In a Landmark case that involves a set of independent companies, LimeWire is calling for a trial by jury. These companies are the makers and marketers of P2P file sharing applications.

P2P United is a trade and lobbying organization that was founded by FreePeers (BearShare), MetaMachine (eDonkey), Manolito P2P (Blubster), and Streamcast networks (Morpheus). All of them and a few more were part of this organization, which has ultimately ended up being a post on Wikipedia.

The big names such as LimeWire, BearShare, eDibkey, Grokster, Sharman Networks Kazaa, iMesh, and several other small names like iMex, i2Hub and WinMXs, who were proud to be part of the corporate network, went down with it. Some did make a reappearance under the so-called corporate ownership.

‘If you steal music or movies, you are breaking the law. Courts around the world – including the United States Supreme Court – have ruled that businesses and individuals can be prosecuted for illegal downloading, says eDonkey on what used to be its official website.

There are still a few others that persist, like Morpheus, Blubster and Warez P2P. With the name of the game being – Crush ALL competition, current or potential.

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