P2P sites shutdown

FYI…

Good ship P2P burns to the waterline
- http://www.theregister.com/2005/09/22/p2p_crisis/
22 September 2005

- http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=26354
22 September 2005
"P2P site WinMX.com ceased operating yesterday and eDonkey.com has closed its New York office…"

FYI…

WinMX Dies, Is Reborn
- http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/67763
EDonkey declared dead, actually moved to New Jersey
Posted 2005-09-23 17:48:02

FYI…

- http://www.theregister.com/2005/09/29/edonkey_quits/
29th September 2005
"The company behind eDonkey, MetaMachine, is getting out of the file sharing business according to its boss Sam Yagan. Yagan disclosed the news in testimony to Congress, Extreme Tech reports. Yagan said he is responding to a cease-and-desist notice served by the (RIAA) to several P2P networks. "I have personally committed to Mr. Sherman – which I reiterate today – that we are in the process of complying with their request," said Yagan. "Therefore I am not here as an active participant in the future of P2P, but rather as one who has thrown in his towel"…"
- http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1864493,00.asp