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'Kazaa Lite' dead and buried

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edited December 2003 in Science & Tech
It has been reported that the makers of Kazaa Lite K++, the popular 'spyware free' peer to peer file sharing software, which is based on Kazaa Media Desktop, have shutdown the project after they were apparently threatened with legal action by Sharman Networks. Eventhough this will result in no further development on the Kazaa Lite software, the program should continue to function fine, at least for now.
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[blockquote]The project, which had been set up to block spy and ad ware within the Kazaa Media Desktop Program has achieved notoriety within the P2p world through its simplistic approach and success in reverse engineering the Kazaa application.

However, the program infringed on the copyright of Sharman Networks, the company that now own and program the Kazaa Media Desktop application, after the purchase of the code and copyright in 2002. The FastTrack (Kazaa) network is financed through advertising systems, which Kazaa Lite K++ does not include, and so was seen as a threat by the owners.

Sharman have threatened legal action, and ordered that the offending content be removed from the official Kazaa Lite sites, including http://www.kazaalite.tk/ which now contains no reference to the existance of the application.

RatFaced said that the decision was “Ironic, that Kazaa is complaining about copyright issues, especially as K-Lite ++ stands for everything that Kazaa CLAIMS to stand for... but fails to deliver.”

We will perhaps never see Kazaa Lite again, but we can hope that users will remain aware of the spyware that is hidden inside the Kazaa application, which is used to finance the creation of the software.

eMule and WinMX offer spyware-free alternatives to Kazaa.
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[link=http://www.nvmax.com/cgi-bin/news.pl?num=1070727057]The full report[/link]

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  • PreacherPreacher Potomac, MD Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    And there was much sadness in the P2P community...
  • LincLinc
    grumbles about Napster never having eleventy-billion bits of spyware in it.

    I'd just as soon not download anything then.
     Owner Detroit Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    grumbles about Napster never having eleventy-billion bits of spyware in it.

    I'd just as soon not download anything then.
  • PreacherPreacher Potomac, MD Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    There's always BT and Shareaza, Gen. Keebs.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    Meh. The fastttrack network sucks anyway.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I just fail to see how a company whose sole source of income depends on immense volumes of completely illegal activity can bitch about this.
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited December 2003
    ;D You're on a roll tonight, Prime . . . either that or I'm in a weird mood and find everything you've said thus far to be funny.
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    primesuspect had this to say
    I just fail to see how a company whose sole source of income depends on immense volumes of completely illegal activity can bitch about this.

    I second that.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    I wondered what happened to the site. Have a look.......... ( www.k-lite.tk )

    NS
  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited December 2003
    shareaza it is then. to bad cause i really like klite which btw is still working but it's prolly just a matter of time before it doesn't.
  • KwitkoKwitko Sheriff of Banning (Retired) By the thing near the stuff Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    primesuspect had this to say
    I just fail to see how a company whose sole source of income depends on immense volumes of completely illegal activity can bitch about this.

    ;D It's kind of like a prostitute who sues for breach of contract when her client doesn't pay.
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited December 2003
    NightShade737 had this to say
    I wondered what happened to the site. Have a look.......... ( www.k-lite.tk )

    NS

    They've removed any mention of the software from it. Which is why pretty much everything is gone. Very sad indeed. Still it was inevitable.
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    But of course, the KLite software will be readily available on P2P transactions!
  • SpinnerSpinner Birmingham, UK
    edited December 2003
    Yeah, I certainly have no shortage of copies. Long live Kazaa Lite!

    /me suddenly realises he can't connect to the network.:bawling:
    Just Kidding!;)
  • MrBillMrBill Missouri Member
    edited December 2003
    Mr. Kwitko had this to say
    ;D It's kind of like a prostitute who sues for breach of contract when her client doesn't pay.

    I was watching one of the "COPS" shows the other night and this woman flagged down a patrol officer. She complained to him that this other woman took her $20 and she wanted it back. The officer asked her why she gave the woman $20 and she said for "anything". He asked her again and got the same response. He asked her again, but this time asked her if she was trying to buy drugs. She said "YES". She told the officer she gave the woman $20 for crack, but what she got was a piece of sheet-rock (LMAO!).

    The officer then approached the other woman and asked her if she took $20 from the woman. She said she did not. He then asked her if she was selling drugs. She said: "No, I don't sell no drugs, I'm a prostitute".

    I thought I would fall out of my chair laughing at how stupid BOTH of these women were.

    Nobody was charged with anything. The officer told the woman that was complaining about losing $20 that she would be arrested for tresspassing if she went to other woman's house again.


    I know this isn't related to Kazaa Lite, but.....it's funny as hell! :D
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited December 2003
    I mentioned that same episode before and I don't recall who saw it but I think it was Geeky1. At least 3 of the S-M guys have seen what is most likely the most ridiculous COPS ever! ;D;D
    MrBill had this to say
    Mr. Kwitko had this to say
    ;D It's kind of like a prostitute who sues for breach of contract when her client doesn't pay.

    I was watching one of the "COPS" shows the other night and this woman flagged down a patrol officer. She complained to him that this other woman took her $20 and she wanted it back. The officer asked her why she gave the woman $20 and she said for "anything". He asked her again and got the same response. He asked her again, but this time asked her if she was trying to buy drugs. She said "YES". She told the officer she gave the woman $20 for crack, but what she got was a piece of sheet-rock (LMAO!).

    The officer then approached the other woman and asked her if she took $20 from the woman. She said she did not. He then asked her if she was selling drugs. She said: "No, I don't sell no drugs, I'm a prostitute".

    I thought I would fall out of my chair laughing at how stupid BOTH of these women were.

    Nobody was charged with anything. The officer told the woman that was complaining about losing $20 that she would be arrested for tresspassing if she went to other woman's house again.


    I know this isn't related to Kazaa Lite, but.....it's funny as hell! :D
  • danball1976danball1976 Wichita Falls, TX
    edited December 2003
    Well, all the KaZaA websites are down now. Anyway, I quit using KaZaA over 3 months ago, and I now use eMule.

    However, what am I going to do about getting updated codec packs now that KaZaA Lite website won't do it anymore.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    danball1976 had this to say
    Well, all the KaZaA websites are down now. Anyway, I quit using KaZaA over 3 months ago, and I now use eMule.

    However, what am I going to do about getting updated codec packs now that KaZaA Lite website won't do it anymore.

    E-Mule is way too slow for music and you don't know what quality or anything it is, only the name of the file.

    Codec -
    http://www.k-litecodecpack.com

    NS
  • PreacherPreacher Potomac, MD Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    There's still Shareaza (slow as well) and BT.
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    There's always buying the thing you want with actual money.
  • a2jfreaka2jfreak Houston, TX Member
    edited December 2003
    Huh? :scratch:
    primesuspect had this to say
    There's always buying the thing you want with actual money.
  • BriltBrilt brooklyn
    edited December 2003
    primesuspect had this to say
    There's always buying the thing you want with actual money.

    what about tv shows that just aired? you can't buy those
  • EgoShowcaseEgoShowcase North Carolina
    edited December 2003
    primesuspect had this to say
    There's always buying the thing you want with actual money.

    Money? whats that? You mean you have to pay this so called "money" for music. What has the world came to.

    On a side note there is always Mirc for all you music and file needs.
  • BlackHawkBlackHawk Bible music connoisseur There's no place like 127.0.0.1 Icrontian
    edited December 2003
    primesuspect had this to say
    There's always buying the thing you want with actual money.
    Blasphemy!!!1 :shakehead
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