectual property rights but me. I have had numerous websites etc. use my work. I don't have a sledgehammer like the RIAA. So I guess I have to take it.

DOES ANYONE KNOW OF ANY OTHER FREE PROGRAMS SIMILAR TO LIMEWIRE OUT THERE THAT AREN'T LIKELY TO GIVE MY COMPUTER VIRUSES?
THANKS!

Frostwire :)

ALLIE B 13, PLEASE WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T LISTEN TO '' SLAPPA DE BASS MON's'' SUGGESTION ABOUT MOVING TO '' FROSTWIRE.'' IT IS THE WORST P2P SYSTEM, EVER TO BE PLACED ON THE INTERNET. BEARSHARE IS ANOTHER PIECE OF CRAP AS WELL. I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO WORK FINE, UNTIL I RECENTLY DISCOVERED THAT IT KEEPS SHUTTING DOWN THE SERVICE, OCCATIONALLY FROM TIME TO TIME. NOW, IF YOU REALLY WANT TO HAVE FUN DOWNLOADING ALL THOSE GREAT CLASSIC TRACKS, FROM THE 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, AND EVEN THE SWINGING 90s, THERE IS ONLY ONE SITE ON THE INTERNET TO TURN TO, AND THAT IS '' MUSIC FROST.'' AN EASY AND VERY SIMPLE MUSIC DOWNLOADING WEBSITE TO USE. TRY IT. YOU WILL EVENTUALLY LOVE IT !

i think its shocking that limewire has been shut down. all they are doing is sharing music that they have purchased. u would lend your friend your cd or dvd, so why cant people share their music that they have bought to help those who cant afford to buy it? how is that wrong? where can i download music now???

CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO OPTIONS: YOUTUBE AND MUSIC FROST.

YOU WILL HAVE NO TROUBLE DOWNLOADING MUSIC FROM THESE TWO

MAGNIFICENT WEBSITES.

OK, WE SHOULD STILL GE PICTURES AND VIDEOS!!!

Since limewire was shut down I am using Frostwire it is a mirror image of limewire and isnt shut down.

Frostwire is the same thing, in fact, it's just a fork of Limewire. Download that, and then you don't need to whine.

By the way, if you have a old version of limewire, you can still download.

sorry ''limewire freak.'' even if you have an old version of limewire, it just won't work. when the government shut down limewire, they shutted down the old versions, also. forget it, buddy. limewire is long gone forever. MUSIC FROST, is the new downloading sensation on the internet. get over there now, and start downloading your music right away, before its too late, my man.

wow that sucks .i just got back from a vacation in the carribean and heard a remix of beyonces halo .now where do i get a remixed song from?

I can't access lime wire at all to get to my music....is it just all gone?

I'M AFRAID SO, KITKAT. BOTH THE OLD AND NEW VERSIONS OF LIMEWIRE, HAVE BEEN SHUT DOWN, PERMANENTLY. THE TWO INDIVIDUALS, WHOM YOU SHOULD PERSONALLY '' CONGRATULATE '' FOR DOING THIS TO US, ARE THE MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE DESPICABLE SCUMBAGS FROM THE R.I.A.A.

that's why the limewire screen didn't pop up. :(

Now, lets say you want to use limewire to download an application, like or a picture file or some other type of file, is that going be stopped also or is it we wont see mp3 or music videos in the listing as file types in limewire menu anymore. Is limewire dead can it still have a use or has the sevice been totally disabled Why dont the puplic just pay an extra 5 cent for every CD to those music artist so then then they get richer from the millions of us peeps and let the limewire go and do the ww services like it was doing. ty

-,- eh? why can i still download music? its still letting me i downloaded like three lol omigah!?

I think someone should find out how to create another p2p network like limewire. The Gov't makes money off of our paychecks all the time it's about time I get something free that I didn't work for. If you want to pay 200 dollars a year for music good for you but as for me I got better things to do with that 200 bux.

Just goes to show you that you need to hold onto your liberty at all costs. Government and assholes who have always benefited from the status quo are trying to infringe on the greatest thing to ever happen to mankind since the Declaration of Independence, the Internet.

FIGHT THE GOVERNMENT, FIGHT THE RICH BASTERDS, Get them in your crosshairs and take them down! What's next? Full tilt regulation of the internet?

You guys keep blaming the government, WE are the government. It's corporate interests afraid you are going to take their money and drugs and lifestyle. Any government works are in the public domain. It's not the artists or the government, it's the corporate thieves!

lol it took four years to get this case done. I wander how much of the tax payers money was wasted on this. i guarantee you it wont be paid back by either company. now i understand if they lost a billion dollars they have the right to be upset. But in the time it took them to try this case we have all forgotten limewire and moved on to alot more companies to get our songs and movies. you can even get them off hulu and youtube if you want the videos. and i doubt the recording artist is going to try anything with google.

It's about time! I'm a DJ and I buy my music (vinyls) of every song I play in the clubs. It because of people like you and Limewire that I have to pay between 15$ to 40$ per vinyl. DJ's that use CD's always download of Limewire and charge the clubs cheaper and the Digital DJ's that use Serato or VirtualDJ are even worse! Good for the record companies in this case...maybe if you people actually cared for the * work artist put into making music, the * work DJ's do to ensure crazy times in the clubs...maybe then you people would actually give a * and pay up! It has nothing to do with greed, but everything to do with whats fair! Ever since the digital age, cd's began the death of music...mainly vinyl! I don't have to explain that vinyls sound far better than ANY digital medium (I'm a certified audio engineer) so I know what I'm talking about. But cd's made storage practical...and much easier to upload to a stupid PC. Let's see you people go out and buy a vinyl and then try to upload it!
Now, the next step would be to ban CD and go straight back to vinyl! what you people don't know is that ALL music is recorded analogue and then pressed to vinyl and only THEN is it processed to cd. I get all my music MONTHS ahead of everyone cause I buy VINYL! Wake up people and respect the industry...just think about it, would you share a Big Mac if a stranger already took a bite!? SAMETHING!

So...GOOD BYE LIMEWIRE!
It's a great day!
-DJ BASS

AMEN!!!

Except for the people who, you know, record everything digitally to begin with. You can whine about how great old school records are and enjoy them as your preferred medium all you like. But the fact remains that no one but enthusiasts such as yourself, will use them from day to day. It's like demanding the return of 8-track. No amount of legislation, short of an ok for nuclear fall out, will turn back the clock. And even then, if Mad Max were made today he'd likely have a hacked IPOD in his machine playing scrounged digital tunes.
As for copy right, I have a question. When some one makes a print of a famous painting, who gets the money from sales? Is there a trust for Davinci's family set up? No, it's the museum that owns the piece. This isn't about artists work any more than selling a print of the Mona Lisa.

man.....singers an' actors always been paid a fortune....that is y u pay 15 to 40...
if shops had the price down like the do on sale day and still make a profit... we all be
buying more if the price was down we buy more and everybody would b happy............

so you pay 15$ to 40$ for 12 to 18 songs ...and how much do you get paid for using this songs in your job?

that's how singers get FAMOUS because we download their music

how is it free if you paid for the upgrade. i think i have paid more than i would of if i paid per song

good riddance i'm glad this happend i love music and hopefully this will help revie the industry.

"Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it"--John Lennon

Eh, I get it... stealing bbaaaaaddd.... Blah blah blah, but my question is will the music industry be distributing the money they get evenly to every mainstream artist that has existed since LW was first launched? I doubt it...

Exactly. There's a reason I loved John Lennon.
Who ordered this court thing? because I'm pretty sure we can create an up rise against it. Because music makers earn MORE THAN ENOUGH as it is. When you write music, you write it for your audience. It's for them. And ya know what? I'm betting even the STARS use limewire.

OK, I just paid to renew my Limewire Pro; where's my refund?

dude that must *

THIS IS ANOTHER RESTRICTION ON FREEDOM YES I AGREE THAT THERE ARE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS YES THERE IS PROGRAMS VIDEOS MUSIC AND INFORMATION THAT IS (BY THE POWERS THAT TRY TO CONTROL THE MASSES) SAID TO BE UN AMERICAN BUT LOOK AT OUR FOREFATHERS WHO WERE THEY??? THEY WERE REVOLUTIONARIES THEY WERE PEOPLE THAT LOOKED OUT OF THE BOX THEY SAID IF WE ARE NOT FREE TO THINK AND DO AND SHARE OUR THOUGHTS THEN WHAT ARE WE??? WE ARE JUST SLAVES TO THE UPPER ECHELON T WE ARE JUST PONES. WE CAN BE TOLD WHAT TO DO AND WHEN TO DO IT... LETS GET THIS GREAT COUNTRY BACK TO THE PEOPLE AND NOT TO THE CONTROLLERS THAT MAKE THE LAWS WITHOUT EVEN ASKING THE MASSES WHAT HAS THIS GREAT COUNTRY COME TO . ITS COME TO THE POWERFUL MAKE ALL THE DECISIONS AND EVERYONE ELSE MUST FOLLOW...
IF THATS WHAT IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FROM THE BEGINNING THEN THIS GREAT AND POWERFUL (BECAUSE OF US NOT THE CONTROLLING FEW) IS DOOMED TO GO DOWN JUST LIKE ROME EGYPT AND MANY MORE... LETS GET CONTROL OF OUR NATION BEFORE IT GETS CONTROL OF US... WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN CONTROL AND WEED THE GREEDY OUT OF POWER BEFORE WE DESTROY OUR GREAT COUNTRY... I SEE THIS NATION AS THE GREATEST BUT THERE IS A FAULT IN OUR SYSTEM... GREED.. THE RICH ARE ALLOWED TO DO WHATEVER THEY WANT AND CAN AFFORD EVERYONE ELSE HAS TO PAY FOR THEIR GOD GIVEN WRITE TO DO THE SAME. THAT MEANS THAT THE PEOPLE IN GOVERNMENT (NOT ALL BECAUSE THERE ARE STILL GOOD ONES NOT MANY) ARE SKIMMING OFF OF OUR HARD EARNED BACKS.. ONLY 30% OF THE MONEY WE PAY FOR TAXES IS BEING USED FOR OUR GOOD... ENOUGH SAID IVE SEEN THIS FOR A LOOOOOOOOONG TIME WE MUST TAKE CONTROL OF OUR GOVERNMENT (IM NOT SAYING REVOLUTION BUT LETS TRY THE WAY IT IS WRITTEN IN THE CONSTITUTION) VOTE THE ASSHOLES OUT GET OUR SHIT TOGETHER AND GET SOME REAL PATRIOTS INTO THE PARTS OF GOVERNMENT THAT REALLY CONTROL OUR SYSTEM

I'm rely sorry about that coz no good for people in the 3rd world country's like us coz we dont use cradtcards and no more downloading for free no good sorry!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It is sad that the big companies want to take away the joy of music to those who cannot afford or are unable to find the music they enjoy such as older tracks such as signs which I searched for many years to find but until I discovered limewire could not get for love or money sad to see you go good luck for the future

Freedom and democracy is a lie! I want to share MY music for free!

If there was some way that all the users could unite and boycott and hurt RIAA or shut it down it should be done! they don't realize that people hear a song look on limewire for it and then buy new artist music. also there was songs old songs that you could never find in a store anywhere available that was keeping the artist memory alive. Instead of shutting them down they should have just demanded a small charge to use their software. they would have gotten a lot more money than they are going to get now! At some point these people are going to really * all of us off and they are going to get hacker attacked or worse.

I Really Loved Downloading Music From Limewire And This Court Stuff Ruin It. I Was Just Gonna Download A New Album Two Days Ago.

to the bastards from the R.I.A.A., and that other piece of * , judge kimba wood, the u.s. federal judge who issued the injunction, to shut down limewire, you will regret it dearly for doing this to me, and millions of loyal music lovers, out there. limewire, was the best website on the internet, because it enabled me to deeply enjoy downloading, all of my favorite songs , including all those great oldies hits for free, and now they have the audacity, to sabotage such a fine and wonderful company, by shutting it down, permanently. you will all pay, for this horrible and truly despicable travesty. long live limewire, forever! myself, as well as millions of your fellow users, loved you very much! and to those miserable scumbags, who shut down your service, permanently, may they all burn in * ! assholes!

some one at the start would've had to buy the song/album.
from then on, the one person who paid money for the song has just 'shared' it with a friend, who then shared it with another friend etc etc.
so legally, there was no illegal copying of music, it was just 'shared' between friends, like friends sharing movies n stuff

The logic of the judgement is that it assumes that we are all downloading the latest pop hits, which is nonsense. I have found good songs that were never top ten hits and now that Limewire has been blocked, all that 'less popular' music will die.
Why don't they put a time limit on CD's such as 5 years after release, the music then becomes free on-line. That way there are no losers and we can then exchange files FREELY.
Blocking everything is just so bloody minded, the sledgehammer to crack a * syndrome!
Common sense sadly lacking.

I DONT THINK ITS RIGTH SHUTING IT DOWN WHAT ARE WE MEANT TO DO IFS THERE SHUTTING EVERY DOWNLOAD MUSIC DOWN

Are they going to come into my home and prevent me from putting my bought cd's on my ipod or letting the kids have a copy to listen to or having more than one ipod in the house and putting the songs on more than one ipod? Or maybe they will find a way next to make it so only the purchaser of the CD is allowed to listen to it. Most of us struggle to pay our bills and these artists are out there blowing thousands of dollars a day on their toys and they want yet more money? well with the economy the way it is...it's their loss. Why not charge a small fee to use the sight and let the poor little music world have a percentage and let the average joe enjoy music! Cuz...the last thing most of us have right now is the extra money to be going to concerts and buying their CD's. It will catch up with them sooner or later. hopefully sooner. I mean...they may have to not have that 15th car that sits in their garage if this continues...OH the tragedy!

this is so retarded. I love limewire.

I've been trying to make it in the music business for years, but it seems like it's an exclusive club. You have to know someone or be related to someone. I have radio friendly songs that could easily fit in to today's popular charts. Until I finally see my name on the Billbopard charts, I totally support illegal downloading of music. There are other programs out there. We just have to move on to the next one. I'm planning on donating 100% of the proceeds to charity when I try to push for a hit single next year. If that works, I'll start paying for all of my music.

With or without Limewire, people are still going to continue to download songs off the Internet, there are many many ways!

Yeah what other ways are there Plz share

You stupid governments just don't get it do you? You put us through a HELL of a lot of BULL and we tend to be restricted in the freedoms and choices we possess. Our money's given up to you and everything we own never belonged to us because of the way you want society. The only thing that we have left in this world is our music. And you just took that away from us. Now, we're left with nothing. For those who aren't rich enough to buy music? What about them? And I can't pay for that I have to EARN my money! I don't have people WORKING for me like you do.
Give us back what is ours. Cyberspace is the only space we have the freedom to do whatever the * we want. And we want what's ours BACK. It's billions of people against a few government officials. Majority rules.

to ezi, well said my friend ! i totally agree with your comment , 100 %. the f*****
goverment and the R.I.A.A., took away from us the one thing we proudly have in this world, and that is OUR MUSIC. don't you worry about it, my friend. in time, justice will be served and these scumbagged bastards, are going to pay dearly for what they've done to us, and millions of music lovers who own the internet. downloading music for free, was a great pleasure for me, for you and many computer users across the continent. your comments, were EXCELLENT ! i hope to meet you, someday. take care, my friend!

I am so bummed. Doesn't the record industry have enough $$$$ already. ITunes is charging nearly 1.29 for every song.. I understand the the issue but I am going to miss full access to millions of songs. I discovered so many more songs and bands I never even knew. Without Limewire I never would have bought the CD's or went to concerts of bands I discovered on Limewire. Farewell old friend, you will ALWAYS be missed.

I'm hoping for a quick return of limewire. It's file sharing, if anything I think it's helped the music industry. I've bought the cd from artists I was introduced to with limewire. Sad to see it go

Sadly it is all related to money, the RIAA can see a way of making even more profit my removing LimeWire. Hope they put it to good use.

there are lot's of cds i bought after hearing free downloads that i probably would have never heard without free downloads lose lose

Some people on here need to really educate themselves before commenting. The reason in a nutshell is because Limewire started charging for memberships thus they were making a profit form copyrighted material whether it be music or video and thats illegal. The artists that some of you speak of making "enough money already"- get paid from royalties. Which means everytime you hear their music on the radio they get paid. Everytime you buy their CD they get paid. So yes its big business but the government isnt the one at fault here. Artists deserve to be paid for their work. Because it is "Work". If you went to work and worked 40 hours youd expect to be paid right? So you go in one week..Work your 40 hours and on payday your boss says you should be happy with just having a job, you're making enough anyway, and keeps 30% of your check. How would you feel? Say you start your own business and the service or product you sell either slows or stops in profit for you and you find out that your neighbor has bought your product, copied it and is giving it away to everyone for free so nobody is buying it from you anymore. Well its the same thing people!! You cant get mad about it. If somebody messes with your money you'd make sure it would never happen again by any means necessary. And its not the government thats worried about the sales of CD's and their profit from taxes. They are simply enforcing a law to protect artists that they created for anyone who has an original idea, song or product to insure payment for the work and idea. THINK PEOPLE!!! What would you do??

idiot! Limewire was not charging for membership they were charging for a premium versions of their software (faster downloads and such), Sheesh grow a brain

read the small print oh sorry big ( WANT FASTER DOWNLOAD GO PRO) ??????????????????????

* now i have to pay money 4 things im so mad

this just blows ive dont know the pricks at the record companies dont want limewire to have there for they are greedy money hogs who need to got over themselves most of the music ive heard ive brought in the stores but its the if you dont hear whats new out there off the radio you dont know whats new out there and most of the new music stations dont play so whats the big deal

music is free of charge. its an essential part of humanity in which we find rest. in most cases we refer it as an anti stress

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! HOW IS IT ILLEGAL TO WANT MUSIC! CMON NOW!! THIS IS SAD

Where there is a will, there is a way. Most people don't feel guilty about using shareware; with the amount of money that artists make on concerts, endorsements, as well as other merchandise. Music is supposed to be an art form, and if you stop to consider how many people discovered new music and artists via Limewire, and went on to purchase concert tickets or started to follow the artists later work.. I think that Limewire has been a source of free publicity for the artists as well. It is far better PR than some of the publicity stunts that people like Paris Hilton have done. Some artists have gained world wide audiences/fans from Limewire exposure. Not everyone around the world can afford a CD, much less a CD player. Basic laws of supply and demand; if there is a demand, someone will fill it. If the CIA can't shut down Wikileaks, then somehow, either Limewire or another source will find a way. Art is in the eyes / ears of the beholder; not the pocket books of the Artists.

I wonder how much taxpayers money was spent on this four year trial to protect the riches of the rich, and deny the poor the wealth of music.

hy didn't the musc indrustry appreciate the free advertisement.we pay all these jacked up prices for concerts,tee shirts,cd's.they forget who keeps them in business

If the music industry turned out CD's with more good tracks than garbage, then I would have no problem purchasing them. P2P was a good way of getting to know an artist and their work before wasting money on CD's where you only play one song.

Frostwire .. spread the word.

Frostwire .. it may be better than limewire!

That is so stupid

im still not gonna pay to listen to music :S so it kinda sucks they shut limewire down

we wouldn;t have to download music and videos if the music and video companies were notcharging an arm and a leg for their business their always suking their the man gimme gimme gimmegimme i bet their sales drop lower now LOL. thank-you

I WONDER Y PPL XPECT US TO PaY 4 HaPPINESS(MUSIC ) MUSIC DRIVES TODaYS WORLD N IF WE DONT BUY THE MUSIC THE RECORD COMPaNIES R SELLING WE DONT LOSE aNYTHING THEY DO ... IDK WHaT HaPPENED 2 FREEDOM OF THE PRESS I THOUGHT IT WaS a BaSIC HUMaN RIGHT WICH SHOULDNT BE TaKEN @W@Y NO M@TTER WH@T... THIS IS NOT HELPING NOTHING ...I WaNT THE RECORD COMPaNIES 2 TELL ME WHaT DOES THIS CHaNGE THERE R ONLY LIKE 2000 MORE FREE MUSIC N FILE SHaRING COMMUNITIES N THERE NOT @LL ILLEGaL N IF THE COMPaNIES LOSE MONEY WELL LOOK aT THE BRIGHT SIDE THE R STILL STINKING RICH B*ST*RDS DONT BE SO SELFISH WHaT HaPPENED 2 SHaRING MaKES US MORE HUMaNS...BUT W/E JUST REMEMBER "THE D@RKEST SIDE OF D@RKNESS IS BRIGHT" N YES U LOSE WE DONT. SELFISH F*CK3RS Y@ LOSE ..

this is * ! this has enabled america to always listen to some of the major artists in the music industry there is!!!!!! I am very disappointed as well as * off and upset about this! lets be truthful, the honest reason why lime wire closed or shut down is because the rappers and singers and so forth wasn't making as much money that way with their music being easily accessible ......... what a complete disaster!!!!!!!

It really sucks limewire had to shutdown. The way things cost now days it was impossible to go out to the theater or go buy a new cd. Limewire was the only form of entertainment my family had its really sad that it has to end.

Damit

Limewire should be allowed it is not copying people around the world are distrubiting the wusic that they bought over the web for people to hear. Also some goverment officials even use this so what the * .

Oh well, someone will write something new to share files -- it's up to the music industry to protect it's "assets," not us. Unfortunately people have music files on their computers to share. I laugh at this kind of chaos because it's like when the post office tried to battle companies who supplied email.. haha get with the times or lose out!

One uniqueness of Limewire is that you can download rarities. With iTunes all is available is Top 40. Now that sucks!

I understand that the software was to an extent illegal, but what of those that paid for the service, are they going to have their money returned to them since the company is unable to live up to its agreement.

This is BS I paid to use this site am i going to get my money back?? WTF

* i love this for realz!!!

So unfair. many people download music from limewire or just listen to it to burn it on c.d.'s . I just hate the fact that people can't use it anymore. i say protest .

This really sucks for everyone that used Limewire. Now we actually have to buy the cds which cost to much

Boycott all music buying imo. Anything involving music itself even if a shirt has a music note on it, I'm not going to buy it. This * makes me so angry.

how am i suppose to download free music now

Actually, I understand the discontent with people getting their music for free when you are paying for vinyl, but they are not the reason you are paying outrageous prices. You are paying high prices because you are buying VINYL.

To everyone defending the RIAA. Seriously, do your homework. They are not suffering. The highest paid musicians are not suffering. The little guys are not suffering because you DL for free, they are suffering because the RIAA is in control and because they are in the business of controlling the musicians putting out sh*tty music. This is simply capitalism at its finest. And FYI-the RIAA is not governmental, but the laws they hide behind, and the lobbyist they have in their pocket certainly are.

As far as paying to share music, no, that's garbage. If you want to DL and resell it-then yes, cough it up, but if you are putting it on the Ipod, this is not an issue. Especially since as stated above, many songs are older and out of circulation in the stores, and certainly no one wants to buy and entire crappy CD for one song. And really what is preventing people from buying full CD's? The (poor) quality of the CD. If I preview on ITunes, and find out that yes, indeed the entire CD sucks, I'm most likely not going to buy the song or the CD anyway, contrary to what the RIAA intends, because after listening to the other crappy songs, I'm turned off. And the $1.29 per song from Apple? That was the RIAA forcing Steve Jobs to comply. They had his * in a sling over ITunes and promised him kickbacks to screw us. Is this surprising? Not really.

And lastly, regarding sharing, if I buy a CD, then I rip it to my PC, and then I email it to 250 million Americans, this is legal because I have purchased the CD for $20. Someone do the math for the RIAA and tell them exactly how much money they have just lost because I did it this way and kept 250 million people (times $20 remember) from running out and buying a sh*tty CD. (Answer 5 x 10 ^9 USD)

And for everyone who says to listen to the radio-really? Have you heard the radio? We get 15 stations round these parts (150K pop. city) and they are owned by two corps. And guess what? The same garbage songs are played ad nauseum, and many times it is the same song on multiple stations. And why am I still hearing songs released 5-10 years ago? Where is the fresh music from uprising bands, and the local unknowns? Why, I believe they are on the P2P networks! Now isn't that interesting?

Sorry for any typos, I'm too wanked to edit. And too tired to care.

Good luck to everyone who "gets it."

Well said, and my calculations are correct!

I write, play and record my own music. I plan on letting people copy and share as much as they want. Music is to be enjoyed by all. It's free from my spirit, so it's free for all.

for every person you hear from there are thousands who feel the same that don't speak up..if i pay for music i can share it with whom ever i want..i love limewire..what can the users do to help fix this? i want my limewire.....

OMG SHOW THE A HOLES AT THE LAW FIRM ALL OF THE COMENTS FROM THE PEOPLE...THEY ARE TALKING...WHO IS LISTENING???

sure i just paid for pro now i get * out of my money they better start the refunds

WAT the * Now how d we get songs i d say that the music industry is at fault and there is gonna be a major down to the music industry cause theres no other way of promoting these songs

Ohh meen!!!

can't believe it!!! I'm so shocked!!! How could this happen.. Now I know why my Limewire wasn't opening,.... what program is there to use now???!

This is * . How are we supposed to hear the songs to find out if we even like the music. And its not like pirate software and music is new when i was a kid people used to copy tapes on their cassette recorders. I suppose they are going to ban the dvd recorders on our computers? Get real this is metallica/napster all over again

i think limewire has been doing a fairly good job making it easy to download and upload music, vidios etc.
I don't think there's another industry that can give me confortable access for downloading.
I say keep lime wire because their software keep thimg simple and easy

now am forced mto use programs like ARES that really does not worth it.
STEWPS

ok whats or next sight guys??? any new one ....out there....

LETS FORM AN ANARCHY!

i fell like crying no more music, :(

If it was in the interest of the artists, I would have some understanding. But this comes (once again) from the true slime/scum of the earth, managers, lawyers, acountants, etc, who are just looking for the next complicated scam to rip everyone of..., for their own benefit !!!

LOL at retards claiming it is fair for record companies and labels to make profit off of copying and selling the same file of music over and over, when the only real thing you are paying for is the CD and the cover, which is completely unnecessary since the music itself is only an mp3 file, which can be copied and distributed indefinitely for no cost at all. So basically you can pay the record labels for a box and a CD you don't need, or iTunes for giving you a copy of a file that cost them exactly 0.00$ dollars to produce.
Go mindless consumerism!

i would just say it is sad that lawyers and govt'. control everything. both are a pain in the ---. !!

the music industry earn enough money as it is the people of the world decide for them selves who and where they get music or films from i buy music and also download whats the diff so what happens if all around the world stop buying cd`s and dvd`s they would not last so sod the high courts this supose to be a free world after all

Will limewire be back up

Just one more peace of freedom taken away.peace by peace we are losing it all.Time to stand up for our rights.With out us there would be no goverment or anyone lining there pockets.

I think that is bull * the industry is fighting a losing battle no matter if its lime wire or another site, music sharing will continue one way or another they just came out with a machine to copy music and movies straight from the vido store and besides everyone in America has a * DVD or CD burner so its a lost cause. My prediction is that it was a huge mistake, all that was done has now opened a door for many other oppertunists who will do u same thing and even more now because its a challenge people just dont want to pay 20 dollars for every CD they buy with the economy the way way it is , thats just plain foolish all thats happening is music is being pulled away from the people, just another way to take away are sanity so that all the fat * exec. who sit up high can make their millions.

look that * sure aint gone hurt me because i'll burn the cd from somebody that has it. people in the entertainment business make enough money as it is while college graduates like me who actually have to WORK for what we make have to get * paying jobs and work overtime just to make a decent salary. yeah it would be nice to just go to the studio and sing all day and make millions but i choose to work and make a honest living

WHAT THE HELL !? NOWA DAYS U DONT EVEN GET A DECENT SITE THAT HELPS U DOWNLOAD SONGS AND VIDEOS !!!!!! NOW EVEN THAT'S GONE !!!! WTF !?!?! >:(

what is you boguht limewirepro can u still use it cuz my contract doesnt expire till like 4 months and thats not fair!!!!!

Bull...

but the thing is, once limewire is out, people are gonna get sick of buying music and its gonna end up the same way, they are just going to listen to it off youtube and another group of people will make a new program like limewire, or record it and change filetype and then put it on thier ipod.. lol

GUYS EVERYONE DONT BUY CD'S OR FILES, THEY WILL WANT TO BRING BACK LIMEWIRE IF WE DONT BUY IT AT ALL CAUSE THEY WONT GET ANY SALES SO THEY WOULD WNT IT TO BE LIKE BEFORE, HAVE THE MINORITY BUY THE CD'S AND HAVE PPL DOWNLOADING FOR FREE :D

does this mean whem i go to a friends house and there food i have to pay them for it..... noo cause they are SHARING it

sounds like a plan;}

its * bull * * the government

this f**king sux like for real...I was also able to share my own music in which I wrote and made beats to for others to hear. I was being downloaded by people all over the USA, so I knew my music was being heard. Now, I'm just stuck with the facebook and myspace posting! Grrrrrrrrr.

free music is available everywhere. In the streets at coffee shops in your friends homes. Let's not pretend this is about music, this is about music superstars and access to stardom is never free.

WILL LIMEWIRE RETURN THE MONEY I PAID FOR THE LIMEWIRE-PRO SOFTWARE RECENTLY PURCHASED

So what are we supposed to use now!? I dont wanna have to start paying for music! It's not fair!

GUYS GOOD NEWS: theres is a program exactly like limewire but free for everything like you dont pay for the thing at all its free its called frostwire * limewire its full of viruses anyway frostwire isnt go ahead and research on it and get it its the same thing as limewire...but still works lol

CONGRATULATIONS, PAL FOR USING THE BIGGEST PIECE OF CRAP,

THAT ANY COMPUTER OWNER, COULD ACTUALLY FIND RIGHT NOW ON THE

INTERNET. FROSTWIRE SUCKS. BETTER WAKE UP, MAN. THERE ARE OTHER

GREAT SITES THAN THIS, FOR YOU TO DOWNLOAD YOUR MUSIC FREE. HAVE

YOU EVER HEARD OF '' MUSIC FROST ?'' IT IS 100 TIMES BETTER, THAN THE

S*** YOU ARE USING AT THE PRESENT TIME.

why!!!!!!! All the songs that I like aren't on itunes so I went to limewire

there is always frostwire lol

Lol... I have been waiting for this day for YEARS. Limewire has crashed more computers than I can count with all the virus and hacks they have spread throughout their network. Which has been my good income for years before I moved on to bigger and better things to do with my time.

Anyhow, they deserve to be shut down. They had no control over viruses and hacks at all. Piracy is another matter entirely. Much like thepiratebay, they have no control. They have no files, ergo they cannot be charged. Or rather, thats their claim.

In any case, piracy will never die. They have actually managed to make people pirate less with new strategies like itunes, spotify and so on, and when hd movies are streamable over the net to most people, that will probably put much of movie piracy to rest as well. Its all about strategy. Suing these companies wont bring anything good. I remember the lady that has to pay millions for 24 downloaded songs... eh... WHAT?! Jesus christ. They should be ashamed.

I remember back in the day when Lars Ulrich and the boys went head to head with Napster. Many artists said back then that they owe much of their fan base to filesharing, because there are MANY people that cannot afford their music. These were artists that were more into spreading their music than thinking dollars (because simply, they had enough of it already).

Take Kiss, been at it for close to 40 years, I am sure they all have millions and good houses, and they dont give a * if people pirate their songs nowadays. They made 500 millions on their last tour (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!). Why should they worry?

In any case. May LimeWire truly be gone. They were a menace. Find better software instead, and use torrents for christs sake.

for heaven's sake, man. WAKE UP ! how can you sit there, and say that limewire has crashed more computers, than you can possibly count with all the computer viruses and hacks, that they had spread throughout their network. for your information, limewire has NEVER ONCE, crashed my computer in the eight months, that i had proudly used their system, and never once during that time, have i had any computer viruses, affecting my internet. on the contrary, never in my entier life, have i felt so happy about using a service on my computer, as i had for limewire. they were the greatest and finest company, that i ever had the pleasure of downloading free music from.

so before you start blaming on limewire for your problems, you should really be blaming the f***** government, and the dirty, scumbagged bastards from the R.I.A.A., for permanently shutting down, such a fine and wonderful company! the next time you want to make a comment about something, do me a favour: think before you speak. otherwise, don't say anything. it is better to keep your mouth shut, than use it for saying things, which you will deeply regret for the rest of your life.

omg wtf thats soo dumbb DXX i tried to download it and i need lime wiree any more ughh it hadm y work outsongs on it ugh im madd :/
why!!!!!!! All the songs that I like aren't on itunes so I went to limewire

I read that over a billion songs were shared a month on P to P... I have no idea if this number is correct. But figure there is an Awful lot of Peer to Peer music Fans. I would suggest that all the folks who Subscribe to any and and all the peer to peer networks take to the blogs and chat columns and rooms and let the industry know how you feel. A boycott ?? I went to Best Buy Twice this past week once for printer paper and then for ink cartridge. I walked past the DVD's and CD's where before I might have shoped and bought a couple. Did the record companies or manufactures ever reimburse me or give a care when I lost the use of my collections of records, Eight Track tapes or Cassettes. I have tried to reassemble some of the loss through the use of File sharing. Many/Most of these were not avalibe in the stores. After several years of not buying I started purchasing DVDS and CD's but I am now, with the loss of Limewire, disgusted with the music industry. Limewire was willing to work with them... The Music industry appearently says buy from us or else. I can pass the racks of music and DVDs up no problem. A former customer.

* i can't believe what's happening what im gonna do now we have the right to have free music and idk y money has to be in this. shame on money.!

Obviously, it's no longer about "I want to share my music with the world" with these people anymore. How the * are you gonna share your music if without Limewire, a P2P SHARING program? It's about raking in the money -- more money than they already make, of course.

Society: A huge S M H .(:

Guy's u can try Frostwire it's not like Limewere but it's better than nothing lol

It is sad because they were great masterpieces that do not exist in the record stores as I tunes. Music from the 30's and 40's that people were willing to share. This is indeed a sad day

Stupid.

oh well thats just * , i wanted to download the best new * song, now i cant

Where can I download free music from then?

it's disgusting that these "musicians" need more money and are willing to stop people around the world from access to thousands of downloads. Isn't 2 billion a year enough for these selfish bastards?

over the last two days, many people like '' ambz '' and '' screw the court,'' for example, have practically all asked the exact same question: '' where can i download free music from ? the answer to your problem, is very simple: BEARSHARE! since yesterday, i started using the system, and i suddenly realized that it is almost identical to limewire. the service itself, is easy and very simple to use. i should know this, because i have successfully downloaded four of my favorite songs, from the 1980's, last night. so to my friend '' ezi,'' and many internet users out there, i therefore suggest that we should stop our mourning for the death of limewire, click on your mousepads, and head straight to BEARSHARE ! trust me, you'll all love him. i already have!

i used bearshare before. it doesnt work for a long period of time. it shuts down

Gay, Limewire was so usefull to download music and what the * I'm not gonna buy my music with iTunes waste of money.

I think its stupid
Most of the artist are getting more popular because of limewire we can download there songs and listen to them.
If they didnt want to get famous they they wouldve stuck to playing there music at a bar or something

Are you still able to access the songs that were already downloaded onto your computer? If so, how?

i've been usng limewire for almost 4 years,,i have ni doubt about it,,it is/was good,and now just a blink of an eye,,,ohhh * ,,,,shutdown!

Like a phoenix from the flames.....they will arise, they will return. Don't even doubt it.....

Limewire just took my monthly payment today, 11/01/2010. Now that is stealing. Give me my money back!!

Yea lot of file sharing included of newer material. Many where looking for and downloading older recordings that the copyright holders had shown no interest in making available on modern media at a reasonable price to the consumer. I just hope the talent figures out how to use the internet in a manner to get there work to the consumer at a price that the talent can live on, and the consumer afford. Hopefully they can lock out forever the part of the industry that that profits too well for very little value added. I really don't know what to do with that element in society that will not pend even a penny to support the artist, if they can get what they want. I'm sure will not let us shoot them

Ok... now that the Government and Greed are doing this -- and for all those in favor of this sort of censorship (since you think this isn't censorship or wrong), here are the next steps that you can help DEFEND:

Shut down ALL Libraries -- they "Loan" Copyrighted material?

Shut down all Movie Rental stores and Redbox -- they not only Loan out copyrighted media, they are doing it for a Profit (which makes it True Infringement)

Shut down ALL Car Rentals and Moving Van Rentals -- they are renting vehicles with Trademark (copyright) names and logos.

Shut down ALL Satalite, Cable, and Telephone Networks -- they sell/rent the carrier that helps to Share Copyright materials.

Shut down ALL makers of TEVO, DVD Recorders, and other machines DESIGNED for Recording Copyrighted materials.

How do you like it now after you've lost all of your daily TV and other activities that involve this SO CALLED Copyright Infringement crap?

PEOPLE! Stand up and STOP this crap or else all of the above will happen.

Its Napster all over again. The music industry makes millions despite illegal downloads. These law suits are done just for spite. Nobody is losing anything when music is downloaded because those individuals would not buy the cd in the first place, they would be copying it off a friend if it was not online.

I HOPE THEY BRING BACK LIMEWIRE WE NEED IT I LIKE IT VERY MUCH AND I AM GO TO MISS IT TOO

dude limewire has been my life. i dont want to pay$1.29 or even $.99 for itunes music. i want to be able to listen to my music, for free. i have about 2000 songs on my ipod, and like 8 movies. 1500 of the songs and 5 of the movies came from limewire. i have so much more music

i was so used to limewire!!!! OMG!!! I can't believe it!!! It's like telling someone died......I WILL MISS YOU LIMEWIRE....

i am happy that they finaly caught you because all that was on this site anyway was people who put viruses in your computer and caused them to crash

my limewire was shut down-i was like WTF goin on. I searched google n found this.? is it true. Holy crap! wat retarded goverment is this maaaaan??!?

looks like we need to shut down the government one more right taken away soon we will be charged for the oxygen we breath. how does the gov have the right to stop me from sharing with all the world when i had to go pay 20.00 for a cd with 1 maybe 2 good songs on it and these artist are broke hmmm that a bunch of bs just another way for them to take control im think shkits going to hit the fan real soon grab your * hats and watch for the debris

I BUY A SONG,I OWN THAT SONG,I CAN DO WHATEVER I WANT WITH THAT SONG

I would have no problem paying for my music if it didn't cost over a dollar per song

I think that TOTALLY SUCKS BIG TIME!!!, who gives a * about copy right infringements any more, all song artists who have in there days have made millions from their songs, by people buying them at the record shops etc. it's alright for RICH WEALTHY people who can afford to buy song cds who keep the song artists rich, what about those people who can't afford to have the luxury of going out to buy anything.
Limewire has been a good asset for me, personally, because, it nearly has all the songs that go right back to the 1920s era, you will never find a cd of that era in a record shop these days, it's time to wake up to the present

What's the problem here, we still got frostwire which is EXACTLY like Limewire, go google it "frostwire"

so its like saying i can't burn songs for my friends anymore, because thats what limewire basically is!

so if i go to the library and borrow a cd or dvd and let my friend borrow it and they copy it to their computer or burn it, am i in trouble too? and is the library infringing on the copy right as well?

I got limewire pro from limewire LOL

Even though Limewire got shut down a few days ago, I am still able to download music today (Nov. 2, 2010) via Limewire. Maybe it's because I have an older version of Limewire (4.14.8).

In my opinion it has always been superior to the newest version - Limewire 5, so I stuck with it. The shut down has NOT affected me at all.

Suckaz! lol

Same! i have 4.18.8 and it still works but is it still safe to use now?

I remember when i used to tape my buddies vinyls. Only one of us paid for it originally and we would make multiple copies for everyone we knew. Nobody talked about copywrite infringment back then.........what's the difference now. Back in the 70's, musicians would record and then sit back and watch the money roll in, now they have to tour to make their millions. Sucks to be them.

It is so sad, :( for me Limewire is the only download for music, I'd rather use Limewire than other sites that can scam, or hack or may put virus on my computer, LimeWire is more safer than the others.

stupid wts the point of it i think they r * .bring limewire back. bloop bloop!!!!

hte worst part of this scandal, is the fact that the record companies are comming up on it and not the actual musicians. ipod sees 2/3 of the itune proceedings and about 99% of the rest goes to the record companies. the fact that music is not free is ridiculous to begin. all that was done with this was the shutting down of limewire. there will be ten more sites just like it made within the hour. surf the net, the tunes are still free they are just hidden in all the crooks and nannys on the web

Unfortunately, there is so much available via P2P that you simply cannot find to buy. Years ago we used to loan friends our LP's so they could make a tape to listen to. It was called fair use then because we never made a profit by trying to sell the stuff. The government nor the RIAA raided our homes then. I believe a lot of it is exactly about $$$. And in case you have not noticed, that is pretty much the whole problem with the US right now....$$$ mongering and greed. Check the net, there are alternatives.

YouTube has tons of music. Good quality music. There is audio software that allows you to strip the audio off the videos to mp3 files.

execellent choice you made here, my friend. i recently downloaded two songs from youtube, which unfortunately you can not find them, on any p2p downloading site. these tunes are, '' my love sings '' by joey gregorash and
'' passing time '' by bearfoot. if anybody has trouble locating hard-to-find songs, on any p2p site, then the best suggestion i can give you, is to try YOUTUBE. most of those very old tunes, from the early and mid 70s, can be found here.

i feel this is unfair to those who are already limewire customers

WE NEED LIMEWIRE BACK!!!!!!!!!! PLEEEEEEASEE!!!! ;)

i used to use limewire and drag it into itunes then sync it into my ipod, now clearly i cant...if i start using something else for that will my playlist be lost?

itunes charge around £1 for 1 song! what teenage (i would say are the biggest music downloaders) is going to have the money to pay £1 a song when most i know have just under 1000 songs ! i think mabey if the music wasnt so expensive people would be more willing to pay for it instead of using websites such as limewire!

man that was the only way i could get songs without paying

The rich gets richer! Don't cease the music from us...cease the bad people that take our music away from us! long live free music!

This sucks!!! I love Limewire!!!

This is the most stupid thing ever . freaking government ya shutting this down and how do your kids listen to music how do you think they get it , i know ya dont pay for the cd or the music the Government sucks worry about other issues in this country

Rip limewire you will truly be missed

These * recording companies need to get it through there thick skulls that no matter what they do, people are going to find ways to access the music they like for free. Buying CD's is a thing of the past, the only real way to make money in the music business now-a-days is through live shows. Live shows, people will and do pay good money for that.

I have limewire verson 4.18.8 and it still works, but i dont know if its safe or not with the newer versons haveing been shut down.

Ive looked into this and versons over 5.xx.xx have been shut down, but does anyone know about whats going on with the older versons like are they being tracked or some tthing?

one word. frostwire

This is sooo stupid i knew it would happen soon enough but not this soon... i guess stuff happen's for a reason..

Frostwire is still workin fine tho.

:'(

:"( i love limewire toooo !!! there is many DFRNT music there :(

I'm super disappointed that Limewire is no more. I dont have the money to pay for songs and thats complete * . Limewire helped me a lot.. Thanks a lot assholes.

Am shocked and very disapppointed by this turn of events. Hope this will be ironed out in the near future.

Wth! As if the "music industry" didn't have enough money.

FML!!

I think that shutting down a site like limewire is a bad idea. When I use to buy cd's every week then come to find out, I would only like two or three songs. After paying up to $18.00 for it then take it back for a trade in and get $6.00. That made me quit paying and start downloading. THINK ABOUT THAT INSTEAD OF COPYRIGHT LAWS. The companies get to rip you off and you cant do anything.

i think it totaly stinks they shut limewire down now im having problems finding wear they play free music and movies

So you guys are saying that it's OK to infringe authors' rights because the economy is in bad shape or because the labels are already filthy rich or because the government is too big? I too am upset, as a former user of Limewire and of Napster, prior to Limewire, but that doesn't clog my ability to understand the stand point of the authoers and their labors. Metallica, for example, was a band that from day one (since the good old days of Napsters) stood up against the free swap of music over the P2p networks.

I don't see how the same laws that finished the reign of Napster would leave Limewire standing.

It is, however, almost impossible to stop the file exchange over the Internet and many other countries that don't give a rat's * about RIIA will continue to develop software that will search and allow download of copyrighted stuff, be it music, movies, porn, books, whatever.

Some of you are also saying that you do "test drives" with freely downloade music to then go out and buy the cds. I don't buy that any more than I buy cds.

P2P is a great thing, but I am sure that if any of us had copyrighted material being swaped out there we would also be screaming "bloody murder" all over town.

I buy it....I want others to share it...wheres the harm...I am not seeing it...Its been bloody paid for and its MY Paid For Right to share it....now what the hell is so wrong with that.I can rip it into my computer but I cant share it....I was taught that sharing is good....and now your saying my mom taught me wrong....Yea....I DONT THINK SO......Music companies ought to realise this...WITHOUT US....ALL ARTISTS WOULD STARVE TO DEATH....IF WE DONT BUY IT....OR WE REFUSE TO LISTEN TO IT THEN THEY MAKE SQUAT....WITHOUT FANS THEY ARE THE EXCREMENT ON THE BOTTOM OF MY SHOES I SCRAPE OFF WHEN I STEP INTO IT.I WILL NEVER PURCHASE ANOTHER CD OR PAY TO DOWNLOAD SHIT....SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS MUSIC INDUSTRY MY MONEY WILL GO TO BETTER USE!

they made their doe already. member 20 bux 4 mj? well any group wit all da doe meets a problem from the census underneath if negotiations go bed(nap tried) :) but y no one's left the new hotspot is beyond me.

why is my limewire still working?

Farewell limewire. But lets face it -if the music industry wern't such money grabbing b***ards, We'ed all be downloading legally.

I hate this...music was the only thing that kept me around..now the only source of downloading music is gone..nothing to say..just * right now.

nothin is for free on most of theis muisic web sites WE NEED LIME WIRE BACKKKKK

the record industry is still massisve, but they are also greedy. I shouldn't have to pay for a whole album of crap for one song. If is like a band, i will support them by buying an album or a Tshirt. This is the way business is supposed to work. Sometimes technology costs you money, look at the post office. Instead of adjusting to the market they are suing to kill competition and infringing on BASIC human rights, to share.

What makes LimeWire any diferent than other P2P file sharing networks?
With this court ruling, pretty soon there won't be anymore. First Napster,
now LimeWire. Whos next?

in 2005 i payed $25.00 bucks for lifetime use of LimeWire now that its gone who is going to reimburse me for what i was promised??? Looks like there's gonna be another law suit coming at LimeWire.

limewire was one of the worlds best file sharing sites wich made many people happy ,i hope the ones who are reliable for abolishing such a well missed, well enjoyed service feel guilty , there's so many things to worrie about in life that are far more important than sharing files ,if thats the case y not shut down every ******* liabry in the world its got to count for a simular thing ,,,on behalf of all limewire users i would like to say that you upset us all ,a true saying is (what goes around comes around) so just thing about that .

my comment is for the government.....................................................you suck!

If you can get it free, then take it! If your hungry (wanting more music), and someone says "hey, this apple is available to you for free (music)" or you can stand in line and pay for it (iTunes) which one are you gonna do? Yeah people take time to produce, write the music. But music was meant to be shared. I can't say that downloading one song should have a value put on it, and like Bane said. With one click of a button, it's mass produced. Who's really getting jipped? the "Artist" or the downloader?

That's a shame, now the government has to work another 24 years just to put these out of business as well, bear share, frost wire, Shareaza, BitTorrent, Ares, Kazaa, eMule.

well guys there's still imesh, bearshare, and frostwire.......but i feel you. they cut us DEEP with this one. i'm still bleeding. but can you download older versions of limewire and use it or has limewire as a whole been shut down???

record company make 10's of million dollars a year yet the copyright laws dont warrent then end users rights with the avage cd only lasting 2 to 10 yrs with proper care before you get falts as well with hard disk drives and flash media still prone to faults by imposing drm or copyright locks like apple's to lock the songs to just the one computer or media device what happens to the comsumers when the media format that the media is on fails and some people have thousands of dollars of music that is lost due to the fail of the of device that has the music if record companys continue they should have to warrent all all downloaded music with an id number so that the consumer can redownload if an error has happen, people out there who read this join in support of making record commpanys have to answer to this and belvie me i have built and programed computers since the early 90's and can say in the years to come that the problem is only goin to continue as the computers and media devices are more in line with the car and share many of the same princeables of return as cars. record companys need to see that most people do the right thing but as in some cases like some one stealing an ipod apples software agrement alows for the device to be shutdown by apple but if you want the music you paid for on that device you need to repay for it how is that fair to the consumer and thats from the record companys agreement with apple as more and more of use the internet to download the music we like to our computers and media devices we are without protection as they only wantrent the version you download load to be free of errors and viruses but have nothing in place to protect if the worse should happen as most people wouldnt buy car parts with out a warranty so sould digital media be the same

This is true. I never liked the new version so always kept an older version. Works fine still. Hope I don't get on the list to be arrested.

this is * * i am tierd of paying money for songs on itunes i shouldn't have to pay 1.29 for a * song... bull

ugh, free country my * ....y do cd's have to cost so much....we all know u guys (the music industry) make millions....we c ur homes in the news all the time....come c where I live...greedy bastards!

i think USA is gonna end up going to war against all of the other countries america thinks they have it all but no * them there gonna go down. music is free and yeah supposably america is a free country my * this is a country that is trying to control everything.

well can I keep what I have : )

* the goverment FREE music i need

whats gonna happen to all the people use to download song from limewire?

lime wire is not free we pay for f'n internet. How about f internet and all the greed that goes with it. Nothing is free, besides if i want something bad enough I'll buy it, otherwise I'am still going to spend my money regardless and that is a shame. Stop F'n with limewire.

This is B/S! Bring back limewire and stop whining and bitching and being greedy. Not everybody in the world makes a million dollars a month. Get over yourself. It's a never ending story, the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. BRING BACK LIMEWIRE!!!!!

Oh and if I have to PAY for LIMEWIRE I WILL NOT USE IT.

This is crazy! Music artists make plenty of money (millions!) to support thier creative work without having to charge for every single download of one of thier songs. Limewire was a great resource for people who didn't necessarily want to buy an entire album, and rather make a custom mix of thier own! The economy is such that us "regular" citizens who don't make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year, appreciate not having to pay for every single song we want to listen to! Not to mention, Limewire opened up a world of musical possibilites and songs that people may not have heard of otherwise, so really they were doing some of these artists justice, by promoting thier music and introducing it to people who wouldn't have know about it otherwise. I'm frusterated, because I was just about ready to download some music to choose newer songs for my upcoming wedding! TOTALLY DISSAPOINTED!!!

i use to love it alot and it sucks that everybody cant share our music and well hope that limewire gets better and starts up right away thanks

They should just like, make like a law that the newer songs dont come out for like 6 months so that it would like keep the money going and all. That way it would all go easier and Limewire could've stayed up XD

woow next thing you know, they going to start charging us to go on youtube.

So now what I want to know is how the hell do I get my money back that I paid to get this music I paid over $30 and I want it back

Long live limewire!

some kids have mp3s so they put songs on it so put it back

frostwire.

and then everytime I watch MTV cribs and see that a rapper has 30 friggin cars and that CEE-LO spent $300,000 on his daughters 15th BIRTHDAY!!!... yea that makes me feel sorry for downloading a song for free.......

i miss lime wire...i hate the court that did this

MEN JUST IN TIME I WANTED TO DOWNLOAD IT...

when the limewire open the lime wire pro again?

anyone know how to get your songs back?

you know, i am okay with this, we are technically stealing and i dont want torip off my bands, when i get a job next summer, im going to buy every single cd that i dowloaded on limewire.

so how are we supposed to get new music now?

Are we going to be refunded?

lame...

This is part of a much larger slice of * , the music industry along with nearly all other industries are locked in a position of obsolescence; for example a CD costs around $14-$20 and has around 8-18 songs on them, making it cheaper to buy a CD than to purchase music online at about $.99 per song. How is this even possible? when purchasing a CD there is plastic, metal, jewel case, inserts and booklet included, all this wasted material and still cheaper?? Why? because the industry has thousands of plants that "need" to stay running to keep their CEO's employed and fat filthy rich, and keep people working for them to be that way. When you purchase online you are simply buying a digital copy, no material necessary. Thus, less pollution, less waste, less labor, and should cost less money. It is just one example of how through technology labor becomes obsolete and if we continue to allow hugely powerful corporations/government hold back technological progress to keep us laboring we will never be free. More examples: Self Check-Outs, each one cuts someones job, but there then has to be techs to fix them why? because they break, why? because they are designed to break, so the company can make profit. The technology exists to create self checkouts that will not break but because it is not profitable the initial cost is so large no one can afford it i.e it's cost is based on how much it saves you and since its impact is immeasurably high so then must be its cost. The entire system is obsolete and evil. I agree if I could copy my labor with no effort i would make infinite copies of it so that they could all fix the planet we are wasting currently, I also agree while we are in such a broken and primitive system those who make music still have bills and still need to eat and should have the right to be paid, the problem is not that music and in-fact any art should be free, because it and everything else should be, but that unfortunately these artist have to pay for things, just like everyone else.

Question: Are the people who downloaded music from Limewire held liable? What about those who paid for memberships?

you can also use frostwire which is the sister to limewire

why close limewire down i loved limewire now i won't be able 2 download music again

limewire was a great way for people to explore all the boundries of music. i think that it led to alot of music being purchased when they found somthing they really liked

OMG NOOOOOO!! I love limewire and now... it's gone!!!

well this kinda pisses me off, i could say more, but i probably better not.

i think i see every ones point, newer stuff shouldn't be free simply because the performers live off the money from the work they do putting it together. yet it's not like we won't to concerts still because we downloaded it for our ipods. i mean if i want a 1 hank williams songs i am not going out to get the disc because most of buhim sucks and it's like he's living off the profits. sure his family maybe but well they got their own talent. so what am i hurting by downloading hank? where as if i download greenday i am depriving billy joe from his next glass of what ever. not really but you see what i am saying.

jigga what

this is sooo stupid. Lime wire was great. Yeah people didn't pay for it... so what. These artist and musicians are being payed thousands and millions of dollars for one song. what is that. the government needs to re think this whole thing. teachers are the ones who should be making thousands and millions of dollars. this is insane, totally upset about the whole thing.

Its not the governments fault, the music industry (RIA) is behind the push of the lawsuit. But after all, why is there a music industry? If it wasn't for the industry, none of these artists would be found. They would be playing some small bar near your house, and have a crappy demo done on a cassette tape.
The music industry has no other way to make money. Touring benefits the band only. If bands want to give their music away for free, they can pay for their own recording and production and distribute the songs for free on their websites. Smashing Pumpkins did that.

Is It Illegal If You Still Listen To The Music You Already Have In Limewire ?

We Americans need to stop complaining and fight the courts. In the constitution it states "We the people" rule this nation. Nothing will change unless we appeal!!!!!!!

this is so stupid. !!!

its not really illegal if you buy the any kind of music CD and put it on your computer.
and if you have a p2p program it will find what ever you search i don't care what it is that p2p program will download it free, its a would wide web you can find anything and everything on Google learn to use it.

HINT free cause other people who buy it, have the right to put it on there computer.

its like this how does the government keep track of what people are doing by satellite and p2p stuff now that's illegal and invading my privacy LOL

Remember when Napster was shut down and we all thought it was the end of the world? We got past that, this we will too.

Musicians make millions of dollars! I feel no sympathy for them. SORRY!! When one website is shut down for illegal downloads, another one pops up...

why no more limewire if their was nothing bad

limewire was the best! it was "the best ive ever had"

Has the music industry not thought that if people didn't listen to their artist's music online many people would not know how good it was and therefore never go out and buy the album etc meaning they would make very little money at all so maybe people should not buy their music and see how much they would make then, Zilch. they should be grateful to Limewire for their free advertising. i only buy an album if i have heard it and liked it, i am only 1 person but millions like me could make a huge difference. so leave Limewire alone.

Not fair!

This is the most dumbest thing the feds could've done. I'm sure half of them got their music off of limewire as well as their kids! I ain't buying * off of iTunes or Amazon! I'm just gunna sit back and wait for another "limewire" to pop up and in protest I'm gunna buy CD's just to share them with everyone I know...ohhh I'mma badass ;b

I refuse to pay for music now! I slave at work and go to school, while someone can use their vocals and we call that labor? Its 2010 almost 2011, get with the technological world, we humans have the greatest weapon in the entire animal kingdom, adaptability! We'll just find something else (frostwire?) its only a matter of time!

That's just great considering I recently upgraded to Limewire PRO. Out 30 bucks....

so what if i was doing the free trial for PRO? am i still going to be charged the 40 bucks when the supposed "Free trial" that ive been able to use is over?

OK, SOOOOOOO, WHERE DO WE GET MUSIC FROM NOW? ANYBODY KNOW?

YES I DO. '' MUSIC FROST. '' ITS SIMPLE AND VERY EASY TO USE. GO AHEAD

AND TRY IT, MAN.

YES I KNOW THE ANSWER. BUT IT WOULD BE BETTER FOR YOU, IF YOU READ

COMMENT # 29.6, VERY CAREFULLY. YOU WILL LIKE IT VERY MUCH.

The Music Indrustry rapes the artists for nearly 98% of all album sales go to the record label, NOT the artist who created it. The artists make their money by turing and doing shows. p2p and Limewire make the truly good artists career, not the music indrustry who dictates who makes it and who doesnt! Long live p2p!

I actually paid for Limewire so....wouldn't that be legal.

this is a buch of crap because you think you can shut down limewires p2p sharing network because sharing music is legal its what you make of the music you download because you can find bluegrass, country, rock

* the courts, who runs them, government, wat do they want, money, they have enough through taxes, STOP THE GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!

I paid for LimeWire pro and nobody contacted me about anything. I really wish there was a way to get my money back.

this really sucks its the same music we listen to on the radio for free,and used to record on cassette tape back in the day now we just us cds and our computers . i think all those rich f##kers making our music should chill

its just a matter of time now before all we are left with are expensive CD sales and $100 concerts...The RIAA or music industry didn't have this problem before the 1990's when you could go to a for example Ratt/Poison concert for $10-$15 dollars at a civic center...It will never be the same.....There are no copyright laws over in some middle east locations can't a P2P server be installed there?? just sayin..............

Okay, so where do we now get our music for free off the internet?

Frostwire is free, though I miss my Limewire. FYI - copy all the music you download into Windows. Once you copy it into Windows, even if the site you are downloading from is shut down you will still have your music. Limewire's all deleted from my saved files and then they automatically erased from iTunes. Everything I had copied into Windows was still there.

DO ME A FAVOUR, DUDE. GO STRAIGHT TO COMMENT # 29.6, AND READ IT

VERY CAREFULLY. THE ANSWER TO YOUR PROBLEM, IS RIGHT THERE.

This is so unfair now i have to pay 4 the downloads

WHAT ABOUT THE YEARLY FEE I PAID FOR LIMEWIRE PRO? YEAH, YEAH, COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT...I'M GONNA MISS ALL THE MUSIC I CAN DOWNLOAD FOR $20 A YEAR....BUT,....I WANT MY MONEY BACK. I JUST RENEWED AND I'M NO LONGER GETTING MUSIC...

This sucks I was turned on to so many new artists because of Lime Wire what's next gonna take away Grooveshark how about the radio, let me guess I can't borrow a cd from a friend now because I may burn a copy, total b.s. Look if you shareholders don't like the business you invested in go invest in something else.

I don't think it's right to shut down limewire! It should not be illegal for people to share music! There has to be another way to resolve this where it does not affect peoples right to have access to downloading music. This is ridiculous, whats next we can't record music on the radio either??!! There are more important things going on in this country that is far worse then people trying to share music! Worry about something that matters like all the murders and theft and internet frauds and gangs in this country for crying out loud! This is a Damn shame!

what about for the users that actually paid for them will still affect them

LIME WIRE THANK YOU FOR BEEN THERE ALL THIS TIME FROM ALL OF US THAT ARE BEEN USING YOUR PROGRAM YOU WILL BE MISS I APPRICIATE ALL THE EFFORD THAT YOUR COMPANY HAS PUT IN TO BRINGING YOUR SOFTWARE TO ALL OF US PLEASE FIND A WAY TO REVERSE THE LAW SUIT THE POINT IS YOU HAVE A WONDERFULL TOOL THAT YOU HAVE PUT OUT THERE IS EACH USER FREE TO DECIDE HOW TO USE THE PROGRAM SO WHY ARE YOU BEEN BLAME FOR IT CAR ARE INVENTED SAMEWAY EACH TIME THAT PEOPLE KILL SOME ONE WITH IT I DO NOT SEE THE CAR INDUSTRI GETING SUIT FOR IT EACH PERSON ITS RESPONSABLE FOR HIS ACTIONS LIVE THE PROGRAM OUT THERE AND LET EACH PERSON BE RESPONSABLE FOR ITS USE
SUSAN

I dont think it is fair to the ones that pay for the music

Just get frost wire go to the site and download the program so you can BARROW more music

Mine works lol

So what's the difference between Limewire and me giving someone a CD to copy and listen to? NOT A DAMN THING, you bunch of * idiots. SHARING IS SHARING!!!

Should be up to the artist to distribute their own music freely. I don't see this hurting the music industry. if anything people will start making it out to shows and appreciating opening bands ect... foot work to find music is so much better. To preview music online is one thing. To take it, different.

It's called torrents!

Watch the price of a CD go up now! I think AT THE LEAST...they should have left the music we already DL alone- I mean it sucks but I have always understood why this would come to an end but I ALSO KNOW I will NEVER be able to afford to replace the music selection I use to have- I LOVE music and I LOVED MY MUSIC that I had on here. Music Fans punished

OK i dont get it , i thought the law says you cant sell or make monies from distributing the content of what you have purchased ? i mean come on does this mean that if i buy a dvd and own it and decide to loan it to a friend that im breaking the law ??? come on i wish the laws iin our country couldnt be swayed or bent by the rich industies Bottom line at the end of the day If i buy something its mine to do with what i please so dont sell me something them tell me how i can use it , i get the whole cant make a profit thing but nobody on Limewire ever made a cent sharing files ,, this is just overpaid movie and music industries trying to rape the public and create laws about your rights and how they can take them away ,, limewire is a great service that allows us the owners of materials we have purchased to share and trade our personal property and ill say it again NOBODY AT LIMEWIRE MAKES MONEY OR PROFITS FROM THIS SHARING ,, no laws have been broken F the courts

I think taking away limewire is ridiculous. No one can afford to pay for music these days and once again we are getting simple things that make people happy taken away.. It was cheap and worked for what you needed. My opinion just another money hungry corporation looking for "there share"

I wasted my time on downloading videos from limewire and I was soooo happy that I can watch my favourite videos on limewire but now....when limewire is gone,I felt sad.....I mean...I wanted my limewire 5.5.16 back...*sigh*I thought I could watch my favourite shows on limewire forever without any mistakes or shutting down of limewire,but now,its gone...im sad =(
That is why,every night,I will always pray to god that limewire will come back and not be gone forever,just only for temporarily,then it comes back =D

I think it sucks...copyright laws were meant to stop resale for profit. People have a right to share without government interference

When I herd the rumors that Limewire was going to be banned I wasn’t surprised. All of its users were illegally downloading and distributing copyrighted material. Anyone that has used this program would agree that it was only a matter of time until the judicial system step in. By banning the program I believe companies like Rhapsody and iTunes are going to benefit from this. Sadly, we can also expect an increase in the usage of other file sharing programs such as FrostWire and uTorrent.

sad. This is a lame attempt to stop an unstoppable machine. This will only happen here in america. So long as there are other countries and there are computers there will always be file sharing. It also cuts the distribution of music by artists who want their music shared. Only those who are dependant on the archaic model of the music business want this stopped. The music gig was sweet ride since the 50's-before then you made your money performing because the technology wasn't there to take advantage of it. Well guess what music industry?, the times have changed and so must you. You wasted 4 years and lord knows how much money in a very wasted effort.

lol there are thousands of dites like this and there WILL be thousands more!!!! lmao

From a songwriter (with a track record) who has felt the effects of illegal downloading:

http://shayisnotjustagirlsname.blogspot.com/2010/11/limewire-debate.html

Whatever ... go to YouTube, you can find almost any song there ... use a program that strips the mp3 from the video

WTF back then we copied vinyl to cassette, then cassette to cd. It's the same F-ing thing !! I copy a cd to cd or tape for a friend do i have him arrested ? and turn myself in? FU FU FU recording industry if it was'nt for people like us ,,,you * F**KS would not be in your million dollar penthouses,driving $100.000 cars or even lining your deep pockets with the listeners money. I'll keep burning cd's ,sharing music , screw it, i'll even buy some bootleg dvds . Hope you get a stroke!

So does this mean i will get a refund of my subscription that i recently paid to Limewire?????

Any of you duffers heard of torrents?
......
LimeWire pales in comparison to uTorrent,

loooooooooooooooool ur commentssss areee funnyyy andd so DAMN righttttttt they havee absoloutly nooo RIGHT to do what ever hell there doing andd ya thats whyy i was tryingg download ittt and its not workingg!!!!!!!i swear they need to DIE but i wonttt SHUT UP i'll showw themm what there made off DONT WORRY PEOPLE LIME WIRE WILL BE BACK IN MY HANDS,,,mwahahaha -__-nvm loool anywhoo no seroisly thissss MUST be something done about it!

This is horrible..... i might kill myself

I am pretty sure those record companies screw their employees over with so much work and no pay increase, yet they are being greedy with this situation and saw another opportunity to pocket more money.

people still get music for Free! It` s called radio. "copy, paste ,burn". I wonder when they are going to court order that?

let me on limewire

Some people actually cant afford itunes so i think someone needs to find a way to help people so they can listen to music because i can gurentee alot of artists will loose alot of people cuz of this sad thing..

Why dont you guys just use Music oasis? Free, just like limewire.. Simple.

I'm just gonna keep usin limewire.
let em hunt me down...

lolz right on brother

How the hell are yougonna do that moron? The site is down.

Simple.. doesn't quite help for some older music.. but it works, none-the-less. Firefox, plus downloadhelper.. go to YouTube.. dl the video, then strip the sound. Problem solved.

its not like the artist and record companies really NEED the money......

I just paid the $35 to activate an account with them. I wonder if they will refund that? Also what's the difference of me buying a CD and burning it for a friend to have a copy? A little food for thought

i do not know why they shut it down limewire it was very nice to have and i miss it very much and i hope it come back soon

I need to get stock in frostwire. I wonder how many dl's of that a day.

I have downloaded songs to preview an album

first of all to all those people who are arguing the fact that we should have to pay for music, your wrong for three reasons
1 - the people that make the music a rich and get all of that money from other things so yes it is just the rich trying to get richer.
2 - to all those people who say that it was labor that created those songs...ha they just showed up, sang a little bit and made who knows how much money. paying them for a talent, no one pays me for being good at talking.
3 - the people who "labored" for those songs are famous, no matter if people pay for their CD's or not they are considered celebrities and that should be payment enough. F*** all the people that ruined limewire.
We don't have to pay for the radio...just saying.

There needs to be a boycott of CD's, iTunes and all other forms of having to buy music that makes the rich people richer and the poor man struggle. My father breaks his back everyday in construction and doesnt make half what "musicians" make in a year, in his entire life, and all they have to do is sing. RIAA, you need a real reality check because all the people who used limewire will never help support your over-payed lifestyle again. And a personal thanks from me for taking away the music (that without limewire I cant afford) that keeps me sane in this recession, which you would know nothing about because your too busy trying to make your paychecks larger without the consideration of those people that see the effects of this terrible economy everyday... "Blank" you.

what about the $ owed to the consumers who paid for this software whose licenses have not yet expired, i paid for a full year, i should be reimbursed

What happends if i downlaod song from limewire and is under court orders?

Go to Pirate Bay! They're stil up and running. They have more * than Limewire ever had.

oh wow haha no 1 is gunna buy songs XD

HAHA another small battle I wonder how much money they waste going after companies like LimeWire? They are a small portion to their problem. I wonder if the RIAA has ever thought of the amount of people who collectively downloads music freely? I guess they are more worried about the $ figures. The purity of music comes from the artist. If the RIAA put all the money in world to pay for these lawsuits towards innovating the way they make money toward a collective population who likes to get their music the way they want to they would make more money than measly lawsuits.

Their problem is that they do not have the imagination that their artists do.

I bought all the Beatles on vinyl, 8 track, casette and CD. No more. Screw the recording industry

I'm sorry, but this is BS! Everyone enjoyed using Limewire. Paying a dollar per song on Itunes is stupid. God, let kids enjoy music instead of forcing them to go out and sell drugs just to by their favorite album.

It's because people enjoy taking the fun out of everything the next thing they are going to say is it's illegal to give out free candy on halloween or it is illegal to give Christmas presents

we have paid all kind of taxes , technology should be enjoyed and used for free . the government or whoever make it stop are suckers !!! SAY FREEDOM !! AMERICAN VALUE FREEDOM !!!

The music industry is F***king themselves. John Q. Public hears a song on the radio or at a bar or club, likes it, buys the recording, shares it with others. Take any business and find out that "networking" is the heart and sole of success. The music industry just killed a part of their own success. Besides, true musicians make tons on playing live concerts. And isn't that where it all started from?

The entertainment industry and those involved (the talent) should not be making more money than the average farmer who works to feed America. They should feel blessed that they have the talent to make a good living without actually having to work to produce tangible products required to survive. Leave Limewire alone.

uhh this is such a letdown now that they lost the case.

as soon as i got the email, i went right in and got rid of limewire. got to keep my files somehow, i see some of you lost yours. sorry to hear that. limewire was my life source. i say even people who cant cough up a dime still deserve a little musical healing. music calms my nerves, there were songs on limewire i couldnt find anywhere else. yes the artists make the money for what they do. i dont blame them. i blame the greedy bastards that make artists who they are and laugh all the way to the bank. all they see is dollars and cents. * them. ridiculous for 1.29 a song. wtf!

i understand that but what about the one that pay for one year do we get our money back oh what

Well i see a lot of -- blame the government crap -- How would you live if there was no money and no barter and everyone shared food, worked together with all the idea's no matter the ware it came from -- PPL that really like to save lives be Doctors, Farmers for the ones that love to grow thing's, Builders build new way's etc... What would there be for greed, and the need to control others? How could them that have all they can buy tell you how to live? If this social life was about bettering life as a whole community then to pad pocket's? How far could our advancement as a human race go? Well nobody would stand up for a true free life to do what you dream, and corruption of users and abusers this will never happen--- Sad really. So it dose not matter if this p2p system is gone another will take it's place like when Napster was number one. Who's next? :)

idiots!!!
how the hell am i suppose to download any song??!!

omg im guna diiie without limewiire :(

Here's what bothers me... It use to be that when you buy an artist recording which you paid for and got 10 to 15 new songs for approx $1.00 a song. When you purchase another release from that same artist again you got another 10 to 15 new songs (that weren't duplicates from there last release). Today when you buy a CD, apparently you get ripe-off. You get the same and multi duplications of previous songs (2/3's amount) where you purchased on their last CD release and only really buy gain 3 new songs (for approx $3.00 to $4.00 a song). Who is really get ripe-off.....If anything I believe we should just stop buying CD's in it's entirely !!!!!

What about the annual fee for membership? Did that not contribute to 'legal access rights?'

I am very disapointed in Limewire because i thought that everything was legal and i paid for a lifetime membership. I feel that i have been taken advantage of and would like to know what i can do to get re-embursed for my member fee for Limewire 5.

MCITYDCITY@YAHOO.COM

what about bear share the r doing yhe same thing y not shut them down as well

BEARSHARE IS CRAP. DON'T BOTHER WITH IT. I TRIED IT AND IT DOESN'T

WORK. THEY KEEP SHUTTING DOWN ALL THE TIME.

This is just ridiculous The RIA needs to quit crying and shut up already. There is nothing illegal about sharing files. If this is true then TIVO should be considered illegal. And as far as suing that woman over 24 songs for 1.5 million dollars is an absolute joke!!! Best case scenerio for RIA would be .99 cents per download court costs and even that's pushing it.What about Itunes, kazaa, and all the other torrent sites. downloads cost .99 cents per, so let's be realistic and stop the madness already!!!!

guess we should hope lime wire creates a whole new enterprise to continue sharing. if i have a movie or a song an i lend it to you thats our business so yeh music/movies should be free after all they do reach their potential as far as profit i think one guy said it best when he called the oppoers money mogars ....well when is enough money enough gosh youd think you actually did positive things with the money other then self endulgence amonst other unantural things. nuf said

I think this is stipid. alot of people dont have the money to go out and * it on cds that only have one or two good songs on them. With the economy as bad as it is now the government shouldnt be doin this to the citizins it is complete and total bs and you should all be ashamed of yourselves. All the people in the music industry care about is money. if people download a few songs and like them they will in the future buy the albums. Have any of you thought of that well i guess not. you people are selfish and inconciderate. I love when greed gets the best of people! thanks for listening limewire fans!

You know, this is a real shame - yet another big corperate move to, "own" the Internet ...this, "judgement" has Apple money, (indirectly of course) written all over it! ...So, if this judgement is justified, should we not all be now sued for simply memorizing a tune - and singing it in our heads?

People should be happy that music is at least being listened to!!! Half the crap that's put out on cd or itunes is way overpriced. If I wasn't getting it free online, I sure as hell still wouldn't be buying it. So what's worse, people loving your music and listening to it, or can't afford it (or find it half the time!!) and not listening to it at all? Not to mention, music sharing should be free. People only buy it if they really want to, if they don't they will always find another way.

Haters!!!! Why music!!!? der r lots of things in this world that are worst like drug addiction, killings and war. its not a big deal to share music. its really a sad thing i really love limewire..

They should shut down all p2p networks and maybe musicians will start to make new music; knowing that their work is not being stolen and passed around for free.

If the goverment has the right to shut down limewire then what about other websites like youtube? where you can listen to music for free in a video form.

I just don't get this government!

what a crop of * just put it as a pay site like thay all are....

This is fu**ing ridiculous why can't they just leave us alone and just let us get music for free it wasn't hurting anyone and we are not made of money to be buying new music whenever we like this is *

oh well another limewire will be created elsewhere with a different name. since limewire has been napster 2

maybe if they wouldnt charge so much for a a album people would actually pay for music. free sounds better than paying to me.

wow,nomore good stuff.had to happen sooner or later

It's no different than TV has become... It used to be that the advertisers paid airtime to cover the expenses, now with analog being shut down, you have to either have cable or satellite, and pay for what used to be free...as someone else mentioned in here, it is all about the 'green' (and I don't mean recycling).

this is probably the most retarded thing i have ever heard. you know the people who PAYED MONEY were just ripped off. the court system better pay everyone back because its not illegal if you pay for your music. music is a part of peoples lives and it seems the courts have fun doing this stuff. dont you think that musicians would be happy that we are listening to their music???? i say this is retarded.

This is a big croc of bs its about sharing music a sense of calmness in the soul. limewire will be missed dearly!!!

limewire doesn't deserve this crap. It's all about the MONEY.

music industry still makes millions and they have to take this from us.

i think its time to boycott the record company's that what to * about this

Okay so I think this whole thing is completely ridiculous. Limewire, honestly wasn't doing any damage to anyones careers or whatever, and its not like musicians are going to go broke jsut from limewire. Heaps of people still pay for songs on itunes and buy CDs so its really no big deal honestly.

Just to put it out there, for those looking for a replacement Limewire (as I am), there have been adds around featuring an app called BearShare to replace limewire. Just thought I should let everyone know it is a complete waste of time because it doesnt even have new songs on there, its unsafe and is the slowest thing out there -- not to mention it is EXACTLY the same program as iMesh, if youve heard of it and experienced its complete incompetence in music downloading as well. Okay im done.

two words, Frost Wire

well i guess no more music for free quite * indeed

god damt

Just download torrents people. Limewire sucked anyway

I honestly think it is stupid that they shut limewire down,i am sure there are other ways the could have delt with the situation other than just shutting limewire down.And if they think they have won they haven't i am sure people will find other ways to download music.

Anything else you want to shut down on us?How about you just find everything that is fun and free and take that away from us too?

Well guys I guess it's back to recording songs for free from the radio with a tape... or will they sue the radio stations for "sharing"? Or maybe they will sue the companies that make blank tape for the reason that you can record on them. This is getting ridiculous. Maybe if they still made music worth buying this wouldn't be a problem. Did they ever think of that?

I totally agree with you, I love your comment. I used to record music from the radio, I hope they never find out otherwise they will sue the radio stations...

that sucks I loved this site

omg i am crying now music is my life;(

File sharing is a crime but what about cd sharing? I'm still getting the music for free either way. If crap cds that probably only have two decent songs on it didn't cost so much this wouldn't even be a problem.

I would dispute the damages bill, it's based on people taking something at no cost and assuming they would have bought it at a cost. I personally used the program to explore non-mainstream music, the result was I found some songs I liked which led me to buying the artists album that I would never had bothered with. I think the industry is making a lot of wrong assumptions. about people who download free music.

Well one is the Limewire should fight this like hell as how is it copyright infringment when one friend burns another friend a CD are the record companys going to come after all of us now. Two they should just move there HQ to a differant country and the effing US government has nothing to say about it then.

Beautifully said!

Yes it's sad to see something that should be shared openly and freely amongst people go. What will they think of next? My thought is that all of this corporatizing and controlled manipulation by big government is the result of poor choices Americans have made in electing their political leaders. Until we really wake up and get to the very root of the matter which is greedy politics and globalization of banks then we're all headed for a dead end. Next time you vote make sure it's for real leader who will bring about the change we the people need and not some political puppet who is being controlled by a hidden political agenda $$$.
We need to take back America from the claws of these greedy banks!

this has nothing to do with banks, you dolt. its about people, musicians, getting screwed out of a chance to earn a living because of GREEDY jerks like you who expect their art for FREE! Who the * are you to demand someone elses WORK, their LABOR, for free? Do YOU work for FREE? Until you do, you can * off!

you guys have to understand music is a product just like food television or toys we create things so that we ca be paid for it they didt make music just for you to listen to theyt were creating a product to sell and make a living off of do you thik apple should give away all of their computers just because you want it and dont want to pay for it, no because they created for pure profit and downloading it for free takes money out of there products if you dont want to pay dont listen or make your own music or product because basically your stealing and i'll admit ive used limewire a bunch but i knew i was taking money out of people's pockets i just did it anyway, so dont get mad because these people are getting * because your stealing go get a job and pay for it. do you think your favorite artist would still put out music if they werent getting paid for it

haven't people heard of the ghetto there some of us who can't offord 15 dollars cds when we only listen to 3 song outa of them I gota spend money on ollege bills save money for car n apartment I have 300 songs I download when I cnt spend 1 dollar a song adding up to 300 ever for old song tht only worth 10 cents music is my life n helped me threw the hardest times of life when artist have millions n want more and the poor people have nothin jus scrapin up money now to ever get a singke song

I just find it amusing that they only try to shut down one company when there are thousands that do the same. Grooveshark does the exact same thing and it get advertised on tv what the he'll is the difference I say the greedy music industry take there money and shove it. Artists make millions off one concert and other products big woop if people download it cuz they don't want to pay 20 for a cd or 1 for one song that will get old quick anyways. Music industries overeact to easily

this * sucks now i have no music

It's called a RECORD store! Ever hear of that? You parasite.

artists make enough money. free limewire!!! ive been downloading for years!

It's sickening the money they make and have fund raisers to ask us to donate to the poor. Same goes for the actors, spill it people, you go it we don't, that's why we so appreciate this free music. someone personally has it in for limewire apparently tho.

rest in peaces ,new shares will come lets go there

First off, you people are insanely stupid for openly admitting that you actually violate copyright law. If I just robbed a bank, I wouldn't blog about it on public sites. You guys have a fetish for high fines and jail time? I don't care if you download sh*t illegally, in fact I think all music should be subscription based like cable tv. For a monthly fee you should be able to listen to any song you want, wherever you want. The new Napster kinda offers this service but they are even very restricting. My point is this, you all know it is wrong regardless of how greedy and pathetic the music industry is. Move on, find another to get your fix, but please for God's sake, don't rant about it on a public blog, that is unless you're trying to get arrested in which case.... carry on.

The arguements that are posted above are the reason why Limewire was shut down. I believe Limewire argued that they are simply providing a peer to peer network, the same type of file sharing systems that we use in offices all over, but outside of the office for the entire world to be a part of.

In the interest of networking, Limewire should be allowed to continue offering its products. Its up to the other companies, software manufacturers, music and movie industry etc... to add their own code to their products that prevents sharing. Nothing short of that will halt the pirating of those applications.

Limewire, in reality did nothing wrong offering their product. They just got too big too fast and caught the attention of the industries. Once those industries are capable of protecting their products, it will be a non issue.

No, music should not be for free. However, given the market we are in now, it should be alot less. Lower the prices and reap the rewards. Who wouldn't pay a silly 10cents for a song? I believe 1 billion downloads for 10cents each is stilll.... enough to keep you from worrying about your future :)

yes because im what, tracked somehow right down to some random WiFi that I'm at. Please, its not worth time and resources to do that to every single internet user. For all they know im in Frankfurt, GE. or Alberta, CA.

shut the hell up "Fair Warning.." Get off your high and mighty pedastal...You're on here "ranting and raving" also. Most hasn't admitted to anything illegal..just voicing opinions..Yes some have..but not most. Read the law, and admissions capabilities before you try to sound like you know the law, moron.

well send me to jail..aw..you cant.?? okay then..
p.s..i just got finish robbing a bank..oh * ..im definitly going to prison now..i hear the fbi knocking on my door..i wonder if its for the bank thow..or maybe downloading music..lmao

Its amazing how little respect most of you have for the art and business of creating music. Struggling musicians can barely get a break in the biz today because all of the money has been sucked out of it. By whom? People with a computer and a modem who feel ENTITLED to someone elses art, their property, for FREE! And what about all the working people involved in the process? Starting with the artist, the people who physically make the cds, package and transport them. The people at the labels who develop talent and produce recordings. Theyre out of a job so YOU can have music for FREE? You don't get to own books or movies or paintings for free. You don't own music for free either. Period. Get over it, cheapskates. You're obviously not real music fans otherwise you would have respect for the artists you claim to love.

* im broker then them..so idgaf..im not stealing a cd..im just listening to the music..just like i dont own a mona lisa painting..but can i atleast look at the * picture..yes i can..just likei should be able to listen to what i want for free.! ;]

what i find sad is that without this sector, there are many out there that would otherwise go ignorant to various music and programs that benefit others. personally i've previewed music and programs i now own because of the ability to give a listen or a look see before i spend money thats snug in these economic conditions. (i buy a lot of movies, music, and programs anyway) i've paid my dues and then some. yep i get it that some are just disgruntled over losing out on revenue when peeps share their stuff and not just purchase it first. but if i own it? and want to share a song with a buddy? well? i can burn a disc, right? whats the difference in burning a disc or sharing thru a medium such as limewire? doesn't make sense to me.

I didn't want to believe it, every day I went to see if something had change but now I guess it is better to find another place. I loved the idea about sharing music with other people from other parts of the world, that was like sharing a hobby.

Just means i find someother system like bearshare or how we did things before limewire and napster, undernet channels to share music between each other. This wont stop the sharing of music. there is no way to. We have been doing it ever since we had cassette tapes, making copies of the ones we had and trading them for ones we didnt.

Oh hell just blame Obama...lol

I agree with fair warning there is a thing called Rhapsody that you can get from your local cable provider for a reasonable monthly fee.

those poor recording artists and producers and presidents and vice presidents and managing directors and executive directors, etc, etc, etc. its a money making business and yet again it's the paying public who get hit in the wallet to fund, not just the artists lifestyle, all of the others listed (and not) lifestyles too. Hell, they may even have to fly economy or get a taxi or sell one of the holiday homes or the diamond studded Bentleys. Artists rights my * , them losing money is what it's all about FULL STOP

*Writes down the name of the plantiffs* *Adds to personal boycotted comercial entities* Done. They never get another dime from me. Now I WILL find a way to get any and all the stuff I want from them for free. :) Their loss. Strongly suggest others do the same. Take the bastards down and send a message that they can't bully p2p companies like LimeWire. :)

This sucks. It would have being the same as a friend letting me borrow the cd and me burning it. It was alot more friends and alot more music to pic from. whats the big deal. They probably used the site to get their oldies that no one can find anywhere. Good luck trying to find those songs now.

The people who used limewire were those who didnt buy CD's or downloads to begin with, i doubt theyre gona start buying.They should of seen Limewire as away to expand their music.

GO TO GOOGLE, TYPE IN OLDER VERSIONS OF LIMEWIRE, AND YOU'RE BACK IN BUSINESS. THATS WHAT I DID AND IT RESTORED ALL MY SONGS IN THE LIBRARY. JUST DOWNLOAD AN OLDER VERSION OF IT.

I want my lime wire back!!!!

This is complete bull. I never shared my stuff for crying out loud! I downloaded the old stuff that you can't find anymore and rocked out w/my dogs Saturday nights. BTW THANK YOU LIMEWIRE, GOOD TIMES!!! Limewire has the oldies you can't find. I guess I got on the big fat list of sinners seeing that message online. Someone has a real vengeance for Limewire, apparently and it appears they finally won. Limewire just tries to provide us poor folks good stuff, but that appears to be the American way anymore. About the almighty dollar. Ok, jumpin' off the soap box but I'm still * . Where else can I find Tony Orlando, Knock Three Times, you jerks.

tell me about it..i listen to reggaeton..and where i live..they dont sell those cds in your local walmart..so this is some real cow * man.!

this is * up,what's next

good and fine but i dont think that limewire need to go under a court order cuz it's not there folt it's been so many years that the company did not have any complains why now from my side i think it sould be on the website it free so what's the dame promblem ?that dose not have any thing to do with our computer it's free so there's nothing we can do about.I think that it should not be shut down cuz like i said it's a free trail so they need to post it back on the website .there it no other website to download why not use it when it's free you will do the same dame thing if you had a computer right or wrong everyone is compaining about that dont be so hard and have a hart.

you can dowload music from youtube for free using youtube downloader, so why did they shut down limewire???

Sad that these "complaining" music reps already make millions, and cry the blues when songs are shared. Really makes you want to tell them ALL to go to hell. I like the library comment. I can check out reading materials, videos, and music. No cost. Greedy asses ruin the world.

:( It's sad to see this go down, I love Lime Wire it had all my favorite songs on it. Frost Wire, and Bear Share have nothing on Lime Wire.
R.I.P Lime Wire, You will be greatly missed.

I've been a Limewire user for a couple of years now and never had any problems.
Now that is has been closed down, do I get a refund of my dues which were paid in advance?
Nancy

wtf..so if you take away limewire..you think im going to go and buy the cd.?? hell no.!! you know what im going to do..find another free way..i mean..pay these musicians for what..im the one broke..they gettn paid either way it goes..but i suppose i should pay for everything that goes into my ears huh.? well guess what..not gonna happen..plus..the majority of the music i listen to, i cant jus go and buy the whole cd;[

also alot of the music i listen to doesnt even have cds..becuase they are mainly mixtapes..so what do i do abt that;[

dang, limewire is great. they did a great job..

Jimmie, that's not so smart of you. You see, the library bought in the books it's offering so the writers have profit anyway. Limewire didn't pay for any music so those artists are basicly screwed.

old versions of limeWire still work!

I would like to know what happens to the fees we paid to download LimeWire Pro? Are we going to get a refund?

so now what we have to use itunes

* the industry! i thought people made music so that we could all love and enjoy their talents not for money.

Ok, so they are shutting down limewire... what about the fees we all paid for lifetime rights to the software??? I think they need to think about that while they are computing the damages to the "music industry". The little guys out here are getting jipped by this now too!

and they call it a free country... Ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think its * . They arent taking someones work and getting credit the are just sharing data. I think this movement is a slap in the face from the US govenment and just another right taken from us as usaul. why not shut radio down. they play music from these same artists the only difference is that downloading give you the ability to listen it when you want. it disgust me how things work these days

BEARSHARE SUCKS!!!!! bring back limewire but please make it LEGAL!!!!!

I HATE BEAR SHARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE BRING LIMEWIRE BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bearshare sucks they are always having issues bring back limewire

the problem with things like this, is that the rare and impossible to find songs (live and cover tracks, etc) are once again going to be impossible to find.

AND if one listens to the radio, one does essentially "get the songs for free" anyway... there is a flaw in the basic logic somewhere here...

The Joker said, "If you're good at something, never do it for free".

This is only the beginning. While the RIA is a private organization, the standards set forth by the media is completely driven by the government and will only continue to get worse. We now see similarities in airports and the recent attempt by Congress to seize firearms. The RIA should be ashamed of itself, go back to school and become educated in some way that actually makes a difference to humanity, rather than pressing for making profits off artists works. Artists need to do the same thing.

I just paid for Limewire not long ago, I cannot figure this out! Why the hell would I buy a cow when I want a lil bit of milk! I would download a few songs for my enjoyment. I am totally po'ed about this!

well maybe people wouldnt be on these sights if the cost of a cd wasnt rediculous.I can buy 1 blank cd for 25 cents,and then burn my songs which takes all of a minute.So why do we pay 20 bucks for a cd.

I think it's * what's next? monthly billing for your local radio station?

I dont think its worth all the trouble to shut down media sharing its gonna keep happening anyway either someone will find ways to keep bendin the rules or people will just get the blank cds and burn the music that other people bought. i remember when buying the actual artist cds and them costing 12 or 13 dollars now its over twenty a cd...not everyone has that to spend on them and only wanting one or two songs off of it its ridiculous

This is Bs, even with us sharing music, how much does the music industry earn...They want to nickel and dime us for every cent. Next are we gonna have to make monthly payments to listen to fm radio. So is it also illegal for us to bring our cd's over to a friends house and let them listen to copyrighted material for free. So the big corporate giants win again. We the people sit back and let them bully us. We write their paychecks. Simple solution, don't buy. Don't buy cd's, t-shirts or anything until they give us something...Bankrupt them, hurt their wallets thats the only way to get their hands outta ours. As far as the so called , your getting what I worked hard for, for free issue is concerned. C'mon do these corporations and musicians rent a home, work their asses off to scrounge enough for food and rent. No look at the lifestyles they live, it is nothing but greed. You are brought up with your parents always telling you to share, Now we're being told sharing is illegal. Everything is copyrighted this day and age. So I guess that little girl that shares her Barbie with her playmates is breaking the law as well, because she is sharing something that is copyrighted. I guess we are doing something illegal as well when we share xbox games, once again sharing copyrighted material.. These people that are fighting are not fighting for the little guy that drives the truck or packages the cd's they want to earn billions instead of millions. When they say they are in a losing money, they really mean they are making 2 million in profit instead of 6 million. It's called corporate greed. I bet youtube will be next. We as a whole have the power to stop this kind of crap, empty concerts, and no music sales will change their thinking. But we sit back and let ourselves be bullied and do nothing about it. Copywrite infrigement is not Tim from Australia sharing some songs with Bill in Detroit...Isn't a band playing cover tunes at the local pub for a hundred bucks a night more or less a definition of infringement.

som body always lookin to make more money. music should be more cheaper

a sad day indeed. greedy mofos trying to scrape every cent.

the goverment is a regime when it comes to controlling the internet now!!!!!!!!!!!! * them

I am more than willing to pay for the digital content that I want. However, the items that I wanted from Limewire are no longer available. Maybe we need to tell the RIAA that there members will lose their content if they don't make it available in some fashion. Telling me that I can not get the content that I want even if I am willing to pay for it is NOT acceptable. There is an ocean of content that is no longer available because the record companies don't publish it. Leaving a number of us out in the cold. I think that the RIAA should encourage its members to make their content available. You would think that is what they want to do. However, I guess they are waiting for this computer fad to * over so they can go back to selling 78's again.

this is totally * lime wire is the best sharing file in the world if lime wire need help I will help them support them im letting people know we have to support lime wire

I don' understand how it is illeagal to share files. If I go out and purchase a CD and decide to share it by uploading it onto my computer and a third party decides to step in and organize the way I share the music I have
purchased, how is that illegal? It does suck I agree but it shouldn't be concidered illegal.

greed has payed us back with so much destruction and yet... when you "don't really fix the problem" its like in greek mythology - you chop one head off and two come out. that will happen again for it always does so. my own greed for "free downloads" has kept me in a chair for hours and hours, theirs who knows, it's their problem. when reduced to law and money, all purity of an ideal is lost - so f*ck their "rights"...

I believe this should help some things here. Limewire is a file sharing network, as in share, they do not steal what is given to them. It's like me give my father a CD to work and share the music with his friends, but no that is not illegal. Also, theorectically, the music that is being shared is already bought and paid for from the person who put it on origanally, someone had to pay for it to begin with and they wanted to share the music with other ppl. Biggest point of all, I know for a fact that the music industry gets more money from me due to the fact of Liwewire and other sources like it, cause there is no way in hell i'd buy a cd without wanting to make sure it is good, and this was a good way to test it out first.

UHG! I knew this was going to happen... I have bought and purchased music legally several times, spending $10 - $15 for just one CD, BTW, ALL of my CD's were stolen few years ago and i have been slowly trying to rebuild it in the most cost effective way. So, I all ready bought a CD now to get it back i have to buy it again? The economy today sucks, why can't we all share like friends and get along like civil human beings helping each other out?

i think the music industry is bullying people into buying there music. if i share the music i have purchased with someone else that is not a crime remember daycare sharing is good. if you do not want people to here your music don't put it out there. perhaps you might have to go on tour to make your money. i don't think it is necessarly the artists. the record companies have to relize that they can't stop sharing so deal with it you big cry babies. the public wants free music and the public will get what it wants. does anybody remember vhs they tried to stop that too.

I know how are they going to shut down LimeWire. This is stupid. Im still not buying a CD, this is * . Guess I'll sing to myself... Stupid Music Industry like they dont get paid enough by performances and tours... Please

You can't stop the digital evolution in a court room.History it seems is repeating itself.Just as the ship industry had to accept it's fate when air travel took off or the phone companies lost almost all their landlines to cellphones, had no choice but adapt. If they will fight their pockets will deflate very quickly.This is the beginning of the end for them if they will not embrace change they will be a statistic. Nothing lasts forever,their time is up. Just like the once almighty Roman empire ended. Their rule came to an end because of greed and corruption. Lawyers can't stop the things to come,learn from the past!

what are they gonna do next? cancel radio? you already have to pay for tv its sad

Who is placing all this pressure? My guess is big business and by big business I mean Apple.

let guess there gonna cancle the internet and TV as well? greedy corporate American company they wonder why people Hate them

MUSIC INDUSTRY COULD YOU GET ANY STUPID AND GREEDY? WHAT YOU DON'T GET ENOUGH? WELL JOKES ON YOU CAUSE I'M STILL NOT GOING TO BE BUYING CD'S.

i mourn the loss of limewire. i would get all my music from there. nothing more, just music. i never burnt any cd's and sold them. is it really so wrong to listen to some music. i mean, i can understand if people are burning and selling, but i myself am just putting it on my i-pod and listening to it.

Firstly I would just like to suggest that this closing down of Limewire will in no way help increase the profits of the greedy busybodies that have issued the legal proceedings. The reasons being that we p2p users will simply move onto something else and make it just as big. Even if they did stop p2p altogether, they would make nothing more than they do now as most people that use p2p inclusive of me - do not and would not buy music anyway. We would simply extract it from MTV, Youtube and the like, as is done now before it is transferred via p2p. Taking away our last few devices that allow "true" freedom would also only serve to increase our dislike for the powers that be that run the music and every other industry in the world. Surely then less people would be inclined to give there hard earned money to the "true thieves of society" and sales of music could drop further. Total proof of this unfair society where the bigwigs get what they want is how limewire has been shutdown in the first place. LIMEWIRE HAS DONE NOTHING ILLEGAL!!! We the users are the offenders. Limewire is just a medium where you and I share files as if we met in a bar and gave them to one another. The disclamer you read when you install limewire tells you that limewire is not responsible for what you give and receive. It can not be fairly governed by any body other than the users otherwise we would be told what we can share, which would defeat the object. Also our details can not be passed onto bodies of law as this would see the absolute start of the Internet taking away our human rights, freedom, cultural learnings and infact our very identities instead of improving them as it was meant to. Lets not forget the internet was given to the world for free by its creators. We can not let big-wigs come in and govern it for us.

i agree this is * but it is limewires fault for allowing full axes to everything music should be free p2p but there should also be limits you guys should like charge like a dollar a year or somthin just think of the billions of people who use limewire as there main music shizits no one like payin for music but you gotta think bout the guys who bust * all day one * lyric

will limewire ever come back into buisness, are they going to try to fight this again or is it gone for good??? because now every time i log in a window pops up saying that they have a new version for me to download and it wont go away, plus i really like limewire will it evr come back?? and if not how do i get rid of this stupied window!?

we should get it for free!!! i mean you listen to the radio for free dont you, i mean if you can listen to the radio for free you should be able to download it, plus there is alot of people out there buying cds still, its not like musicians are poor! the people who donload these songs are kinda poor (kinda like me), so i mean we should be able to download!!!

Ha Ha Ha You guys AR All so funny whining and crying limewire has shutdown who cares once some one sad
Thar is more the one way to skin a cat,
well i know more than a dozen way to
skin a cat on net i never used limewire or frost wire for that mater common guys us your peanuts, you can get just about any Thing on line well all most
any thing... google google unless they shutdown google ha ha that will be funny, but then it will all ways be another way

that is a load of crap limewire shouldn't shut down

If libraries were started today, do you think producers of intellectual property would object? Benjamin Franklin started public libraries (American college libraries, i.e., Harvard, William and Mary, pre-dated that.) In ancient times public libraries even pre-dated Christianity. Do you think he stopped for one seconc and asked himnself if he was stealing anybody's intellectual property? I don't. "Why, it's our property you're making available to the public for free," THEY would say to Benjamin. And why shouldn't we all have to pay for every copy of any level of intellectual property: art, music, drama, poetry. It's a constant tug of war between the creator (the "starving artist," right, Elton?), who wants money, and the concept of free press/availability. But it's all part of the political process. Don't like the law? Change it. That's the greatest freedom the framers (Benjamin Franklin et al.) left us: the ability to make our own decisions. We are not shackled to their ideas of how it "ought" to be. So, do you think Benjamin F. might have been surprised that anyone would even think that a library might be thought of as violating anybody's rights, same as the builders of the great library in Alexandria (Egypt), or those who wanted women to have the right to vote? Times, laws, ideas, morals, change. "Nothing is either right or wrong but thinking makes it so." William Shakespeare.

try using bearshare or luckywire or frostwire or utorrent... they work pretty much the same as old uncle limewire :D

SERIOUSLY WHAT IS GOING ON WITH PAYING FOR MUSIC THIS IS SOO NOT FAIR!WE PAY FOR MANY OTHER THINGS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT BUT WE ALSO GOT TO PAY TO DOWNLOAD MUSIC?!?!...WTTFFF?!?!

What I see here is that the entire music and movie industry is nothing but a bunch of GREEDY SOB's.

Ever since the advent of the magnetic tape devices, people have been copying music from records and passing them out to friends. Then the portable real to real came out and these were a bit easier to use because one could take it to a friends home and copy what he/she wanted.

Then things started getting much better with the advent of the eight (8) trac units that could record and portable enough to take anywhere to record any music from their friends.
Then things really got hot with the advent of the cassette tape units that were so darn easy to pack around that it was not funny and it made it so easy to go anywhere and collect music anywhere.
Then things got volcanic hot with the advent of the Compact Disc (CD) and CD units that could copy any song or sound file from any source. Then the PC units and the Internet blew the top off of the music industry by making P2P sites available to ANYONE to share their music and any files they wish to share.

So! Down through the advent of all these ways to copy music and other things, there have been people that will copy music and other things and just because a bunch of GREEDY PEOPLE think they own something after it has been sold does not mean it will stop people from sharing what they have with other people.
These hot shot Bands, Singers, their Attorneys, Publicist’s and Agents think they have the right to say what happens once their products leave the place they were sold from. NO WAY PEOPLE! We bought the CDs that we wanted and that money we used gives us the right to do as we please with said CDs!

These people having a fit and using the courts to shut down these P2P sites are acting like they never copied songs from a friends record, 8 trac and cassette collection when they were younger or could not afford to buy records, 8 tracs or cassettes. THEY ARE BALD FACE LYING TO US.
So I ask, WHERE DO THESE GREEDY SOBs GET OFF TELLING ME WHAT TO DO? I do not know about others that use P2P sites, but I have no trouble using them to archive music and movies for the day that they might be needed again. I only download these items and NEVER give anyone access to my computer to upload from my computer.

So, I am all for the P2P sites and I can not stand these fools that think they still own something I BOUGHT WITH MY MONEY!

it sure was a great tool as a video editor. The search tool allowed you to find songs that fit themes. For example, type in Strawberry and you get about 15 different songs with Strawberry in the lyrics.... A filmmakers dream. Of course they would just be reference tracks to get through the rough cut. And what ever makes the cut than would be licensed by the producers. So an amazing work tool is now gone.

I hope Lime wire can return in some form, it is one of the most amazing tools. Many times recording artist couldn't find a certain song that was created by them. I would click a button and pull it up on Limey..... not no more...

people on macs dont get caught

I never saw anyone in the music industry give me a refund when they made me repurchase music that I already owned (re-release of an old collection on CD that I already had). If you screw your customer base for long enough, you shouldn't look for sympathy when they have a chance to level teh playing field

Yes they do.

when people buy the cd or anything they buy copy they can do what they want with it they paid for it

Me and my friend are crying because of you crapheads

When is the music industry and the greedy middle man going to realize that the people are fed up with the greed and control they have had over the industry in past years. The poor musician and song writer aren't getting the money. They on a majority are still broke while the fat cats in the middle are living the high life. Well everybody is sick of them feeding off the backs of the artists. People want to listen. Musicians want to play. Song writers want to write their music. And we all want to know about it. New up and coming musicians want to be heard. The young and old want to hear new music. And the only way we are going to hear it is through sharing our music. Then if we like it we will buy the whole album We are not stealing anything We are listening to each others music and learning about all the different musical options out there. This is a great opportunity for musicians to be heard and a great opportunity for young musicians to be seen. And song writer to advance. And this is what the people of the world want at both ends of the spectrum. However it seems that the middle man [who only steals for himself] Is so opposed that the idea of anyone getting any more than him is a criminal offense. It is also an offense to steal from the musician, songwriter and the people. The middle man is crippling the industry and preventing the people from hearing, playing and buying the music that they have every right to hear. Music from around the world. Who said the record company had the right to dictate to us what we can listen to or not. Who do they think they are that they can turn away young artists preventing them from every having an opportunity. The world is full of talent and thanks to LIMEWIRE we are all eventually getting the opportunity to explore the industry and hear all kinds of music from all over the world for ourselves and finding out what talent is out there. And the courts have stopped this opportunity to open doors for so many talented people and their audiences. BECAUSE THE MIDDLE MAN IS SCREAMING Live concerts are booming because people are eventually hearing the music.
Try leaving Lime Wire alone and reducing your cost on CDs and playing free music so everybody can hear all the music instead of locking ever thing up in red tape and strangling all concerned. Harness this incredible opportunity instead of killing it. you will lose in the end I promise you

I'm going to try and keep this G rated but I am not happy with what they done i used it a lot and it was the only thing i could get music for i MP3 and now i cant put any on and I am Very mad at them.

hey you LMAO...whether all people have to spend money just to listen to music?
fool...

Why dont thet make a netflix version of limewire...

I understand that artists should be payed for their music but $1.99 for a song? That's crazy. If Itunes charged 5 cents per song a lot of people would be happier and the artists would still make a lot of money because even more people could afford it then.

I was a previous Lime Wire user who routinely updated the program I installed. It's sad that downloading an individual song is now illegal, whereas downloading an album is legal. With all of the fun I've had over the years, I hope to see similar sites running on the web soon.

The music industry, like anyone else we meet, is greedy. All want those big bucks. They are not satisfied with just the small change anymore. Lime Wire was charging for their service and they said it was "free". They were lying to get Lime wire shut down for no reason. Are they happy now?

This is a result of people trying to sell albums who don't have enough talent to sell tickets for a performance. The real musicians don't care if you download their music because they know the shows will sell out. Shutting down limewire is only promoting ignorance.

if I can burn a copy of a friends CD why cant I just share it online? same thing really. it's ridiculous. It's all about control and some fat guy somewhere who's not profiting off all of us. whoever these ppl are they will NEVER stop this!!!! NEVER. Good Luck greedy bastards

this is stupid. let us have limewire back!

THEY JUST NEED TO START LIMEWIRE BACK UP AND SAY * THE GOVERMENT

lime wire just became what WE would call TO GOOD TO BE TRUE but yeah for real the one comment struck me about struggling artist trying to get on top, it would be impossible for them to make any sales with a site like lime wire. right!!

It's not the government that is stopping all this. It's those darned people who write the music and play the music and perform the music. Those creeps think they should get paid for their work. What a bunch of idiots! Just because they create something we want, they have the audacity to actually think they should be paid for the product they make! Concerts should be free too!

Obviously, I think artists should be paid and the above was written in the hope that some might begin to understand the problem. Everyone deserves to sell their work to whomever will buy it. No one deserves to get the product for free. It's someone else's efforts. We only pay for the right to have a copy of the work to listen to. We don't "own" the music, even when we buy the CD. Cut the artists some slack. Let them get paid.

I FEEL SO SAD THAT I CAN NO LONGER USE LIMEWIRE. IT IS THE BEST DOWNLOADING SOFTWARE I HAVE EVER KNOWN. I WISH THEM THE VERY BEST IN THE UP-COMING COURT CASE. IT'S MY HOPE THEY COME UP WITH SOMETHING FOR US LIMEWIRE USERS.

If music, movies and software were reasonably priced so all can afford it most people would be happy to pay for it.

If people didn't steal the product (music, movies, etc) they wouldn't have to build in those losses in the price of the product. Department stores include in the price of things you buy a charge to offset the cost of products stolen from them. We all pay more because some people steal instead of paying for an item. Entertainment is no different. You want cheaper music and movies? Find a way to prevent others from stealing it and the price will come down. It's not about greed, it's about good business.

good :)