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Morpheus 7.2 million KaZaA Media 5.8 million AudioGalaxy 3.5 million WinMX 2.1 million iMesh 1.1 million...
...that the free-music revolution is over just yet. Gnutella, iMesh, Aimster and FreeNet are all Napster-style music-trading facilitators, and unaffected by the ruling. Some believe that subtle differences in method will help them beat litigation, although the term "vicarious copyright infringement" tends to sum up the reason for, say, Gnutella's existence just as well as Napster's. But until those services get fat enough on Napster's users to catch the eye of the Big Five music labels (Sony, Warner, BMG, EMI and Universal) and their lawyers, there is such a thing as a free lunch...
...Until then, the free-tune grab is still on, as long as you stay one step ahead of the lawyers. After Mp3.com, Napster, after Napster, Gnutella, after Gnutella, iMesh, after iMesh, tijuanatunes.com...
...then they'll just go elsewhere. Gnutella, Freenet, Scour Exchange, iMesh and CuteMX are all ready to catch Napster's disappointed fans. One service, Audiofind, responded to news of the imminent shutdown by posting the message "BYE BYE NAPSTER!!" on its web site...
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