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The main advantage of a network such as Napster is the easy access provided to users for searching any music. Once connected, all you needed to do was send a search-and a specific one at that to get whatever you want.


Another factor is that unlike Web search results that are not updated from time to time, results obtained from Napster are current and available. One click and the download is on! Moreover, downloads are multi-threaded, so all available parts from sources are to be downloaded first instead of a sequential download. This multithreaded downloading principle is currently implemented in newer P2P software and even in software such as Mass Downloader and Flashget which let you make HTTP downloads faster.

In case of Napster, the system makes available a massive variety of music, because the users provide the files, not Napster. Napster just provides the software and network infrastructure, and users provide the content. This system inherently provides more benefit to the users the more popular it becomes. Popularity in this case is a direct result of improving content.



Napster’s revenue plans included selling advertising space on their Web site and use their brand equity to sell T-shirts. But therevenue generated using such an idea amounted to peanuts and so Napster was considered a free service and users just kept logging on and downloading.

However, there was one slight problem. The music industry in America is one of the biggest worldwide. Napster only dealt with music files and not with any other types such as documents or applications. This kept it out of the legal roadblocks but eventually the music industry’s feathers were ruffled.

Using legal resources, the Napster service was shut down by the American Music Industry that cited several reason including artists not receiving their rightful dues due to the Napster service.

Finally, Napster was shut down and merged with Bertelsmann (BMG Music). In its current avatar, Napster is charging an access fee for all their services and is now selling music online as well. But this was not the end of the world for P2P users. By the time Napster got into a legal tangle with the authorities, networks such as KaZaA and eDonkey had already arrived and users were switching to these networks, fast.


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a kid holding the logo of browsersBrowsing the Internet involves using the system browser's and surfing the variety of web pages. The word "browser" itself has had an circumstantial naming since the Internet as whole is a collection of Web pages, and when we surf the Internet we actually browse a variety of Web pages-hence the word browser is used.Some of the popular browsers used for surfing are 'Internet Explorer', 'Mozilla Firefox' , 'Netscape' and 'Opera.' Amongst the New ones 'Google Chrome ' is also emerging as the good browser as it provides some additional features to its users.


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LimeWire is a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the Java Platform, which uses the Gnutella network to locate and share files. Released under the GNU General Public License, Limewire is free software. It also encourages the user to pay a fee, which will then give the user access to LimeWire Pro.




This software is available for free at www.limewire.com..


Features


Written in the Java programming language, LimeWire is able to run on any computer with Java Virtual Machine installed. Installers are provided for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Support for Mac OS 9 and other previous versions was dropped with the release of LimeWire 4.0.10.


Limewire offers the sharing of its library through Digital Audio Access Protocol. As such, when LimeWire is running, any files shared will be detectable on the local network by DAAP-enabled devices (eg. iTunes)
.


Limitations


LimeWire limits queries to 3 - 30 characters. This is to prohibit searches for specific files. This limitation also means that the network will return more results than necessary.
LimeWire doesn't forward SHA1 searches. SHA1 searches find exact copies of files. Magnet links use SHA1 searches. SHA1 searches can also be used to find more sources for a download.
LimeWire uses SHA-1 and tiger tree hash cryptographic hash functions to ensure that downloaded data is uncompromised. Researchers have identified possible vulnerabilities in the SHA-1 algorithm . All Gnutella clients have this limitation. In practice bogus search results are more problematic.

Versions


Lime Wire LLC, the developer of LimeWire, distributes two versions of the program; a basic version for free, and an enhanced version sold for a fee of US$24.95 that offers faster downloads. This is accomplished by facilitating direct connection with up to 10 hosts of an identical searched file at any one time, whereas the free version is limited to a maximum of 8 hosts. Prior to April 2004, the free version of LimeWire was distributed with a bundled program called LimeShop (a variant of TopMoxie), which was considered by computer security experts to be spyware. Among other things, LimeShop monitored online purchases in order to redirect sales commissions to Lime Wire LLC. Uninstallation of LimeWire would not remove LimeShop. With the removal of all bundled software in LimeWire 3.9.4 (released on April 20 2004), these objections were addressed.

Being free software, LimeWire has spawned several forks, including LionShare, an experimental software development project at Penn State University, and Acquisition, a Mac OS X–based Gnutella client with a proprietary interface. Researchers at Cornell University developed a reputation management add-in called Credence that allows users to distinguish between "genuine" and "suspect" files before downloading them. An October 12 2005 report states that some of LimeWire's open source contributors have forked the project and called it FrostWire.

LimeWire was the first file sharing program to support firewall-to-firewall file transfers, a feature introduced in version 4.2, which was released in November 2004. LimeWire also now includes BitTorrent support.


Criticism


According to a June 28, 2005, report in The New York Times, Lime Wire LLC was considering ceasing distributing LimeWire due to the outcome of MGM v. Grokster. On September 25 2005, it was reported that Lime Wire LLC was working on a version of the program which will refuse to share files that lack valid license information. Neither of these events occurred, and as of {{#time:F j, Y |now}}, it is still possible to download LimeWire and share copyrighted files.

On August 4 2006, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued LimeWire, alleging that it was profiting from unauthorized downloads. On September 25 2006 LimeWire countersued the RIAA for antitrust violations.

On May 12 2006, the BBC reported that "Limewire" and "Lime wire" (properly spelled as 'LimeWire') were among search terms likely to return links to malware from an Internet search engine.

On September 7 2007, Gregory Thomas Kopiloff of Seattle was arrested in what the U.S. Justice Department described as its first case against someone accused of using file-sharing computer programs to commit identity theft. According to federal prosecutors, Kopiloff used Limewire to troll other people's computers for financial information and then using it to obtain credit cards for an online shopping spree, federal prosecutors said.


Business model


LimeWire, LLC generates its revenues from the sale of LimeWire Pro. A LimeWire Pro license costs $24.95, and provides the user with a 6 month license. A 1-year "Extended Pro" license is available for $34.95. While commonly mistaken by many users to be a license to the content accessible via LimeWire on the Gnutella network, in fact, it is only a license to the software. LimeWire loses revenue as the Pro version is readily available from alternate sources including itself (for example, a user may use the freely-distributed version of limewire to download the "Pro" version)

The Pro version differs from the Basic version in 3 respects:
  1. It offers personalized technical support.
  2. It provides more search results by connecting to 5 UltraPeers instead of 3 UltraPeers.
  3. It comes with extra skins.



This software is available for free at www.limewire.com


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Some years back,joining a good college or getting admissions meant waiting for hours in long queues.Although it happens now too,some precent of it has been reduced due to the "Inernet".Information regarding many colleges and the procedure for getting admissions can now be done online.Using the internet is now a common thing and is used between people's of different fields and sectors.Whether you are a bussinessman,a student or an IT professionals internet plays a important role in your life.Want to be the first to know your exam results? Want the news about the latest software on the market? Get the latest market quotes?Just plug in your computer and search on internet! Before it became common,nobody believed that a normal man could have access to the Internet.Corporate users and researchers in universities were among the few lucky one's who got access to Internet in early stages.Thankfully, all of this has changed now.Awareness, for one, has increased a great deal and people are constantly in touch with the latest happenings around the planet. The Internet is omnipresent and people ignoring it or trying not to use it are considered thick.

Internet connections of present days are not restricted to merely the dial-up connections and user's are moving onto more faster and reliable broadband connections,although it's use is still limited.Nonetheless, the good part is that people are now more connected than ever before.The world's seems to be a giant village due to the unlimited resources of Internet.But who fuels this?Where is the Internet based? More importantly, what really is this Internet?How did it suddenly become such an integral part of our lives? Is it a bad thing or a good thing?Is it going to last? Is it helping us? You will know answers to all this question and many more in a manner that will make you understand what it really is and how can you use it best.Also you will get knowledge about future technologies that will transform the manner in which we use the Internet today.






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LimeWire is a peer-to-peer file sharing client for the Java Platform, which uses the Gnutella network to locate and share files. Released under the GNU General Public License, Limewire is free software. It also encourages the user topay a fee, which will then give the user access to LimeWire Pro.



GET YOUR OWN Free LIMEWIRE on www.limewire.com


Features

Written in the Java programming language, LimeWire is able to run on any computer with Java Virtual Machine installed. Installers are provided for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. Support for Mac OS 9 and other previous versions was dropped with the release of LimeWire 4.0.10.

Limewire offers the sharing of its library through Digital Audio Access Protocol. As such, when LimeWire is running, any files shared will be detectable on the local network by DAAP-enabled devices (eg. iTunes)
.


Limitations


LimeWire limits queries to 3 - 30 characters. This is to prohibit searches for specific files. This limitation also means that the network will return more results than necessary.LimeWire doesn't forward SHA1 searches. SHA1 searches find exact copies of files. Magnet links use SHA1 searches. SHA1 searches can also be used to find more sources for a download.
LimeWire uses SHA-1 and tiger tree hash cryptographic hash functions to ensure that downloaded data is uncompromised. Researchers have identified possible vulnerabilities in the SHA-1 algorithm . All Gnutella clients have this limitation. In practice bogus search results are more problematic.

Versions


Lime Wire LLC, the developer of LimeWire, distributes two versions of the program; a basic version for free, and an enhanced version sold for a fee of US$24.95 that offers faster downloads. This is accomplished by facilitating direct connection with up to 10 hosts of an identical searched file at any one time, whereas the free version is limited to a maximum of 8 hosts. Prior to April 2004, the free version of LimeWire was distributed with a bundled program called LimeShop (a variant of TopMoxie), which was considered by computer security experts to be spyware. Among other things, LimeShop monitored online purchases in order to redirect sales commissions to Lime Wire LLC. Uninstallation of LimeWire would not remove LimeShop. With the removal of all bundled software in LimeWire 3.9.4 (released on April 20 2004), these objections were addressed.

Being free software, LimeWire has spawned several forks, including LionShare, an experimental software development project at Penn State University, and Acquisition, a Mac OS X–based Gnutella client with a proprietary interface. Researchers at Cornell University developed a reputation management add-in called Credence that allows users to distinguish between "genuine" and "suspect" files before downloading them. An October 12 2005 report states that some of LimeWire's open source contributors have forked the project and called it FrostWire.

LimeWire was the first file sharing program to support firewall-to-firewall file transfers, a feature introduced in version 4.2, which was released in November 2004. LimeWire also now includes BitTorrent support.


Criticism


According to a June 28, 2005, report in The New York Times, Lime Wire LLC was considering ceasing distributing LimeWire due to the outcome of MGM v. Grokster. On September 25 2005, it was reported that Lime Wire LLC was working on a version of the program which will refuse to share files that lack valid license information. Neither of these events occurred, and as of {{#time:F j, Y |now}}, it is still possible to download LimeWire and share copyrighted files.

On August 4 2006, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sued LimeWire, alleging that it was profiting from unauthorized downloads. On September 25 2006 LimeWire countersued the RIAA for antitrust violations.

On May 12 2006, the BBC reported that "Limewire" and "Lime wire" (properly spelled as 'LimeWire') were among search terms likely to return links to malware from an Internet search engine.

On September 7 2007, Gregory Thomas Kopiloff of Seattle was arrested in what the U.S. Justice Department described as its first case against someone accused of using file-sharing computer programs to commit identity theft. According to federal prosecutors, Kopiloff used Limewire to troll other people's computers for financial information and then using it to obtain credit cards for an online shopping spree, federal prosecutors said.


Business model


LimeWire, LLC generates its revenues from the sale of LimeWire Pro. A LimeWire Pro license costs $24.95, and provides the user with a 6 month license. A 1-year "Extended Pro" license is available for $34.95. While commonly mistaken by many users to be a license to the content accessible via LimeWire on the Gnutella network, in fact, it is only a license to the software. LimeWire loses revenue as the Pro version is readily available from alternate sources including itself (for example, a user may use the freely-distributed version of limewire to download the "Pro" version)

The Pro version differs from the Basic version in 3 respects:
  1. It offers personalized technical support.
  2. It provides more search results by connecting to 5 UltraPeers instead of 3 UltraPeers.
  3. It comes with extra skins.


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