

Name: Gnutella(the application)
Born: March 14th 2000
Died: March 15th 2000
Description: Gnutella was the first program to have a decentralized network. Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version @ filepedia
Cause of Death: AOL(America Online) stupidity.
Survived by:Gnutella.com Community.


(homepage now scam site)
Name: CuteMX
Born: June 1999
Died: July 2000
Description: Central server based P2P network. Share all file types and chat. Screenshot - Old Version.com
Cause of Death: Voluntarly ended by owners as result of early RIAA's(Recording Industry Astrum Argentum) Napster lawsuit.


(homepage now scam site)
Name: Scour Exchange

Born: December 1997
Died: November 2000
Description: Central server P2P network. Sold to CenterSpan in December 2000.Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version.com
Cause of Death: MPAA(Motion Picture Astrum Argentum), RIAA and NMPA(National Music Publishers Association) lawsuit.
Survived by:Centerspan pay service.


Name: Napster
Born: October 1999
Died: March 2001
Description: MP3 exchange program controled by a central server. Free until September 2004.Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version.com
Cause of Death: RIAA lawsuit.
Survived by:Napster.com pay service.


Name: Audiogalaxy Satellite
Born: December 1998
Died: June 2002
Description: MP3 exchange program controled by a central server. In September 2002, launched pay service(Rhapsody).Wiki - Screenshot
Cause of Death: RIAA Lawsuit.
Survived by:Rhapsody/Audiogalaxy.com pay service.



Name: AIMster/Madster
Born: August 2000
Died: December 2002
Description: AIM(AOL Instant Messanger) adapter that allows filesharing between users. Wiki - Screenshot
Cause of Death: RIAA lawsuit. Article


(homepage now scam site)
Name: Kazaa Lite K++
Born: April 2002
Died: December 2003
Description: Kazaa, hacked to remove spy/adware. Exchange files on FastTrack network.Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version@FSP
Cause of Death: Sharman Networks lawsuit. Article
Survived by:Kazaa Lite Resurrection(among others).

Name: SuprNova.org
Born: March 2003
Died: December 2004
Description: Torrent exchange site.Wiki
Cause of Death: Slovenian Police Article 1 - Article 2 - Article 3
Survived by:P2P-IRC.net - WiredFire.org - NewNova.org

Name: FileNexus.com
Born: December 2001
Died: February 2004
Description: ED2K link exchange site.
Cause of Death: Legal pressure toward provider.
Survived by:RespectP2P.org.

Name: ShareReactor.com
Born: November 2001
Died: March 2004
Description: ED2K link exchange site.Wiki
Cause of Death: SAAP(swiss association against piracy) Lawsuit.Article
Survived by:RespectP2P.org.

Name: ShareTV
Born: April 2003(as BuckTV)
Died: December 2004
Description: ED2K TV link exchange site.
Cause of Death:MPAA terrorism. Article
Survived by: ShareTV Forums

Name: Phoenix-Torrents.com
Born: September 2003
Died: December 2004
Description: Torrent forum and exchange site. Registration required.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism.

Name: LokiTorrent.com
Born: February 2004
Died: February 2005
Description: Torrent download site. Register to upload.
Cause of Death:MPAA lawsuit. Article
Survived by:MuffTorrent.com.
No banner or logo could be located for BTEfnet.net, sorry.
(homepage now scam site)
Name: BTEFnet.net
Born: September 2004
Died: May 2005
Description:T V Torrent exchange site.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism.Article
Survived by:efnet.org.

Name: ShunTV.net
Born: December 2002
Died: May 2005
Description: TV Torrent exchange site.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism.

Name: EliteTorrents.org
Born: July 2004
Died: May 2005
Description: Torrent exchange site. Registration required.
Cause of Death: FBI and US Immigration and customs.Article

Name: The-RealWorld.de
Born: February 2001
Died: August 2005
Description: ED2K link exchange site.
Cause of Death: Legal pressure. Article
Survived by: Episode World


Name: WinMX
Born: October 2000
Died: September 2005
Description: Share files on the WPNP and OpenNap networks. Wiki - Screenshot - Old Version.com
Cause of Death: RIAA terrorism. Article 1 - Article 2
Survived by: See Article Resurrecting WinMX


Name: Grokster
Born: March 2001
Died: November 2005
Description: Share files on the FastTrack network. Spyware and Adware supported. Wiki - Screenshot
Cause of Death: MGM Lawsuit. Article
Survived by: Grokster 3g

Name: i2hub
Born: January 2003
Died: November 2005
Description: Internet2 filesharing based on the Direct Connect protocol. Wiki
Cause of Death: RIAA terrorism. Article

Name: Mongo56.org
Born: October 2004
Died: December 2005
Description: BitTorrent tracker and software developer.
Cause of Death: Distributed Denial of Service attacks. Source unknown.

Name: Razorback
Born: November 2003
Died: February 2006
Description: eDonkey2000 indexing server. Wiki
Cause of Death: Federal Belgian Police and MPAA Article 1 - Article 2

Name: DVDRs
Born: April 2004
Died: March 2006
Description: NZB exchange site. Paid registration required.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism. Article
Survived By: DVD Talk

Name: NZBZone.com
Born: December 2004
Died: April 2006
Description: NZB exchange site. Registration required.
Cause of Death: MPAA terrorism. Article

Name: TorrentIt.com
Born: October 2004
Died: April 2006
Description: Torrent exchange site, registration required.
Cause of Death: BRIEN. Article
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