Stealware: Kazaa et al Stealing Link Commissions

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Friday September 27, 2002 @01:28AM from the creeps-creepily-creeping-into-your-pocket dept.

goombah99 writes "We all heard about spyware, well now Kazaa, Morpheus and LimeWire are sneaking a new type of nastiness onto your computer, software that - without you even knowing it - redirects commissions for online purchases you make from other vendors you make back to them. For example, if you buy a CD from an affiliate of Amazon.com, say some charity, the software fools Amazon into crediting the commission to Morpheus, not the charity! The story quotes a LimeWire Developer who admits 'While I agree that this is really a bit of a scam, it is a way for us to pay salaries while not adversely affecting our users.' The insidious part is the stealware program remains even if you delete the original P2P software. And you supposedly gave your permission when you clicked through the EULA."

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Re:Does LimeWire Pro have spyware??? by Adam+Fisk · 2002-09-27 02:44 · Score: 0, Troll

LimeWire Pro has no bundled software or ads. In addition, all non-Windows versions of LimeWire have no bundled software.

Thanks.

Adam Fisk
LimeWire

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Re:Furthurnet.com by Chasuk · 2002-09-27 04:36 · Score: 1, Troll

I've always wondered a similar thing, but with a different why:

Why bother recording live concert-music at all? Live music is great, LIVE. And only LIVE. It souns like shit when you listen to it sitting in the comfort of your home, especially if the recording was done with amateur equipment by amateurs, which bootlegs usually are.

Why waste the HD space? I mean, does fanaticism about a band render one musically tone-deaf?

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