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Limewire was shut down in 2010 after a four-year legal battle with the US music industry (RIAA) and paid $105m. Thereafter, the company stopped distributing the LimeWire software, and versions 5.5.11 and newer have been disabled using a backdoor installed by the company. https://www.cnet.com/culture/lime-wire-settles-with-riaa-for-105-million/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LimeWire https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2010/oct/27/limewire-shut-down https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/court-shuts-down-limewire-75508/
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