It's exactly this type of mindset that makes LimeWire's current switch so peculiar. Downloading files instead of paying the creator for said content almost created a movement of sorts, with people boycotting expensive DVDs and music albums in favor of P2P downloads. That alone should have acted as a deterrent, but for the millions of people that used LimeWire, Kazaa, eMule, and other such programs, it wasn't - mainly because it was difficult to detect and wasn't really pursued unless it was being done in massive quantities. In many countries, downloading and/or uploading pirated content was (and still is) against the law. As a result, P2P programs have had a quite bad rep, and with good reason, too. That was the response of the outraged music and movie industry that lost millions of dollars due to illegal file sharing. This free P2P file sharing client has been released under GNU General Public License and works on Windows and Mac platforms. Some of us may remember the iconic "you wouldn't download a car" commercial that played prior to movies and shows found on DVD or in the cinema. If you consider user interface, then MP3 Rocket is one of the closest alternative to LimeWire as it looks very much like LimeWire. The early 2000s saw the advent of peer-to-peer (P2P) programs and file sharing.
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