Moustache

Various P2P apps going down today?

I saw an interesting little note in the Digital Music News newsletter this morning:

WinMX Goes Dark, Signs Point to RIAA Response

Popular P2P file-sharing application WinMX appears to have gone dark,
potentially a response to a recent RIAA cease-and-desist letter. Details are
very light at press time, though the WinMX site is unreachable at this
point, and calls to the office of controlling company Frontcode Technologies
have so far gone unanswered. Meanwhile, sources point to a possible
relocation by the company from Toronto, Canada to Port Vila, Vanuatu, which
mirrors an earlier location shift by Kazaa. The winmx.com domain is
currently registered by a "WinMX Technology Associates," located at "PO Box
50, Port Vila, VU."

Elsewhere, a Reuters report noted that the New York headquarters of eDonkey
"appeared to be closed," though so far that site remains live, at least at
the time of publication. The company, owned by software development firm
MetaMachine, has recently been ranked as the top P2P search engine. The
company also received a cease-and-desist from the RIAA, which contained
threats of heavy penalties for continuing its service. If either firm
officially closed its doors, the RIAA is likely to make an announcement on
the matter.

I don't use either of these services, but if the RIAA has managed to shut down two of the largest file-sharing apps, that is very big news indeed.

Technorati Tags:

Posted by Mark Allen on Thursday, September 22, 2005 Comments (5)

5 Comments »

  1. Merkel said only two options remained on the table for leveraging the 440 billion euro ($600 billion) European Financial Stability Facility, and neither involved drawing on the central bank. Van Rompuy said, however, that some form of ECB involvement could not be entirely discounted.

    Comment by north face denali jacket — October 31, 2011 @ 2:32 am

  2. http://www.mycoachoutletstoreonline.com

    Comment by Coach Outlet Online — November 17, 2011 @ 1:08 am

  3. Josh Smith is a perfect fit for Dwane Casey's coaching system, and if Toronto also manages to pick up a talented center in free agency, they could contend in the East starting next season.The OKC Thunder love Ibaka and for good reason. He's young, athletic and a defensive-minded big man who could really do good things for the Thunder. Even though they don't need to move him, the Thunder would benefit from more scoring from their big men.

    Comment by Wholesale NBA jerseys — November 17, 2011 @ 11:48 pm

  4. The Iranian Transactions Regulations Practice Guide is the first ever practice guide wholly ay that I have really enjoyed reading your blog posts.

    Comment by Jordan Heels — January 12, 2012 @ 8:47 pm

  5. WT-The moncler quilted jackets are undoubtedly a buy to the fashion trend. A quality exceptional moncler jackets uk can very last you for a long time. Even although Moncler Coats Womens fashions seem and go, for unobtrusive layering below Moncler Jackets Kids or overcoat, it can't be beaten for warmth and comfort moncler jackets. They really are http://www.monclerjacket-uk.net/ a whole great offer simpler to put on than normal moncler jackets sale and much a whole great offer more comfortable moncler down jackets, enabling for reduce of movement too as Moncler Jackets Women . Whether you'd probably just like a Moncler jackets men for every day time city put on or country exploits with Moncler Scarfs uk. http://www.monclerjackets-store.net/ online.

    Comment by moncler jackets outlet — January 13, 2012 @ 5:35 pm

RSS feed for comments on this post. | TrackBack URI

Leave a comment