The End of Kazaa Lite K++ Soon?

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Can Sharman Networks force Kazaa Lite K++ into extinction?*updated*

Posted by Dan Bell on 08 December 2003 - 04:55 - Source: P2pnet

 

 

***As we can can read below in comments, JFM at PeerGuardian.net is responsible for initially uncovering this sad news. We must make sure they are thanked for discovering this in the first place. I must say that I was not aware of this fact and have written JFM.***

 

There is an interview over at P2p.net with Slyck News Tom Mennecke, that gives us some more information on the recent Sharman and Kazaa Lite K++ conflict. He says that Sharman can and will systematically terminate Kazaa Lite K++. December 6th Slyck was reporting that almost every mirror for Kazaa Lite K++ had been eliminated. They say Sharman went to each ISP of every website that hosted Kazaa Lite K++ and ordered its removal via the DMCA. Kazaa Lite K++ has been replaced with links to eMule, BitTorrent and SoulSeek. We knew that but here is a further development. It would seem that even if the software is removed, since it uses a decentralised network it would still function. Mr. Mennecke has some troubling thoughts about that.

 

"This is a gradual process," Slyck's Tom Mennecke told p2pnet. "It'll be at least a few weeks before the breakdown is complete."

 

Back to the Slyck report, "A representative of Sharman Networks spoke to us on the condition of anonymity regarding their current campaign to vanquish Kazaa Lite K++," it says. "Not only has Sharman Networks succeeded in eliminating nearly every major resource of Kazaa Lite K++, they are systematically forcing it off the network. How you ask?

 

"Recent upgrades to Kazaa clients (2.5 and higher) make them less tolerant with outdated or non official clients such as Kazaa Lite K++. Kazaa Lite is based on a version prior to 2.5, therefore a current supernode will not accept its shares. Although this will cause network headaches in terms of traffic, the client will not be able to participate or download off the main FastTrack network. This will effectively cluster and isolate all modified Kazaa clients from FastTrack.

 

"Well, won't Kazaa Lite clients simply form their own sub-FastTrack network?

 

"Sounds nice, but no. Unfortunately, the developers of Kazaa Lite helped Sharman out tremendously by disabling the supernode function. Very few users who run this client are acting as supernodes. A decentralized P2P network with all clients and no supernodes cannot exist. The effects of this extermination is already taking place, as search times and connection times are deteriorating compared to K+ (the legitimate spyware/adware free version of Kazaa.)

 

"As time progresses, the Kazaa Lite K++ client will become so unusable that its populace will be driven off the network. This latest act from Sharman punctuates a long history of hypocrisy that involves the protection of their own intellectual property rights, yet blatantly ignoring the copyrights of others."

 

 

I used the excellent Kazaa Lite for a very long time and enjoyed the lack of spyware and such...until the RIAA came along. Even though I don't use it anymore, I have never uninstalled it and it still sets on my Quick Launch Bar, can't bring myself to remove it. Now there is a battle on two fronts and it saddens me.

 

I wouldn't think due to the RIAA, that there would be too many folks out there acting as supernodes anyway. They have been publicly targeted for months as candidates for subpoenas. So maybe Sharman can make Kazaa Lite K++ unusable, I don't know, hope not.

 

Special thanks to P2P.net for bringing this to our attention and also Slyck News for the inside information. Feel free to discuss this issue in our Music Downloads, P2P and Legal Issues Forum.

 

Credits: P2P.NET & CDFREAKS.COM

 

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This is very big news and I know a ton of people use Kazaa Lite instead of the

regular Kazaa due to the excessive spyware junk. It looks like were gonna have to start using the real kazaa soon with a bunch of adware blockers cleaning up it's filth every time your done using it like AdAware. This is seriously gonna suck!

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[The TeamPlayer]

I got everything I wanted from it anyway.

I rarely use it anymore and if I have to go with the normal version. No wait I won't. Who needs it I'll go mirc or DC.

[Rag]

I never really liked Kazaa all that much.

It was easy to find stuff on it, but I noticed that a lot of the stuff I downloaded from it was fake or falsely named.

 

It was a relief when I learned about DC++

[BuRRdRinkA]

No need to worry!! Just use the new Shareaza, it's almost as good as klite!!!

[-VIOLENCE-]

wow, i use kaaza lite i don't really get how to use Mirc and DC++ always ask for like 300000 Gb to share

[Gouken]

Dammit, there goes the #1 porn resource of all time.

[Weirdy]

ah well...I'll just tell my brother that everyone left kazaa when he finds 0 users then maybe then I can uninstall it with him never downloading anything from there anymore(with me still using DC and Bit Torrent)

[2eyez]

there is always winmx

[Weirdy]

are the feds there?

[emsley]

Music and porn is all kazza lite was good for.

[Diso]

Music and porn is all kazza lite was good for.

i agree with that excluding the porn (YUK >_<) Part

 

Now i just steal music from my brothers so theres no need for kazaa anymore

 

Plus - VG remixes are found on hosted sites so I dont have a problem with that either.