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LimeWire Agrees To Pay Record Companies $105 Million To End Lawsuit
LimeWire has agreed to pay music labels Sony Corp., Vivendi SA, Warner Music Group, and EMI Group $105 million to end a federal lawsuit over copyright infringement damages. U.S. District Judge Kamba Wood ruled that Lime Wire LLC had wrongfully assisted people into pirating digital recordings. “Lime Wire and its founder, Mark Gorton, are pleased that this case has concluded,” stated Lime Wire’s law firm Willkie, Farr & Gallagher. LimeWire was founded in 2000 and shut down five years after. [Reuters]
Categories LimeWire, Mark Gorton
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AVG Integrating Anti-Virus Service Into P2P Company LimeWire
P2P sharing network LimeWire has been notorious for serving viruses and Trojan horses within search results. To alleviate this issue, LimeWire has signed a deal with AVG earlier this week to encourage people to sign up for a Pro account. Downloads made by LimeWire Pro users will be scanned by AVG going forward. Currently LimeWire has about 50 million users worldwide. [CNET]
Categories AVG, AVG Technologies, LimeWire
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