LimeWire forced to shut down - what are the alternatives?

Following the death of notorious file sharing service LimeWire, killed by the United States courts after a four-year legal battle against the Recording Industry, millions of music lovers across the globe are now looking for alternative ways to listen to [and share] their favorite tunes.

So where are music lovers supposed to go to get their favorite tunes now?

• use P2P file sharing sites and risk infecting their valuable equipment with nasty viruses
• use Bittorent sites that are riddled with Trojans
• purchase music at ridiculous prices from iTunes

OR..

Use Live Streaming Music-On-Demand

Streaming Technology is also rapidly becoming a preferred method of listening to music thanks to its relative ease of access, particularly with advances in smart-phone technology. Sites such as YouTube, Spotify,Grooveshark and My Dubli, to name a few, have already partnered with Record Labels and digital retailers to deliver legitimate music services online.

Until now, music lovers across the planet have had to invest substantial amounts of money to maintain even an average collection of music. Just take a minute to multiply the number of albums you have by the current cost of a CD or by the cost of a legitimate download.

Then take into consideration the music you would like to be listening to right now and the music you will want to listen to in the future, the cost would be staggering!

That's why streaming music-on-demand makes such good sense. It is extremely cost effective to the consumer, the Artists are happy, the Recording Companies are happy, and most importantly; you never have to worry about ending up in court for listening to your favorite tunes.

It's all about the music!

Tom Biltoft,

Technical Director, Strategy5-LCL