
Limewire, one of the world's biggest file-sharing websites, has been shut down by a US judge after a four-year legal battle. In a huge victory for the record industry, New York District Judge Kimba Wood issued a permanent injunction, ordering the service to stop supplying its software and to block the sharing of unauthorised files.
The 17-page ruling requires LimeWire to 'disable the searching, downloading, uploading, file trading and/or file distribution functionality, and/or all functionality of the software.' The decision puts an end to one of the world's biggest services for allowing consumers to share music, movies and TV shows for free over the internet.
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