LimeWire is officially back, but it’s probably not in the way you think. Let us explain …
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00:00LimeWire released a launch video that has a lot of social media talking.
00:06So what's making LimeWire relevant again?
00:08Brute can explain in less than 60 seconds.
00:10So when LimeWire was first launched in the year 2000,
00:13it was a file sharing service that quickly became a place for people to illegally download music for free.
00:19By 2010 though, it was shut down after a federal judge ruled that the site violated copyright laws.
00:24However, according to the latest ad release, LimeWire is officially back.
00:29Two Austrian entrepreneurs bought the rights to LimeWire earlier this year
00:33and have since transformed it into an open music and entertainment NFT marketplace
00:38for creators and collectors.
00:40And its current ownership is in no way affiliated with the original LimeWire team.
00:44After the launch video was released,
00:46people on Twitter reminisced about what LimeWire used to be
00:49and made predictions about what the new platform will look like.
00:52The LimeWire launch lineup includes artists like Travis Barker, Nicky Jam, and Elijah Blake.