2006-08-24 09:05:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
BearShare is a popular Gnutella-based file sharing application created by Free Peers, Inc. It runs under Microsoft Windows and comes in several versions, including an advertising supported version, a paid "Pro" version with no advertisements, and a Lite (stripped down) free version.
Alongside Morpheus & LimeWire, Bearshare was seen as one of the forerunning Gnutella applications due to its wide implementation of Gnutella Developers Forum (GDF) proposals and stable networking.
Following the June 27, 2005 United States Supreme Court Decision on the MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. case the BearShare support forums were closed. Most of the forum regulars went across to the Technutopia forum pages where support is available for BearShare.
On May 4, 2006, Free Peers agreed to pay $30 million in a settlement with the RIAA and transfer all their Bearshare-related assets to iMesh.
See also
* Peer-to-peer - p2p protocols and clients
* Comparison_of_file_sharing_applications
* Spyware
2006-08-27 00:22:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bearshare is the same type of software that limewire is. It is still file sharing and is considered illegal although the government and FCC has not gone after either of them like they did with Napster. Hope this helps.
2006-08-24 09:10:57 · answer #2 · answered by kmontign 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No it's really illegal, and For your info, every p2p program is illegal to download songs.
Good luck.
P.S Bearshare have alot of spywares, so if you want to use p2p Limewire is the best.
2006-08-24 09:09:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bear percentage is felony in case you do not acquire unlawful content cloth. How do all of us comprehend what information are nevertheless lower than copyright regulations, and which information are not? we do not. they are not marked. How old is the music. Is the artist lifeless or alive? there's a lot shady section right here, it can make a felony specialist bypass-eyed. The most secure aspect to do is, do not swap information. positioned a music modifying software on your computer, then record your songs off the radio utilising a dazzle. once you discover strategies to apply a sturdy modifying software, inclusive of "audacity", you may deliver the songs as a lot as CD high quality. It takes a at the same time as and prepare. you may split the tracks, replace historic past outcomes, upload or delete bass, edit the "commence" and "end" factors, adjust low bypass and extreme bypass, and so on. that is a pastime and it really is exciting. And, it really is felony.
2016-11-27 19:28:04 · answer #4 · answered by abrar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
y dont u get limewire pro its just $18 and it protects u from viruses and its faster than bearshare!
2006-08-24 09:19:47 · answer #5 · answered by beatrix 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have been using bearshare and my friends for years i haven't heard a thing it isn't legal. run with it
2006-08-24 09:09:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
umm im not sure, i think its prety much the same as limewire, u cud try emule.
2006-08-24 09:10:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋