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Lime Wire gives up the goat and blocks sharing of Adobe Products
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Lime Wire is announcing that it is bending to pressure from software publishers, such as Adobe with their first step in blocking Warez versions of Adobe PhotoShop from being downloaded. It appears they will be blocking this file sharing at the client side. The biggest issue with this is that any blocking they might do will be in vain because the protocol that Lime Wire is based on is open source and other clients will be able to share and download the software leaving Lime Wire in the cold as reduced capabilities software. On the Mac side at least Acquisition has taken up most of the slack from Lime Wire, expect new players to emerge on the PC front to take the place of Limewire.
Of course the impact will not be huge because most large file sharers do not seem to be using Limewire anymore, Lime Wire has become a lame duck in the file sharing arena of late with torrents the more preferred software for sharing large files. Lime Wire is now often used for Mp3 downloads more than anything. We at Noheat.com wonder if this move is related to the story we covered in Sept when Lime Wire sued the RIAA. It could show weakness in the courtroom and internal feelings that their days are numbered.
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If they admit to the pirated software on their networks (and ban specific adobe applications), doesn’t this just open them up to other lawsuits and require them to ban all other software?