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| Thread ID: 40458 | 2003-12-08 21:33:00 | Kazaa shuts down Kazaa Lite | stu140103 (137) | Press F1 |
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| 198515 | 2003-12-08 21:33:00 | from The Register --------------------------- Kazaa shuts down Kazaa Lite By Jan Libbenga Posted: 08/12/2003 at 12:02 GMT This weekend users of Kazaa Lite K++ learned that almost every download site of the popular peer-to-peer file-sharing application had disappeared, including the links on its own home page . Sharman Networks, the company behind the original Kazaa, approached the ISP of every website that hosted the program and ordered its removal on grounds of copyright infringement . Kazaa Lite K++ is one of many light versions of the popular file-sharing program, but it wasn't developed by Sharman Networks . K++ was set up to offer a version free of the growing amount of spy and adware within the original Kazaa Media Desktop Program . In exchange for installing Kazaa Media Desktop without charge, the GAIN Network and Cydoor spyware will show you online ads . Remove these add-ins and Kazaa simply won’t work . Kazaa does offer an ad-free Plus version for $29 . 95, but naturally, most Kazaa users preferred the free versions widely available on the Web . Although there are still plenty of sites where Kazaa Lite can be downloaded, the program may no longer function properly, according to Slyck . com . Kazaa Lite is based on a Kazaa version prior to 2 . 5 . Therefore a current supernode (a computer that contains a list of some of the files made available by other Kazaa users) in the Kazaa Network will not accept its shares . "The speed of the application will pummel to the ground and (drive Kazaa Lite) out of existence," a user notes . As expected, most Kazaa Lite fans are gnashing their teeth . Here is an attack from Slyck . com: "This latest act from Sharman punctuates a long history of hypocrisy that involves the protection of their own intellectual property rights, yet blatantly ignoring the copyrights of others . " Many Kazaa Lite users will probably divert to other Kazaa clones, such as GIFT, which connects to the Fasttrack, Openfasttrack, Opennapster (old Napster) and Gnutella networks . Still alive and kicking is also the Diet K add-in, which removes all spyware from the original KaZaA Desktop without crippling it . ® |
stu140103 (137) | ||
| 198516 | 2003-12-08 22:15:00 | even though they're shutting down kazaa.Im sure there are some people out there that will keep producing updating kazaa lite.I do actually have a question.Kazaa is actually illegal in the first placed so putting a law against in kazaa lite is rather weird. I use winmx more than kazaa lite.Downloading is relatively slow |
yingxuan (3330) | ||
| 198517 | 2003-12-09 01:07:00 | so an illegal network is shutting down another... hmmmmmm ;) - David |
DangerousDave (697) | ||
| 198518 | 2003-12-09 01:43:00 | Kazza is no more illegal then a car that can go over 100km/h. | metla (154) | ||
| 198519 | 2003-12-09 02:45:00 | >I do actually have a question.Kazaa is actually illegal in the first > placed so putting a law against in kazaa lite is rather weird. How do you arrive at that conclusion yingxuan? While I don't condone P2P swapping of copyright material, I will defend the right of those who have intellectual rights in program ownership. yingxuan, based on your view, the following programs are illegal as well: Nero CD Creator Hot Burn RecordNow WinMX eDonkey ... and many more, which all can be used for legit purposes (burning or file swapping of digital pictures taken by you as an example) If you choose to use the programs for illicit purposes, then thats your choice and you live with any consequences. Its not the fault of the program writer, and it does not make the program illegal. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 198520 | 2003-12-09 03:11:00 | For people who still want Kazaa Lite. You can still download it from other P2P programs like eMule or Overnet. And there are some links on the Kazaa Lite board www.klboard.ath.cx that direct you to these foreign sites which still host the latest version of K-lite. | Scattershot06 (4844) | ||
| 198521 | 2003-12-09 16:29:00 | I guess your right.I cant argue with u.lol.I dunno what to say.But i will be back.lol.Im sure a lot of people can argue about kazaa. Certainly If kazaa is illegal Suing kazaa lite.It'll be very weird.I'll be amaze what the result would be if it happens. Kazaa lite freezes not everytime i use it.Sigh,... |
yingxuan (3330) | ||
| 198522 | 2003-12-09 21:27:00 | Just tried my K lite out and nothing's changed... still works perfectly | Greg S (201) | ||
| 198523 | 2003-12-10 00:46:00 | There is nothing illegal about Kazaa Media Desktop or the technology it uses. If you set up a P2P server for Kazaa (somehow) and set up a mini-network of computers running the Kazaa Media Desktop software, but with no one at those computers, even publicly announcing to all law firms you had done so would not get you sued (except perhaps Sharman Networks demanding to know how you set up a server). Once you place users on those computers, however, it is probable that you would then end up with illicit content on the file sharing network. The problem lies with the users, not the technology - but don't try telling the US that, they've got a thing about permanent marker pens. If they followed the same line with CD burners, then they would go on a spree destroying all CD burners within their country. |
agent (30) | ||
| 198524 | 2003-12-10 15:49:00 | My kazaa lite crashes when i open it.Does anyone know if i download kazaa media desktop.get ad aware to remove the spyware.Would it install the spyware back on.Would the program still work if the spyware are removed? | yingxuan (3330) | ||
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