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Ruling in Aimster Case

Posted by michael on from the dead-as-a-doornail dept.

Circuit Breaker writes "A short history of Aimster: Got noticed by the RIAA, lost their domain name to AOL, changed their name to Madster. More recently, a preliminary injunction has been issued against them, according to BBC News and Associated Press. Who's next?" Aimster declared bankruptcy months ago, so this is really a formality: beating a dead horse.

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  1. Flawed p2p app. Flawed business model. by cioxx · · Score: 3, Interesting

    It was one of those 3,000 other Napster clones hoping to hit big-time.

    Listen to the retarded business model they had:

    Combine AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) with Gnutella client to build upon the existing user base of AOL customers (IM side) who would in turn chat and exchange files.

    I tried to install it a year or so ago when there was this instant hype, but it was just horrible. The only p2p model that has a remote chance to survive in this hostile world of RIAA omnipotence is the Direct Connect (DC)