How CNET/CBS interactive ignited and Fueled the Phenomenon of Internet Piracy

Anyone that THINKS that this blog is NOT FAIR USE, Refer to these Examples!

2011-06-18T11:32:00.000-07:00

Well,

As the threats and innuendo's pour in, I ask that you kindly refer to the Examples BELOW! I will certainly file a counter-notice to any DMCA takedown and have one of the most powerful and brilliant men in the world behind me now.

FIRST:

There is NO Advertising, Nothing in this Blog

affects the market for the original material
(Most of which has been unavailable
to the public for several years).

The sources are as carefully identified
with Links as possible to the Original Material.
All screen caps are analog captures.
This is OBVIOUSLY News

reporting and Commentary.

SECOND:

My 400,000 loyal subscribers

on YouTube will be delighted to support me

if a problem should occur!

You may also want to consider how a Judge might be swayed by examples such as these;
( Particularly the Honorable Judge Patel whom I happen to admire!)
We have over a DOZEN Similar Examples! I'll be adding many others that are actually MUCH WORSE that these!
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Pig Latin Encoder software suggested in Napster Article above, as promoted in Previous CNET Screen Capture.
As found on the "Internet Wayback Machine"

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Namester, another PROUD CNET offering as Promoted above in the CNET article recommending ways to Circumvent the Honorable Judge Patel's Order that Napster Filter out Copyright Infringing Music.
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Of Courseeeeeee..... These as well as 100's of other's appeared on most the Co-Branded Pages as Well!

We mustn't forget the CNET/ZDNET Maligned Senators! Here's a CNET Recommending that the Honorable Senator Orrin Hatch be sued for sponsoring a Bill to Protect Children.

Refer to this Link for troubling news regarding the P2P Software CNET Distributed

http://democrats.oversight.house.gov/images/stories/documents/20040817153928-98690.pdf

READ this CNET/ZDNET Story of Children Exposed to PORN on P2P Networks

http://www.zdnet.com/news/new-bill-would-curb-p2p-companies/130647

ZDNET Story about the Government trying to create ways to deal with P2P Porn

http://www.zdnet.com/news/congress-mulls-new-p2p-porn-restrictions/128102

ZDNET "Kids Stumbling onto Smut on P2P Networks"

http://www.zdnet.com/news/congress-targets-p2p-porn/128083

ZDNET Congress threatens P2P Networks on Porn.

http://www.zdnet.com/news/congress-threatens-p2p-networks-on-porn/143947

CNET EDITOR QUOTE in above story "Allow me to Induce Myself"

which is STILL LIVE on CNET today:

"I have a neat solution to the whole debacle, using this chain of logic:

The INDUCE Act makes an infringer out of anyone who "aids, abets, induces, or procures" someone else's copyright violation.

• This act is anticonsumer and anti-technology and, as such, has made its share of enemies.

• When people feel that a law is unjust, too broad, and makes no sense, they're more likely to break it.

• Therefore, this law will encourage people to trade more songs and purchase fewer legally.

Since it encourages copyright infringement, the INDUCE Act will be illegal--under the INDUCE Act.

• Orrin Hatch should be the first person sued if the bill passes, for inducing people to infringe on copyright."

The Article ENDS that Way,

Allow Me to Induce Myself

http://web.archive.org/web/20040711194630/http://www.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5142741-1.html

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But can CNET claim NO MINORS ever used the Software? NO, they Published LETTERS from them!

NOW, Here is a REAL LETTER from a 15 year old girl submitted to CNET!

Unbelievable advice given to a 15 year old girl regarding problems that she had by downloading "Dreamweaver" from Limewire. Published as part of the "Spyware Horror Stories" series.

The girl ADMITS to having not only downloaded the copyrighted software "Dreamweaver" AND the anime movie "Teen Drama Queen" with Limewire but also admits that she also downloaded the JUST recently published "Harry Potter Book" from Bitcomet AND Bittorrent. Did the EDITOR'S even address the severity of copyright issue? HELL NO! They advised that she forget to scan the files and that they were happy she had gone legal by deciding to buy the "Real" software. They even thoughtfully made the words "BitComet" AND "Bittorent" live links so readers could jump to the download.com software download pages for each notorious p2p offering on Cnet.

( Although these are vintage FAIR USE Screen Captures, The article is STILL AVAILABLE today on Cnet.com!!!!!)

NOTE! CNET TOOK IT DOWN! I WONDER WHY? Here WAS THE link!

http://download.cnet.com/Spyware-Horror-Stories/1200-2023_4-5178025.html

That's okay, It's on the "Internet Wayback Machine" for EASY Viewing! ( the "Internet Wayback Machine" links are CLEARLY the exact same URL)

Teen Drama Queen on CNET's Download.com October 17, 2007
http://web.archive.org/web/20071017093724/http://www.download.com/Spyware-Horror-Stories/1200-2023_4-5178025.html

Same Article again on CNET's Download.com Oct 8 2008
http://web.archive.org/web/20081008141224/http://www.download.com/Spyware-Horror-Stories/1200-2023_4-5178025.html

Posting on 8/9/2007. Click on ANY image to Enlarge.

Read the Editor's Response. I can't believe they even published the Girl's letter as it was a pure admission that LimeWire, Bittorrent and BitComent were being used for VARIOUS copyright infringing purposes. It would have been a different story if the editor's responded. Your first mistake is that you MUST learn to Never use P2P File Sharing software to infringe copyrighted Software or Literary Works. That is stealing! Read this response. No mention of the 15 year old minor girl downloading that Anime Movie or that "Harry Potter" book. ( Harry Potter was NEVER available as a E-Book until AFTER this article was published on CNET).

This is a Screen Cap of the Actual Submission form from 10/12/2007 that was used to submit your "Spyware Horror Stories" to the Cnet Editors.

ZDNET Story about the Government trying to create ways to deal with P2P Porn

http://www.zdnet.com/news/congress-mulls-new-p2p-porn-restrictions/128102

ZDNET "Kids Stumbling onto Smut on P2P Networks"

http://www.zdnet.com/news/congress-targets-p2p-porn/128083

ZDNET Congress threatens P2P Networks on Porn.

http://www.zdnet.com/news/congress-threatens-p2p-networks-on-porn/143947

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CNET Directs even More unjust Malice towards the Honorable Senator Orrin Hatch! (Below)

From ZDNET division of CNET

Orrin Hatch is cast as a Tyrant in this Parody and is ordering executions of Music Industry Individuals.

I do not have a copy of the CNET/XDNET Video promoted in this article . . . . . . YET!

Original HERE on the "Internet Wayback Machion"

http://web.archive.org/web/20000817044710/http://music.zdnet.com/features/mp3humor/p2.html

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CNET's Virtual Online P2P Software Monopoly in the Early to mid 2000's

2011-06-06T04:35:00.000-07:00

http://web.archive.org/web/20031018003815/http://www.cnet.com/aboutcnet/mediakit/marketing/download.html

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Reach Millions of Users

By marketing with CNET Download.com and ZDNet Downloads, you have the opportunity to reach millions of consumers who are looking for a hands-on evaluation of your products before they purchase.

• 8.9 million average monthly unique users

Source: Nielsen NetRatings Q2 2003, US only. Include both CNET Download.com and ZDNet Downloads.

DETAILS AT END OF POSTING WITH LINKS SO YOU MAY VERIFY YOURSELF!

Week Ending April 3 2003 Most Popular Downloads

( JUST PC and Just CNET)

Kazaa Media Desktop 2,779,030 Downloads

ICQ Lite 620,073 Downloads

iMesh 395,573 Downloads

Week Ending June 16 Most Popular Downloads

Kazaa Media Desktop 2,439,826 Downloads

ICQ 572,665 Downloads

iMesh 436,119 Downloads

Please be Patient, and Check ALL these postings often. We are sorting out over 20,000 Screen captures representing thousands of research hours. The history of CNET/CBS Interactive promoting Piracy software is staggering. Over 1,000 different software offerings, Several hundred instances of mentioning copyright infringing uses, often with known copyrighted songs or famous band names. Although some of these pages are ten years old, you must remember that CNET has been distributing LimeWire software since at least February 2001.

Cnet had a virtual monopoly on the distribution of Software through the Largest and most visited Internet portals throughout the early to mid 2000's.

KaZaa, Morpheus, iMesh and Limewire were shilled by CNET/ZDNET from the pages of MSN, AOL, Excite, Netscape, AltaVista and perhaps as many as 100 others.

After the acquisition of ZDnet in 2000, the combined companies,

with an international presence in 25 countries, CNET Networks ranked among the top five international networks in terms of global footprint.

MSN's software section was a ZDnet featured section ( Look at this MSN page from August 2001)

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801160604/http://tech.msn.com/fdl/

AOL's Software Section was basically CNET's Site re-Branded as AOL! ( Look at this AOL Software Section Page from September 2001 and look at the iMesh Feature Article Description!)

http://web.archive.org/web/20010915125915/http://aolcom.cnet.com/software/0-3227895.html

In 1999 CNET formed an alliance with America Online to provide co-branded online computer buying guides. CNET paid $14.5 million for the exclusive right to provide these co-branded computer buying guides on both America Online & CompuServe for 2 1/2 years and to be the exclusive distributor of free software downloads on AOL.com.

Another agreement between CNET and RealNetworks resulted in Snap.com being used as the exclusive search engine to locate MP3 audio files and video files by users on all of RealNetworks' sites.

AOL CNET Most Popular Downloads PC Aug 18 2001 ( Screen Capped)

http://web.archive.org/web/20010818121226/http://aolcom.cnet.com/downloads/0-1857922-102-0-1.html

AOL CNET Most Popular Downloads PC Scour Napster AudioGalaxy Newtella Oct 30 2000

( Screen Capped)

http://web.archive.org/web/20001030092558/http://aolcom.cnet.com/downloads/0-1857922-102-0-1.html

AOL Cnet Napster Download Page Oct 30 2000 ( Screen Capped)

http://web.archive.org/web/20001030220328/http://aolcom.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-2276532.html?

Aol Cnet Scour Download page September 29 2000 ( Screen Capped)

http://web.archive.org/web/20000929051125/http://aolcom.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-2587168.html

Aol CNET Audiogalaxy Oct 31 2000 ( Screen Capped)

http://web.archive.org/web/20001031011326/http://aolcom.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-2917309.html?

AOL Cnet Top PC Audio Downloads April 9 2002 Morpheus iMesh LimeWire BearShare Grokster AudioGalaxy (Screen Capped)

http://web.archive.org/web/20020409142051/http://aolcom.cnet.com/downloads/0-1857922-102-0-1.html

Excite's software was ANOTHER CNET/ZDnet Exclusive! ( ZDnet's Logo is Clearly Shown)

http://web.archive.org/web/200011091443/http://computing.netscape.com/computing/download/shareware/main.tmpl

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Netscape's Software Offerings were clearly branded ZDNET

http://web.archive.org/web/200011091443/http://computing.netscape.com/computing/download/shareware/main.tmpl

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Zdnet News and Software Featured on the VERY Popular Search Engine AltaVista

( Google was in it's infancy if it existed at all yet)

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For anyone that noticed"Software Zone" on the list above, it was an internet video game software portal only with no P2P file sharing software that I could find.

http://web.archive.org/web/19990125092036/http://softwarezone.com/

Now look at the list of most popular websites from 2001-2007; NOTICE that CNET lost 95% of it's "Attention" as the various P2P software offerings were being sued out of existence!

http://blogoscoped.com/forum/110586.html

These websites, MSN, AOL, Netscape, AltaVista, taken along with CNET's web traffic at the time, represented at least 50% of America's daily web traffic, if not the entire world's.

These distribution deals assured a virtual Monopoly on the distribution of such software offerings as Kazaa, Morpheus, LimeWire, iMesh, Bearshare, Scour, Grokster and at least 250 OTHERS!

Moreover, CNET's "Software Download Button" program assured that web traffic directly to the Notorious File Sharing sites would be sent to CNET's Download.com for the software, assuring this virtual P2P software monopoly.

CNET's and ZDNET's articles promoting online piracy were syndicated to websites around the world, possibly over 125 different websites, ( I'm still researching this, but it is STAGGERING!)

How tight was Cnet Downloads AND these P2P File Sharing Companies?? The Official Cnet Downloads button was embedded on MANY of the Notorious Sites Landing Page! Sometimes there was only a plain button download link, as was on Limewire up until May 13, 2010 that brought the prospective downloader directly to Cnet Downloads.

Cnet Downloads EMBEDDED button on Grokster 5/27/2002 ( Click ANY Image to Enlarge)

Cnet Downloads EMBEDDED Button on Imesh 1/25/2002

Cnet Downloads EMBEDDED Button TODAY on BitComet Landing Page (77 MILLION Downloads!)

Cnet Downloads Button on Qtrax Max Homepage 1/25/2002

LOVING that CNET Article featured on the Front Page of Qtrax Max.

Cnet Downloads EMBEDDED Button Homepage of Bearshare 3/27/2002

Cnet Downloads Button embedded on Limewire in this Vintage Screen cap from 6/2/2001

Cnet Direct Link in the Morpheus Site. (See Following Image) Both Screen caps from 10/2002

When the would be downloader clicked the Download Button on the Morpheus Homepage shown above, the link took you RIGHT HERE to Cnet! NOTICE 100 Million Downloads, and that's just up to the screen cap date of 10/2002

Cnet Downloads embedded button on the Blubster Homepage 9/23/2001

Cnet Downloads Kazaa Download Button on the Kazaa Front Page

http://web.archive.org/web/20010308195149/http://www.mp3wolf.com/

I will upload dozens of these vintage Images like these for Bearshare, Imesh, Morpheus, Grokster, and more. ( Well before the Settlements and Judges Orders). I just need the time. The download totals from Cnets own servers ABSOLUTELY EXCEED over 1.2 BILLION downloads of P2P file Sharing software.

CNET's "Piracy Adventure Land" the "Cnet Music Center"

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Please be Patient, and Check ALL these postings often. We are sorting out over 20,000 Screen captures representing thousands of research hours. The history of CNET/CBS Interactive promoting Piracy software is staggering. Over 1,000 different software offerings, Several hundred instances of mentioning copyright infringing uses, often with known copyrighted songs or famous band names. Although some of these pages are ten years old, you must remember that CNET has been distributing LimeWire software since at least February 2001.

We have substantial evidence going right up until the year 2011. Moreover, just since CBS bought CNET, they have distributed over 50,000,000 downloads of LimeWire alone! Over 250,000,000 downloads of LimeWire in Total.
Please, keep in mind as you review this evidence, "What was CNET's Intent?"

CNET Downloads PC Audio Landing Page Aug 1 2001

• Audiogalaxy Instructional Video

• Gnotella Review Featured on the Front Page

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801154936/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1857922.html

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CNET Music Center File Sharing Smackdown FEATURED! August 1 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801151046/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1565654.html

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The CNET "Music Center" Page, was on CNET.com, one of the "Most Visited Sites" on the Internet! Think of the "Search Engine Results" that would have been drawn by so MANY live links related to "Music" and "MP3". (See the Page again Below).

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CNET Music Center Featuring an MP3 Insider "File Sharing Smackdown" using REAL Known Copyrighted Bands & Famous Recording Artists on the Front Page.

This one is from August 1 2001. ( There were several!)

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201708/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-1.html

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Still Live as of June 3 2011

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

Featuring these Artists and Bands as "Test Subjects". Can you spot a few that Likely have Copyrighted Material?

Britney Spears, The Strokes, Mogwai, Beatles, Run DMC, Stravinski, Leonard Bernstein, Randy Newman, Megadeth, Metallica, Pixies, Radiohead, American Analog Set, Miles Davis , Johnny Cash, Yo La Tengo, Rodan and Delgados.

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR A LARGE SCREEN SIZE VIEW!
http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

To view the complete CNET MP3 Insider "File Sharing Smackdown" article, you needed to click yet another link. ( These file sharing readers were suckered into millions of page views)

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201731/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-2.html

CLICK THE IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN VIEWING
Archive.org, The Internet Wayback Machine Link

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201731/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-2.html

MP3 Insider, File Sharing Smackdown Posting Date 7/27/2001

Senior Editor Eliot Van Buskirk

In offices, dorms, and other high-bandwidth communities around the world, people are talking about which file-sharing service they like the most, now that Napster and Scour have been sued into irrelevance.

CNET Music Center's copy editor Brian Satterfield and I hunkered down to run a simple yet effective test on the top eight file-sharing applications. We ran searches for 18 band names using each of these clients, all of which are flourishing in the absence of Napster. According to CNET Download.com, the eight most popular file-sharing programs are: Gnotella, KaZaa, LimeWire, BearShare, Gnucleus, Audiogalaxy, MusicCity Morpheus, and WinMX.

I have carefully researched the Inline Links in the Above CNET "MP3 Insider" "File Sharing Smackdown" test. I have found the original linked pages as they appeared at the time on the "Internet Wayback Machine". I have reproduced those direct links below.

First Inline link was the word "Scour" It links directly to the Scour Office Assets Bankruptcy auction at Bankruptcy specialists; Cowan Alexander.

"now that Napster and Scour have been sued into irrelevance"

Scour Bankruptcy Auction ( Scour is Auction 11 near Bottom)

http://web.archive.org/web/20010607095108/http://www.cowanalexander.com/Calendar.htm

"we couldn't include Aimster in our testing,"

The Aimster Inline Line goes to the CNET Download.com Aimster Software download page;

http://web.archive.org/web/20010630231301/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-108-65314.html

"OK, enough of my nattering, on to the results chart."

The inline link "Results Chart" directs to the Results Chart for the "MP3 Insider File Sharing Smackdown" Date 7/27/2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201731/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-2.html

"the edge to Gnotella. It returned tons of results,"

On the Test Chart Page, the Inline linked word "Gnotella" directs to this Page "CNET Music "Find Music" "How To" Guide "Use Gnotella to Search Gnutella";

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201703/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566076-8-6675327-1.html

"The same goes for the folks who thought it was such a good idea to stamp out Napster"

The inline linked word "Folks" Directs Here, The RIAA's Website.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010720130956/http://riaa.org/

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Archive.org The Internet Wayback Machine Link

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201731/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-2.html

CLICK THE IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN VIEWING

Archive.org The Internet Wayback Machine Link

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201731/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-2.html

I have included the extra links to show just how much traffic these Software offerings brought to the rest of CNET's Site. AND to potential Affiliate sales.

Actual Music Center Landing Page on August 1 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801151046/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1565654.html

"Play Music" Link

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801152647/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566073.html

"Organize Your Music"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010803085851/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566074.html

"Find Music"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801154240/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566076.html

"Create Music"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801160844/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566077.html

"All Reviews"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010803081041/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1565654-7-1582518.html

"Top 5 MP3 Players"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201653/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566073-8-6199116-1.html

"CD R/RW Drives"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912195033/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566074-7-2651410.html?

"MP3 CD Players"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010803081659/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566073-7-4639798.html

"Portable MP3 Players"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010803081454/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566073-7-1815146.html

"Napster" inline word link goes directly to Napster CNET Download.com Page Aug 6 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20010806031230/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-108-48050.html

Gnotella Link under Feature Goes to the CNET Download.com Gnotella Download Page

http://web.archive.org/web/20011217044114/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-6676699.html?

Gnotella "Hand Crafted" "Tutorial Link" goes here to a CNET Gnotella Tutorial

http://web.archive.org/web/20011007083039/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566076-8-6675327-1.html

The Link "More MP3 Search Tools" Brings you HERE to the CNET Downloads top "MP3 Finders"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010913190800/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0,10151,0-1896420-106-0-1-0,00.html

SongSpy Inline Link goes here to the Song Spy CNET download page

http://web.archive.org/web/20010913054325/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-6657258.html

Link from word "POPULAR" at the top of page links to The "CNET Download.com's Most Popular Titles in PC Audio" Morpheus, KaZaa, Audiogalaxy, LimeWire, Gnotella, BearShare Etc.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801154528/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1857922-102-0-1.html

Link from Word "PICK" Means the CNET Editor's top Picks! Today's Top Cnet Editors Pick is BearShare

http://web.archive.org/web/20010913190845/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0,10151,0-1857922-105-0-1-4,00.html?

The Live Link to the word "New Releases" are CNET's Newest Music Software Releases

http://web.archive.org/web/20010913190843/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0,10151,0-1857922-104-0-1-4,00.html?

MP3 Search Tools goes to the "File Sharing" Software. Notable three new versions of Bearshare.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010913053549/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0,10151,0-1896420-106-0-1-0,00.html

Peer to Peer Exchanges Court Advisers Adware Spyware Cnet News August 2 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20010803110345/http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-6759036.html#

"How-tos and Guides" goes here;

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801150416/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1565654-7-1581410.html

"Music News"( Hint, it's NOT about Hot new Bands and Recording Artists), Link goes here;

http://web.archive.org/web/20010803090617/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424.html

"Electronic" goes here;

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801154120/http://cnet.com/electronics/0-3622.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20010707042257/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1565654.html

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http://web.archive.org/web/20010623002223/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566076-7-4652393.html

The Link and Front Page story that Took the reader to the "Get Started with Audiogalaxy Satellite" Guide.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010707042257/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1565654.html

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CNET's "Music Center" was the "Music Piracy Treasure Map"

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Another part of how CNET started Piracy! CNET Music Center ran a FREE MP3 Search Engine!

http://web.archive.org/web/20000620025543/http://www.search.com/guides/4.html

The "Top One Hundred Searches" Link still works Just fine.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801154358/http://music.search.com/top

( Notice the search bar below the top 100 results is "Pre-set to search for MP3's)

Now Click the ARTISTS Names and see Live DOWNLOAD LINKS embedded in the Search Results. ( The "Internet Wayback Machine" Crawler hit those Links to the top One Hundred Searches and Preserved the ACTUAL RESULTS for that day)

You didn't even need to leave the CNET MP3 Search.com search results page to download the songs. Simply right click to download! You didn't need to even leave the CNET page to download 100's if not thousands of songs as fast as your connection could manage. No Napster or file-sharing needed. No going to pop-up infested websites!

The Links blow still work fine! Just about every known recording artist showed up in the Cached "Internet Wayback Machine" Pages!!

Madonna

http://web.archive.org/web/20010816011651/http://music.search.com/search/madonna.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.1

Shaggy

http://web.archive.org/web/20010802105355/http://music.search.com/search/shaggy.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.2

Gorillaz

http://web.archive.org/web/20010802115131/http://music.search.com/search/gorillaz.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.3

Linkin Park

http://web.archive.org/web/20010710114552/http://music.search.com/search/linkin_park.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.6

http://web.archive.org/web/20010802111421/http://music.search.com/search/u2.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.7

Faith Hill

http://web.archive.org/web/20010802110512/http://music.search.com/search/faith_hill.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.12

Nelly Furtado

http://web.archive.org/web/20010816021259/http://music.search.com/search/nelly.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.14do

Jennifer Lopez

http://web.archive.org/web/20010816010157/http://music.search.com/search/jennifer_lopez.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.16

Look at the tops of the results pages, They were grouped by "Fastest Sources"

NOW, One could argue that it was a "Dumb" search engine that blindly picked up MP3 + Britney and gave the results. That actually would be JUST FINE.

Except

A. It was "Pitched" as a "Free MP3 Music Finder" by CNET

http://web.archive.org/web/20010813081114/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566076-7-1877214.html

QUOTE BY CNET EDITOR: "This one's a no-brainer; just query search engines with terms such as Beatles MP3, and you'll return lots of results, although most will be either irrelevant or unavailable. To make this slightly easier, CNET has put together its own MP3 Web search service, which lets you search directly on 11 different Web-based MP3 sites."

And these are those "11" different MP3 Websites; ( As the RIAA Shut them down one after another, New ones were simply added)

http://web.archive.org/web/20001024221122/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74&tag=st.se.fd.out.4-74

B. The instructions gave a specific copyrighted song as an example "Beck's Loser"

http://web.archive.org/web/20000620025543/http://www.search.com/guides/4.html

C. The "MP3 Finder" Search Engine landing page had "Preset Artists" to Click.

Those pre-set artists were "U2" "Madonna" "Britney Spears", Known Copyrighted Artists.

This persisted for 5 years from 2000 until 2005 as evidenced by the Links to the "internet WayBack Machine below"

http://web.archive.org/web/20011201233143/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. October 31, 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20011031154821/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. August 6, 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20020806214855/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. October 4, 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20021004053054/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. December 7, 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20021207193138/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. February 10, 2003

http://web.archive.org/web/20030210125156/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. December 4, 2003

http://web.archive.org/web/20031204203518/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. February 12, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20040212015601/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. April 4, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20040404043945/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. October 10, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20041010014312/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. December 4, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20041204172802/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. December 8, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20041208034301/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. February 6, 2005

http://web.archive.org/web/20050206125952/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. March 5, 2005

http://web.archive.org/web/20050305060654/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

http://web.archive.org/web/20000619165857/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566076-7-1877214.html?

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR A FULL SCREEN SIZED VIEW

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801154358/http://music.search.com/top

CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR A FULL SCREEN SIZE VIEW

http://web.archive.org/web/20010816011651/http://music.search.com/search/madonna.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.1

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR A FULL SCREEN SIZED VIEW!

At the Bottom of the "CNET Get Started With "Hotfile" Page

Next Steps

"From Gnutella to Scour Exchange, we've got all sorts of file-sharing tips for you in the Find Music section of CNET Music Center."

Click the "Find Music" Link to go HERE! To CNET's Official "Find Music" resource Guide Page! LOL!

http://web.archive.org/web/20010915024128/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566076.html

NOW! Look for the "Search for MP3's" Field and click the "Top 100 MP3 Searches LINK"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010915024128/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1566076.html

You will see "TOP 100 Searches Week Ending July 29, 2001", NOW, Click on Madonna!

http://web.archive.org/web/20010801154358/http://music.search.com/top

STILL rolls over to the Original Cached Madonna Search Results, LOL!!!

http://web.archive.org/web/20010816011651/http://music.search.com/search/madonna.html?tag=st.mu.top.list.1

"3pmmp3.com" rolls to this for the first :Madonna Like a Prayer" ( Tries to Start Instant Download, but no longer Functions)

http://web.archive.org/web/20020625200557/http://3pmmp3.com/cgi-bin/download.cgi?conf=mp3&id=1955409152

"EMP3 Finder" Rolls over Here for Madonna "Like a Prayer"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010808095131/http://www.emp3finder.com/download/374858/

CNET's Search.com Top 100 Searches Nov 8 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20011108042823/http://www.search.com/top?tag=ex.se.fd.col.top

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. December 1, 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20011201233143/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Top 100 Searches December 16 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20011216215611/http://www.search.com/top?tag=ex.se.fd.col.top

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. October 31, 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20011031154821/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Top 100 Searches January 24 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20020124223300/http://www.search.com/top?tag=ex.se.fd.col.top

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. February 13, 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20020213073005/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Top 100 Searches June 1 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20020601143327/http://www.search.com/top?tag=ex.se.fd.col.top

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. June 6, 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20020606004604/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Top 100 Searches August 2 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20020802151538/http://www.search.com/top?tag=ex.se.fd.col.top

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. August 6, 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20020806214855/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. October 4, 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20021004053054/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Top 100 Searches Oct 19 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20021019223213/http://www.search.com/top?tag=ex.se.fd.col.top

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. December 7, 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20021207193138/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. February 10, 2003

http://web.archive.org/web/20030210125156/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With U2 Britney Spears and Madonna as Preset Searches. December 4, 2003

http://web.archive.org/web/20031204203518/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. February 12, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20040212015601/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. April 4, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20040404043945/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. October 10, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20041010014312/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. December 4, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20041204172802/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. December 8, 2004

http://web.archive.org/web/20041208034301/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. February 6, 2005

http://web.archive.org/web/20050206125952/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. March 5, 2005

http://web.archive.org/web/20050305060654/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com Music "Search MP3's With "U2" "MP3" "Music" "Britney Spears" and "Madonna" as Preset Searches. March 5, 2005

http://web.archive.org/web/20050305060654/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Search.com MP3 Search March 2 2007 as Close to today as I can Find

No Longer has Madonna, U2 Britney Spears Etc.

http://web.archive.org/web/20070302181540/http://www.search.com/search?channel=4&cat=74

CNET's Seacrh.com "Music Guide"

QUOTE: "How to get the best results from Search.com's Music Channel"

Find MP3s faster

MP3 files are hidden on computers all over the Internet, but very often the files have disappeared by time you find links to them. Top-ranked MP3 searches like Simon1, Oth.net, Astraweb, and 2look4.com find music that other engines miss. Search.com puts the best results from all these sources into one list of links. To find MP3s faster, select the MP3 checkbox in the Music channel before you type your query. Here's how we found the Beck song 'Loser':

http://web.archive.org/web/20000620025543/http://www.search.com/guides/4.html

Link to CNET's Music Center goes HERE

http://web.archive.org/web/20000620014155/http://music.cnet.com/?

CNET fueled the "Internet Piracy Phenomenon" BEFORE Napster was Created

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Please be Patient, and Check ALL these postings often. We are sorting out over 20,000 Screen captures representing thousands of research hours. The history of CNET/CBS Interactive promoting Piracy software is staggering. Over 1,000 different software offerings, Several hundred instances of mentioning copyright infringing uses, often with known copyrighted songs or famous band names. Although some of these pages are ten years old, you must remember that CNET has been distributing LimeWire software since at least February 2001.

We have substantial evidence going right up until the year 2011. Moreover, just since CBS bought CNET, they have distributed over 50,000,000 downloads of LimeWire alone! Keep in mind as you review this evidence, "What was CNET's Intent?"

To my reader,

The exchange of "Shared Music" through the internet did not start with the birth of the Napster File Sharing Program, it began quietly, years earlier.

Music files had been posted on online News Groups for download, bulletin boards, or FTP sites for years. Anyone over 30 remembers the days of IRC ( Internet Relay Chat), Hotline and USENET, all places where you knew could find songs ( Viruses too!). Of course CNET promoted and instructed those heavily in the 90's too before true P2P file sharing began.

However, up until CNET's offerings, only real internet "geeks" or "enthusiasts" knew the secrets of how to use these otherwise mystifying resources.

CNET QUOTE: Before Kazaa, Morpheus, and even Napster, Usenet newsgroups served as the file-sharing network of choice on the Internet. Even as people quizzically pecked their first HTTP into a Web browser, thousands of digital treasures could be found on newsgroups.

NewsGroup Help Guide to File Sharing

http://web.archive.org/web/20040625184907/http://www.download.com/1200-2001-5062263.html

CNET Review of 5 FTP ( File Transfer Protocol) Clients 10/14/ 1999

http://web.archive.org/web/19991128082734/http://home.cnet.com/internet/0-3825-7-809952.html

CNET's FTP Clients were ALL expensive PAID Downloads!

http://web.archive.org/web/20000517070033/http://home.cnet.com/internet/0-3825-7-809954.html?

CNET top ten FTP Sites

http://web.archive.org/web/20000126164849/http://home.cnet.com/internet/0-3825-7-809978.html?

WS_FTP Pro ( CNET Software Download with Great Page of Links to Tutorials etc.)

http://web.archive.org/web/20001022111513/http://home.cnet.com/internet/0-3825-7-810539.html?

FTP Help Center

http://web.archive.org/web/19991128051617/http://www.help.com/cat/3/541/356/index.html

When Napster was first introduced to users by CNET Download.com, it was described in comparison to FTP file transfers of music! Almost all the later P2P software, Scour, Audiogalaxy, iMesh, LimeWire, Morpheus, Grokster, KaZaa and others were compared to Napster as a gauge of performance.

CNET NAPSTER QUOTE: Napster is a search engine that allows you to find and download MP3 audio files. It eliminates the problems of conventional FTP transfers by using cutting-edge technology to ensure the completion of each MP3 download".

http://web.archive.org/web/19991128142050/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10080-108-48050.html?

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE TO FULL SCREEN VIEW!

Here is a later review of "File Sharing Software" on ZDnet ( division of CNET) describing specifically FTP and IRC being used to procure Copyrighted Songs before Napster.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010209042107/http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/geeks/1000/index3.html

Click on ANY IMAGE for a Full Screen View
Other Archived Pages from the "Internet Wayback Machine" used for the above ZDNET Feature Article promoting open Piracy with LIVE links to the software offerings described. Read these and ask yourself, "What was ZDnet's Intent?"

http://web.archive.org/web/20010209042551/http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/geeks/1000/index2.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20010210071722/http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/geeks/1000/index.html

CNET began in 1993-94 with Download.com added in early 1996, and by 1998 CNET had grown into one of the world's most visited websites. It's difficult to imagine now, just how popular CNET was in the mid to late 1990's. They had live streaming video! They had live radio broadcasts! Big stuff in dial-up modem days! . . . . .And CNET had software downloads that were syndicated to some of the biggest web portals of the day.

CNET was reported by the Ziff Davis Free ECommerce Encyclopedia in 2000, to have had a monthly average traffic flow of 9.5 million unique viewers internationally just BEFORE the CNET/ZDNET merger. A lot of traffic in the pre-broadband internet dial-up stone age.

Click the Image below to see those details. ( Source; Ziff Davis 2000)

Now why is that Important? Because CNET was one of the PRIMARY distributors of the ICQ instant message/chat software. This ICQ "Instant Messaging" software spread like wildfire across the early internet. Not only could a user have various Live Chat and Message choices, but the system allowed one to one "FILE SHARING".

( Below, an actual "Internet Wayback Machine" link to original 1999 ICQ Page Demonstrating File Sharing)
http://web.archive.org/web/19990911023911/http://www3.icq.com/icqtour/advanced/events.html

Just this ONE version of ICQ had 77 Million Downloads from CNET's Download.com before the CNET/ZDNET Merger. CNET had an estimated 9.5 Million unique visitors worldwide per month at that time?

Ask yourself this question,"Was a substantial amount of CNET traffic simply people coming to download the ICQ Software?" CNET really owes it's early success and popularity to ICQ software more than anything else.

Click to Enlarge the Image Below!

The "File Sharing" in ICQ was originally intended to be used for pictures or greeting card type messages.

Some ICQ users noticed, ( As well as CNET Staff), that the new MP3 Music Format with small file sizes could be sent through the ICQ file sharing system just FINE on "Dial-Up" phones. Since those ICQ users were coming to CNET for Updates to the ICQ software, it was a new market for MP3 Listening Software, CD Ripping Software, etc.

Cnet went on to not only distribute at LEAST 200,000,000 downloads of ICQ, but also over 250,000,000 downloads of LimeWire, 325,000,000 downloads of KaZaa, over 130,000,000 downloads of iMesh and more than 100 others for a total exceeding 1.2 BILLION Downloads of Notorious Piracy Software.

Copyright Law issues surrounding the internet were already well known to the CNET Staff. Look at this "Copyright Quiz" from 1997 ( Courtesy of the "Internet Wayback Machine").

http://classic-web.archive.org/web/19970118231401/www.news.com/Quiz/Entry/0,63,,00.html

All these ICQ software downloaders were coming for ONE THING the ICQ software, and CNET needed a way to keep them on Site and to keep them coming back for more.

In 1998, CNET began to feature articles dedicated to the Wondrous MP3 Music Format and how to find these MP3's for free. how you can get in on the action! Now they could offer WinZip, CD ripping software, MP3 capable audio PC software, DRM removal software, MP3 Players and everything else needed to facilitate getting those files created, acquired, sent or finally enjoyed.

Look at this page of "Top Downloads of the Week" from CNET's Download.com Jan 16 1998. ( Courtesy of the "Internet WayBack Machine")

http://classic-web.archive.org/web/19980116155338/download.com/PC/Result/MostPopular/0,3,0-0,00.html?st.dl.fd.txt.mp

Now look at THIS Download.com page just a couple years later in 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20020803012447/http://download.com.com/2001-2025-0.html?tag=dir

CNET was the trusted resource to learn "How-To" do things on your "Mysterious Computer." ICQ brought the n00bs to CNET's download.com, then these wide eyed kids were lured by the siren's song of free music just like flies to honey. CNET is where they learned what an MP3 was, and discovered the magical world of "File Sharing".

At the time, as I recall, approximately 22 percent of the Daily Web Traffic visited CNET.

Some people have remarked to me that there were other sources for the file sharing software besides CNET.

But you must remember that CNET's Download.com was the "Internet Software" "Walmart" of the Day. With all those ICQ download seekers bringing tens of millions of page views each month. I must mention that MOST ICQ users were young impressionable teens!

Every other internet software "download site" in the 1990's seemed scary. We have ALL seen those even today!

"Will I Get a Virus by downloading a program from "Krazy Kyle's EZ Download Shak"? "Will they steal my Credit Card Number"?

This slogan appeared on CNET's Download.com for YEARS;

CNET built up Download.com as a source of carefully checked software before it was offered to the public. Download offerings that were extolled by trusted "Editor's Reviews", guaranteed to be tested as free from viruses and dangerous trojans! CNET promoted Download.com's reputation of trust, and safety.

And after a user has downloaded the software, CNET offers free online guides and fresh faced, smiling CNET Editors in professionally produced, video software reviews and tutorials. CNET has numerous on-site software Q&A forums, often moderated by identified CNET staff, to answer any questions or concerns. CNET also thoughtfully offers Live call in Video and Radio shows to dispense knowledgable trusted guidance in all software matters and concerns.

CNET reported the news about File Sharing DAILY! CNET created reviews with real KNOWN Copyrighted Materials. Cnet offered trusted advice about which "File-Sharing" software to switch to next, as the RIAA was suing companies like Napster, Scour, iMesh, Audiogalaxy, out of the Piracy business.

Cnet choose to offer and distribute P2P software to bring incredible web traffic and profits! After the "Dot Com" bubble burst, CNET hemorrhaged money. The viewers brought to CNET by the P2P software was the traffic that likely saved CNET from "Cratering" like so many "Dot Com" tragedies; "Pets.com", Excite.com", etc.

Read THIS report from early 2002, CNET was laying off at least 10 percent of it's workforce and had crippling losses of 10's of millions of dollars.

http://articles.sfgate.com/2002-06-28/business/17549069_1_cnet-networks-job-cuts-news-com-zdnet-com

Now look at this next CNET Download.com page from the same time period as the previous "Doom and Gloom" article. Remember that one I showed you earlier?

You'll see 5 million downloads in ONE WEEK, just from downloads of 5 File Sharing offerings; Kazaa, Morpheus, iMesh, BearShare and Xolox ALONE!

http://web.archive.org/web/20020803012447/http://download.com.com/2001-2025-0.html?tag=dir

( Don't forget, in the "Free eCommerce Encyclopedia" excerpt shown earlier, that Ziff Davis reported that CNET had an average of 9.5 million UNIQUE visitors a Month, just 16 months before the week reported in this Audio Downloads page).

Cnet quickly created "Music Center" pages, a new section to feature "Music & Audio" Software and "Personal Audio , mostly MP3 gear review section"

The most popular file sharing applications, LimeWire, Kazaa, etc were shuffled from "Internet Search Utilities" to the category "MP3 Search tools" were the genre remained at least until late 2008.

Now that you have an idea about the history of File Sharing as it relates to CNET, please read the CNET MP3 FEATURE Article below!

As you view each new piece of evidence, ask yourself, "What was the Intent of this CNET review or article?" CNET is a Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation, not "Idealistic Teens" or "Radical College Students".

Billion Dollar Corporations like CNET don't champion the rights of users to "File Share" unless a big bag of money is attached.

It started EARLY, even before THIS November 1997 feature promoting MP3's with specific talk of using this format for music piracy. (First Link "Power Downloader's Archives" to show the true article date)

http://web.archive.org/web/19980116160348/http://download.com/PC/EdFeature/CurrentFeature/0,15,0-603-3,00.html

Next Link is Actual Page below that was crawled by the "Internet Wayback Machine" in 1998 even though the article had been posted in November 1997.

http://web.archive.org/web/19980116161510/http://download.com/PC/EdFeature/CurrentFeature/0,15,0-941-1,00.html ( REMEMBER, this is 1997, TWO YEARS before NAPSTER!)

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE GREATLY!
Notice Power "Recommends" two "Legal Sites";

QUOTE: "But here's the "BUT...": it also means that unsavory characters can lift copyrighted songs from a CD, encode them in MP3 format, and then send them on their illegal way through the Net. This, faithful flock, is very naughty. If you're going to seek out MP3 files, avoid the sketchy sites and download files only from archives that came by them legally. Try starting with the Freebop live-jazz workshop and MP3 Central, two legal download sites."

Alas, the "Internet Wayback Machine" never crawled the First Link to the "Freebop Live Jazz Workshop" HOWEVER, the link to MP3 Central WAS Archived! Look what you find there! ( Remember, this is 1997, two years BEFORE Napster!)

http://web.archive.org/web/19971009100652/http://mp3central.simplenet.com/database.htm
CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR A LARGER, FULL SCREEN VIEW!

Whoa, guess "Power Downloader" was under the influence of some "Kryptonite". But "Power Downloader overlooked some "Other" Pages too!

http://web.archive.org/web/19970612200416/http://mp3central.simplenet.com/database.htm
CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE TO FULL PAGE SIZE VIEW!

http://web.archive.org/web/19971009100640/http://mp3central.simplenet.com/

( Link Above) Start at the page BOTTOM! Look at "Wanted" and "Personal Collection" Start clicking links! Lots Still work just fine to the original crawled pages at the time. The "Internet Wayback Machine Archive" is AMAZING! as CNET has said MANY TIMES regarding file sharing "Sharing is Caring"!

CLICK ANY IMAGE FOR A FULL SCREEN VIEW!

The next CNET article, just below, was published in March 1999, months before Napster's birth! This will show you how CNET was promoting Piracy before anyone ever knew it existed. What is CNET really saying in those first few lines?

http://web.archive.org/web/19991127213945/http://home.cnet.com/internet/0-4004-7-274644.html?

"CNET's MP3 Essentials"

By CNET staff

(3/23/99)

"If you love music and you're not hip to the MP3 beat, you're missing out. The next audio revolution is right outside your front door, or rather, right in front of your face.

The Net is the ultimate music resource--thanks to the burgeoning technology MP3. Short for MPEG 1, Audio Layer 3, MP3 is a digital audio format for quick-downloading files that sound almost as good as CDs. With an MP3 player, you can listen to free or very cheap music that you download from the Web. With a ripper and an encoder, you can create your own MP3 files from CDs that you own. Then you can transfer the MP3 files into a portable player and take the music with you anywhere you go."

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http://web.archive.org/web/19991127213945/http://home.cnet.com/internet/0-4004-7-274644.html?

REMEMBER: CNET is a Billion Dollar Corporation! CNET is not that "Cool Guy" that tells you it's okay to download music. This is a Billion Dollar Corporation engaged in a big money making venture. Think about that, and look at the NEXT part of this article published months before anyone knew what Napster or MP3's were.

CNET QUOTE: "But before you tune in to MP3, you'll need some software. We rounded up a virtual Circuit City's worth of MP3 downloads: players that let you listen to MP3s, search tools that help you find the MP3 files you want, rippers and encoders that let you make MP3 files from your own music collection, and, finally, all-in-one suites that let you do all of the above. Plus, we've even got MP3 downloads just for Mac users."

"If you want your MP3 now, read on."

MP3 Search Tools

http://web.archive.org/web/20000304085209/http://home.cnet.com/category/topic/0,10000,0-4004-7-274656,00.html

CNET QUOTE: "Search tools take much of the drudgery out of hunting down MP3s."

The Net is brimming with MP3 audio files, but finding them can be a chore. Though the number of Web-based MP3 search engines is growing, real MP3 diggers need something stronger--software that scours the Net for music files.

Here are the MP3 "Search Tool" Recommendations of the CNET Staff, Four Months before Napster was Born;

MP3 Fiend "MP3 Search Tool"

(Patrick Sarnowski)

MP3 Fiend's reliability, performance, and simplicity make it our top pick in the search arena. Using simple keyword searches, MP3 Fiend queries 11 major MP3 search engines and returns a comprehensive list of results. It will even verify your search results to weed out dead links and work with automatic download managers such as GetRight or GoZilla to fetch the files. Plus, it's stable, easy to configure, and best of all, free.

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( Downloaded at LEAST 367,000 times, that's just up until December 12, 2001 from CNET's Download.com)

http://web.archive.org/web/200012131430/http://cnet.com/downloads/0-10080-108-42706.html

Linked to the TroubleShooting Guide RIGHT on MP3FIEND.com

Another CNET Recommendation 4 Months before Napster was Released;

Mp3Leech 98 "MP3 Search Tool"

(Entropy Software)

With Mp3Leech at your side, you can simply type in the name of an artist, band, or song name, and the program will zap back a list of available MP3 files that meet your criteria. You can then retrieve files right away or schedule downloads for a later time.

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( Downloaded at LEAST 135,623 times, that's just up August 28 2002 from CNET's Download.com)

http://web.archive.org/web/20021028180149/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10016280.html?legacy=cnet

The Next CNET Recommended MP3 "Procuring" device;

Abe's MP3 Finder "MP3 Search Tool"

(Abe's Software)

In addition to MP3 searching capabilities, this program features support for GetRight to resume interrupted HTTP downloads, and HTTP link checking to verify the status of search results. One minor caveat: in order to download MP3s from FTP sites, you'll need to have CuteFTP installed on your system.

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR A FULL SCREEN VIEW

(Downloaded at LEAST 1,040,335 times, that's just up until Nov 17, 2001, from CNET's Download.com)

http://web.archive.org/web/20011117082107/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10080-108-42964.html

The Next proud CNET MP3 Gathering recommendation MONTHS before Napster Premiered;

Planet.MP3Find (Planet Group)

Via a Windows Explorer-like interface, this program shows you what's available at a particular FTP site before initiating a connection to the site.

( Downloaded at LEAST 161,600 times, that's just up until June 17 2001 from CNET's Download.com)

http://web.archive.org/web/20010617023938/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10080-108-39610.html

MP3 Wolf "MP3 Search Tool "

(Trellian Software)

In addition to MP3s, this 'bot can also find MIDI and WAV files, as well as related FTP sites and resource links. It can even learn and map out the network, and thereby become better at locating files with each use. Search results appear in your Web browser.

(Downloaded at LEAST 25,200 times, that's just up until Oct 6 2000 from CNET's Download.com)

http://web.archive.org/web/20001006150855/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10080-108-44410.html?

Who Knew that CNET openly promoted the downloading of free MP3 songs on the internet LONG before Napster Appeared?

MP3 Voyeur 1.2 "MP3 Search Tool"

(Jawed Karim)

Unlike other MP3 search tools that scour the Net for MP3s, MP3 Voyeur scans local area networks (LANs). While this difference no doubt limits search range, it also gives MP3 Voyeur a distinct advantage: it never comes up with a dead link. Every MP3 file it finds is actually sitting on another computer somewhere on the network, and you can either play a file directly from the host computer or open the file's source folder and copy it to your own computer.

(Downloaded at LEAST 185,892 Times, that's just up until June 8 2004 from CNET's Download.com)

http://web.archive.org/web/20040608184906/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10027288.html

This blog will have several HUNDRED examples like this, but most are far worst. I'll present this evidence to you, so you may to decide what the intent of CNET was.

CNET was the conduit for well over a billion software downloads, 325 Million of Kazaa, 220 Million of LimeWire, 125 Million of Morpheus, not to mention hundreds of millions of downloads promoted openly for pirated copyrighted music. CNET promoted all of the original notorious piracy versions of Napster, Scour, Bearshare, iMesh, Grokster and over 200 others. CNET fueled and ignited the "Internet Piracy Phenomenon."

The CNET division of CBS Interactive, distributed the notorious LimeWire right up to the very day the Federal Judge ordered LimeWire closed, then CNET / CBS Interactive kept distributing LimeWire Clones like FrostWire and LuckyWire to keeping the LimeWire system alive. Right up until 2011.

Published Tests on CNET persist to this day using REAL KNOWN COPYRIGHTED Artists as test subjects to judge the effectiveness of LimeWire against other P2P software.

Here's JUST ONE!

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

CNET's Download.com was the "Cradle of Internet Music Piracy". The P2P Software tools were doled out like Halloween Candy, with endless advice and actual published reviews by CNET Staff Members downloading copyrighted songs, such as Nirvana's "Heart Shaped Box" as test subjects.

A veritable "Internet Piracy Bootcamp" for minor children as young as thirteen years old!

(CNET Download.com's minimum age to join and download.) Minor children lured into piracy by the persuasive writings of CNET Staff members. "Real Screen Shots" posted on CNET as examples of the downloadable software in use, clearly showing copyrighted material.

ZDNET actually posted their "Music Section" on their Video Game Website "Gamespot.com" ( Look at the URL in the next image, (Click to Enlarge to full screen view, totally worth it dude. )

Online music downloading is as old as the Internet, but it was CNET that opportunistically gave P2P activity a corporate veneer of respectability. Piracy was packaged and presented as a tasty confection to the gullible daily masses of everyday families and kids. Dubious software shilled to every country in the world with more than just a "Nudge, Nudge"; Wink, Wink". . . . . . . .

(Refer to this LIVE review on CNET/CBS Interactive today: http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html )

Shenanigans earning untold Millions of Dollars, that continued onward unabated underneath the shadows cast by the "Trusted" banner of CNET/ CBS Interactive.

Remarkably, CNET actually recommended some of these as alternate search sources to Kazaa and Morpheus ( Using Downloadable Software of Course)

http://web.archive.org/web/20040625184907/http://www.download.com/1200-2001-5062263.html

Another CNET Editor speaks about Napster compared to the "Sharing" capabilities of ICQ years before.( ICQ was a Chat, Messaging and File Sharing System). Note: CNET Distributed over 50,000,000, yes FIFTY MILLION, downloads of ICQ before Napster, Kazaa or LimeWire ever existed. Over 200 million total.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010531234504/http://music.cnet.com/electronics/0-3622-7-1582831.html

ICQ FileSharing info Page from 1999 ( All Internet Wayback Machine Links)

http://web.archive.org/web/19990911023911/http://www3.icq.com/icqtour/advanced/events.html

CNET Help Center

http://web.archive.org/web/20000711131204/http://home.cnet.com/internet/0-3761.html?

FTP How-Tos and Tips

http://web.archive.org/web/19991128040417/http://www.help.com/cat/3/541/356/ht/index.html

Use FTP to find mp3 files

http://web.archive.org/web/20000302084705/http://www.help.com/cat/3/541/356/676/tip/1685.html

ICQ Help Center

http://web.archive.org/web/200101101257/http://www.help.com/cat/3/314/318/index.html?tag=st.hp.cat.ont

IRC Help Center

http://web.archive.org/web/20010418063617/http://www.help.com/cat/3/314/315/index.html?tag=st.hp.ht.ql.cat

MP3 "Help" Center"

http://web.archive.org/web/200101081411/http://www.help.com/cat/2/657/337/339/index.html?tag=st.hp.cat.ont

MP3 Beginners Center

http://web.archive.org/web/200012051440/http://www.help.com/cat/2/657/337/339/beginnercenter.html?tag=st.hp.cat.bb

CNET Message Boards

Music Forum

http://web.archive.org/web/20011227004215/http://forums.cnet.zdnet.com/group/zd.Music/cnet/oview.tpt/@thread@first@F@75@D-,D@all?ROS=1

expanded

http://web.archive.org/web/20010820183502/http://forums.cnet.zdnet.com/group/zd.Music/cnet/oview.tpt/@thread@first@F@75@D-,D@all/@article@?ROS=1&VWM=

Limewire

2011-05-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

Please be Patient, and Check ALL these postings often. We are sorting out over 20,000 Screen captures representing thousands of research hours. The history of CNET/CBS Interactive promoting Piracy software is staggering. Over 1,000 different software offerings, Several hundred instances of mentioning copyright infringing uses, often with known copyrighted songs or famous band names. Although some of these pages are ten years old, you must remember that CNET has been distributing LimeWire software since at least February 2001.

We have substantial evidence going right up until the year 2011. Moreover, just since CBS bought CNET, they have distributed over 50,000,000 downloads of LimeWire alone! Over 250,000,000 downloads of LimeWire in Total.
Please, keep in mind as you review this evidence, "What was CNET's Intent?"

Front page Napster Alternatives feature on CNET's Download.com Linux Software FRont Page / Landing Page June 24 2001

http://web.archive.org/web/20010624201603/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10004.html?

This link is bad, and I can't get at the article. . . . . YET. . . .DAMN. You can see that LimeWire was the Most Popular Download for Linux Software.

CNET Sold CD-Roms of top Software Downloads of the year.

Feb 2 2002 ( These CNET CD-ROM's MUST have featured LimeWire, BearShare, iMesh and Kazaa!

Front Page Cnet Downloads Promoting the CD

http://web.archive.org/web/20011206160346/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10001.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20020202143237/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10001-7-8068814.html

The Actual CNET Ordering and Info Page.

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LimeWire for Macintosh Computers has been downloaded from CNET's Download.com at least 25 Million Times. Those figures are never mentioned in the press.

The Addition of the Mac and Linux versions alone boost the total LimeWire CNET Download.com figures to over a QUARTER OF A BILLION!

There are STILL international versions of LimeWire and all of the downloads from LimeWire Pro to discover.

Limewire for Mac Classic just the downloads up to May 24 2010 from CNET's Download.com

http://web.archive.org/web/20100524225911/http://download.cnet.com/LimeWire-Classic/3000-2196_4-10053128.html

LimeWire for Mac OS X 5.5.8

17,064,583 Downloads just up until May 22 2010 from CNET's Download.com

(Final Tally as of LimeWire's Last Day being offered on CNET, 17,092,167)

http://web.archive.org/web/20100522140147/http://download.cnet.com/LimeWire/3000-2196_4-10060774.html

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The Top Downloaded Mac Software Chart for P2P Showing LimeWire was both of the Top Spots

Courtesy of the Internet Wayback Machine

http://web.archive.org/web/20100522150443/http://download.cnet.com/mac/p2p-file-sharing-software/3150-2196_4-0.html

http://web.archive.org/web/20050205010738/http://www.download.com/LimeWire-International-/3000-2166_4-10344412.html

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"Rival services prepare for Napster onslaught"

Published on CNET March 1 2001

"File-sharing is just the tip of the iceberg--the Gnutella network has the potential to become an alternative not just to Napster, but to the World Wide Web itself," LimeWire CEO Mark Gorton said in a statement.

I cannot find a working copy of the video embedded in this article.

http://news.cnet.com/Rival-services-prepare-for-Napster-onslaught/2100-1023_3-253422.html

Copyrighted Artist "RadioHead" shown in LimeWire sample Screen shot on CNET Download.com. This is an unusual example. Radiohead's new album was not popular in the USA until a RadioHead CD was offered on Napster 3 months before it's official release. Literally, the Napster release did make Radiohead famous. However, the RadioHead group was signed to a LABEL. The Label as far as I know owned the copyright.

http://web.archive.org/web/20011116051808/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1857922.html

CNET constantly shows Copyrighted Material in LimeWire Screen Shots, right up until 2010.

This sample if from a Front Page feature "Spotlight" on LimeWire. The known copyrighted band in clearly shown in the search field.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010921111402/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1857922.html

The detail shot is from this CNET Download.com WINDOWS PC Audio Landing Page. Click any Image to view LARGER!

http://web.archive.org/web/20010921111402/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1857922.html

CNET Used the ColdPlay Band in the LimeWire Image for the Linux Version of LimeWire on the Front Page of the CNET Down,load.com Linux Software Section.

Coldplay is clearly in the Screen Capped Image April 8 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20020408061604/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10004.html

These front page featured seemed to usually last a week. Here is a link to the same week as the LINUX LimeWire version as seem above.

May 14 2002

http://web.archive.org/web/20010514074904/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10004.html?

Radiohead used ONCE AGAIN to promote the Macintosh Version of LimeWire on CNET's Download.com

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CNET Download.com: Power Downloader: "You don't Need Napster to Keep the Music Playing"

The following article from CNET's Download.com was offering advice to current Napster Users to recommend what alternative p2p software to use when the Napster system finally gets shut down.

LimeWire was one of the Five P2P software downloads recommended. Click any image for a full screen view!

CNET Download.com QUOTE:

"But while Napster will, in all likelihood, become a fee-based service, can downloaders hungry for free music find MP3s outside of the famous feline file-sharing application? Power Downloader to the rescue: While it may be too late to save Napster, our man has collected five alternatives that will let you download and share music to your heart's content."

The CNET "Power Downloader" article "You Don't Need Napster to keep the Music Playing",

courtesy of the "Internet Wayback Machine".

http://web.archive.org/web/20010612062115/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10000-7-5264514.html

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FORT A HUGE FULL SCREEN VIEW!

The CNET "Power Downloader" article "You Don't Need Napster to keep the Music Playing",

courtesy of the "Internet Wayback Machine".

http://web.archive.org/web/20010612062115/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10000-7-5264514.html

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CNET Article QUOTE:

"Freenet is supposedly safe from the prying eyes of Big Brother. Unfortunately, the project is still under development, and it is not user-friendly; for example, it doesn't have a working search function at present. Nevertheless, Power's keeping an eye on this download; it has the potential to be the RIAA's worst nightmare."

What do YOU think the "Intent" of this CNET Download.com feature was?

Click on the Image below for easy viewing!

As a SPECIAL SURPRISE BONUS, This feature article is Still live today on CNET Asia and ZDnet Australia. ( I guess they didn't get the memo! Oppps!)

CNET Asia

http://asia.cnet.com/download-alternatives-to-napster-here-20002223.htm

Download Napster Alternatives Here STILL LIVE!

http://liveweb.archive.org/http://www.zdnet.com.au/download-alternatives-to-napster-here-120261612.htm

The ORIGINAL CNET "Power Downloader" article "You Don't Need Napster to keep the Music Playing",

courtesy of the "Internet Wayback Machine".

http://web.archive.org/web/20010612062115/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10000-7-5264514.html

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The following August 2007 CNET Download.com Blog posting opens with THIS bold confession of LimeWire's use;

QUOTE: "LimeWire is best known as the latest in a long chain of software that makes it easy to find and download music for free, replacing Napster, Grokster, eDonkey, Kazaa, and all the other applications and networks that shut down or cracked down on the sharing of copyrighted material."

Then embedded in the same article is a CNET Download.com button directly linking to the LimeWire Software. CNET Download.com / CBS Interactive went on to distribute over 80 million additional LimeWire downloads

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The original posting LimeWire posting ,courtesy of the "Internet Wayback Machine".

http://web.archive.org/web/20070818022325/http://www.download.com/8301-2007_4-9760412-12.html

As the article appears today. Still with the CNET Download.com download widget.

http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-9760412-12.html

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After Napster was Shut down as a Free Music Piracy Service, by Federal Court Order, CNET and ZDNET offered many different ways for Napster users to continue to use the Napster system. CNET offered additional downloads such a Napigator, and tutorials to effectively allow Napster users to continue using the original Napster System.

Both CNET and ZDnet offered published comparison tests using known copyrighted media and suggested alternatives as informed guidance to the former Napster users. Here LimeWire is recommended in glowing words. QUOTE: "After big networks such as Napster were shut down, programs such as LimeWire stepped into the gap. At first glance, this product shines"

CNET is promoting the LimeWire software as a suitable replacement for Napster.

Original Image Below of LimeWire Classic for Macintosh Computers from the "Internet Wayback Machine" in February 2004.

http://web.archive.org/web/20040218135538/http://download.com.com/3000-2179-10053128.html

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Top 5 Search Terms on Download.com in 2007

LimeWire, WinRar, Ares,AVG, Nero

http://cnettv.cnet.com/cnet-top-5-search-terms/9742-1_53-31471.html

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CNET Forum Community Newsletter;

Community Newsletter: Q&A forum: Is peer-to-peer software such as LimeWire legal and safe to use?

http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-2427968.html

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(DETAIL SHOTS ARE POSTED BELOW FOR EASY EASIER VIEWING!)

http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-2427968.html

CLICK ON IMAGE FOR LARGER VIEW

http://forums.cnet.com/7726-10149_102-2427968.html

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QUOTE BY CNET STAFF: "6) Currently it's legal to get and illegal to give. on the legality of downloading music and movies; technically it is legal to download whatever you can get your hands on from any service available. HOWEVER, it is illegal to share anything on your computer with other users.

So for example, you can download "The Matrix" or a "Beatles album" onto your computer from any site, service, or user legally no matter how "underground" the method is. "

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Live URL Article on CNET today demonstrating the prowess of LimeWire at downloading known copyrighted titles. YES, This is on CNET Today!

http://news.cnet.com/2009-1023-269454.html

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CNET conducted several published tests of various File Sharing software offerings, particularly "LimeWire". LimeWire is clearly used to locate Copyrighted material AVAILABLE for download and rated the software primarily on that characteristic. in the following published CNET Review.

( A review of P2P Software which is STILL LIVE on CNET to this day)

CLICK THE IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN VIEWING

Archive.org, The Internet Wayback Machine Link

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201731/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-2.html

CLICK THE IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN VIEWING

Archive.org The Internet Wayback Machine Link

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201731/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-2.html

CLICK THE IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN VIEWING

Archive.org The Internet Wayback Machine Link

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201731/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-2.html

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR EASY FULL SCREEN VIEWING

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Live URL on CNET! NOW! . . . Go see! . . . Before they take it down!

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

Live URL on CNET! NOW! . . . Go see! . . . Before they take it down!

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

Live URL on CNET! NOW! . . . Go see! . . . Before they take it down!

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SCREEN SIZE

ORIGINAL HERE on the Internet Wayback Machine

http://replay.web.archive.org/20050208142637/http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828.html

STILL LIVE! on Cnet Today! QUICK! Go See! Before they Take it down!

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

SEE the Original STILL LIVE TODAY on CNET

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

SEE the original "Tests" still posted LIVE on CNET today!

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

Click on ANY IMAGE for Full Screen View!

SEE The Same Test STILL LIVE TODAY! Influenced a Decade of LimeWire Users

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

These CNET "File Sharing Tests were Linked to From EVERYWHERE on CNET's Extended Sites for Months!

http://web.archive.org/web/20021001100317/http://electronics.cnet.com/electronics/0-3219397.html?

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO ENLARGE

SEE The Same Test STILL LIVE TODAY! Influenced a Decade of LimeWire Users

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-6450_7-5020828-1.html

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE TO VIEW FULL SCREEN SIZE

Archive.org The Internet Wayback Machine Link
http://web.archive.org/web/20010304121848/http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/prespick/0301/index.html

CLICK ANY PICTURE FOR FULL SCREEN EASY VIEWING

Preston's Picks

"After Napster the Beat Goes on"

Limewire Included

I Swear that every hour that I search, I find two more Articles Like THIS! Look at the Links around it! Look at the inline links in the article.

"After Napster, The Beat Goes On" ZDNET March 3 2001 "Preston's Picks"

http://replay.web.archive.org/20010304121848/http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/prespick/0301/index.html

I truly believe that a Federal Judge will not be pleased with the tone of these articles.

• Shows Contempt for the Courts and the rule of Law:

The report begins; "Ignore What the Courts Rule about Napster"

"Ignore what the courts ultimately rule about Napster: free file-sharing is here to stay. The music industry can unleash all the lawyers in the world, but it still can’t stop it. There are dozens of alternatives to Napster, and more are popping up each day."

• The writer specifically choses "Limewire" as "My Current favorite file sharing software"

My current favorite file-sharing software is LimeWire. This one rates high on my coolness scale: It puts each of your search terms in its own tab, and in this way lets you have many searches open simultaneously. It also lets you share all kinds of files – not just music files – such as programs, pictures, and videos.

• Recommends Guidance for Suitable Alternatives: Under the Header of "Find Free Music"

"If Napster dies, fear not. File sharing will still live and thrive,

thanks in large part to Gnutella and the Gnutella file-sharing network."

• Recommends "LimeWire" ( Gnutella based) as a superior system;

"It also lets you share all kinds of files – not just music files – such as programs, pictures, and videos."

• Recommends Lime Wire as a Faster System

"It puts each of your search terms in its own tab, and in this way lets you have many searches open simultaneously."

• If Napster Dies, You can Keep using it through these Live Inline links to the software,

"Even if Napster does go down the tubes, you’ll still be able to share files using it,

through what are called OpenNap servers – private file-sharing servers not controlled

by Napster and thus largely beyond the reaches of the music industry.

Napigator lets you use Napster in concert with OpenNap servers."

• The P2P Software downloads are lined up along the right side of the page,

WITH CD Ripping and Burning Software for Easy

Reference.

• Article ends with a link at the bottom right thats called "Rip It, Burn It"

Archive.org The Internet Wayback Machine Link
http://web.archive.org/web/20010304121848/http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/prespick/0301/index.html

URL for Above ZDNET Downloads Page Featuring LIMEWIRE!

http://web.archive.org/web/20040401133449/http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3150-2166-0.html

CLICK THE IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN VIEWING

CNET Roundup File-Sharing Blowout! CNET Reviews 10 P2P apps!

NOTICE that Limewire is included in this Handy CNET Test!

Click Image to ENLARGE! It's Sooooo Easy to See Full Screen Size!

Links to this Useful Features Chart with Live inline Links to Download the Software! Of Course it Still links to the Actual CNET Produced Test Chart using real Copyrighted Artist and Band Names!

Click on the Image Below for Easy FULL SCREEN VIEWING!

OH, WOW! Now, this TEST CHART IS HANDY! Every would be Music Pirate would think "Hey! It's Okay for CNET to do it, It must be OKAY!"

"Oh, and Look! The Live inline Links to Download THE SOFTWARE! COOL! and Super Easy Tutorials! How Tos and Tips Pages! ALL RIGHT! and LIVE call-in or email-in shows to ask the CNET hosts/staff questions! " "Let the Pirate Ship set sale Mateys"

Click the Image to make the Image Larger, "Ye Scalliwag!"

LimeWire Clone "FreeWire" Oct 17 2002 352,829 Downloads
http://web.archive.org/web/20021017060448/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10152990.html?tag=list

Limewire on ZDNET, 65 Search results in "Software" for the keyword "Limewire in 2009

http://web.archive.org/web/20090218234947/http://downloads.zdnet.com/search.aspx?kw=limewire

http://web.archive.org/web/20011113010000/http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/

http://web.archive.org/web/20011202002933/http://www.zdnet.com/downloads/stories/info/0,10615,70031,00.html

Archive.org The Internet Wayback Machine Link

http://replay.web.archive.org/20010404223723/http://www.cnet.com/sitemap/0-2253447.html

How connected are CBS/Cnet and Limewire UP UNTIL Limewire was SHUT DOWN??? ? Watch this video to see the close connection they enjoyed. They had a COZY TEN year long association. These are ALL FAIR USE IMAGES!

Video Created JUST BEFORE LIMEWIRE CLOSED DOWN FOREVER! SHOWS SOFTWARE WAS ON CNET'S SERVERS

Limewire Download Pages on Archive.org

LimeWire 1.6b CNET Download.com September 13 2001 4,429,873 to Date

http://web.archive.org/web/20010913070814/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-6646513.html

MP3 Insider "File Sharing Smackdown" Test July 27, 2001 on CNET. LimeWire came in First Place for Mac and 2nd Place OverAll. Tested against Known Copyrighted Bands of Course.

http://web.archive.org/web/20010912201731/http://music.cnet.com/music/0-1652424-8-6699285-2.html
http://replay.web.archive.org/20011127130618/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-7814644.html?

Limewire 1.8 CNET Downloads Page Dec 17 2001 7,805,459

http://replay.web.archive.org/20011217055737/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-7814644.html

Limewire 1.8 CNET Downloads Nov 24 2001 7,340,390

http://replay.web.archive.org/20011124234900/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-7814644.html

Limewire 1.8 Nov 20 2001 Download Page Cnet 7,248,777

http://replay.web.archive.org/20011120163147/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-7814644.html

Limewire 1.8 Nov 16 2001 Download Page Cnet 7,125,550

http://replay.web.archive.org/20011116075319/http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896420-100-7814644.html

LIMEWIRE for MAC October 18 2001, The PC Download Numbers NEVER Reflected the MAC, Pro or International Editions.

CLICK ON THE IMAGE TO ENLARGE GREATLY

2002 Limewire on CNET.

Limewire 2.4.4 CNET Downloads June 10 2002 12,923,935

http://replay.web.archive.org/20020610160855/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 2.5.4 CNET Downloads Aug 3 2002 13,770,787

ATTENTION PAY BUTTON APPEARS

http://replay.web.archive.org/20020803111620/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 2.6.3 CNET Downloads Oct 2 2002 PAY BUTTON APPEARS 14,793,983

http://replay.web.archive.org/20021002221329/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 2.7.9 CNET Downloads Dec 1 2002 15,017,519

http://replay.web.archive.org/20021201122536/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

2003 LIMEWIRE on CNET.

Limewire 2.8.4 CNET Downloads Feb 1 2003 15,175,473

http://replay.web.archive.org/20030201123039/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 2.9.8 CNET Downloads April 16 2003 15,302,040

http://replay.web.archive.org/20030416072205/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 3.5.7 CNET Downloads Oct 3 2003 16,349,122

http://replay.web.archive.org/20031003210125/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 3.6.14 CNET Downloads Dec 5 2003 17,266,718

http://replay.web.archive.org/20031205134709/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 3.6.14 CNET Downloads Dec 10 2003 17,358,499

(Review Begins "After big networks such as Napster were shut down, programs such as LimeWire stepped into the gap."

http://replay.web.archive.org/20031210151231/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10242303.html

2004 LIMEWIRE on CNET.

Limewire 3.6.14 CNET Downloads Feb 4 2004 18,515,691

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040204171459/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 3.8.9 April 1 2004, ON ZDNET ARE THESE NUMBERS INCLUDED INTO THE CNET TOTALS? 1,144,844

http://web.archive.org/web/20040401133449/http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3150-2166-0.html

LImewire 3.8.9 CNET Downloads April 5 2004 20,291,717

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040405163644/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.5 CNET Downloads May 27 2004 22,419,767

Review NOW Begins "From its start as a post-Napster clone to its leading role as the quintessential Gnutella client"

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040605195607/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.5 CNET Downloads June 5 2004 22,219,767

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040605195607/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.5 CNET Downloads Jun 14 2004 22,732,430

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040614144746/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.5 CNET Downloads Jun 15 2004 22,771,903

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040615110049/http://download.com.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.6 CNET Downloads June 22 2004 23,078,879

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040622221712/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.6 CNET Downloads June 26 2004 23,199,382

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040626063610/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.6 CNET Downloads June 27 2004 23,237,145

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040627002932/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.7 CNET Downloads June 29 2004 23,313,374

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040629000228/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.7 CNET Downloads June 30,2004 23,354,776

NEW VERSION POSTED DAY BEFORE JUNE 29, 2004

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040630184059/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.7 CNET Downloads July 10 2004 23,760,853

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040710042529/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.7 CNET Downloads July 25 2004 24,429,780

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040725043857/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 5 2004 MORNING Different URL Time 7:21:40

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040806063318/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 5 2004 24,900,079

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040805022559/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 6 2004 24,998,245

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040806005222/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 9 2004 25,094,828

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040809015922/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 9 2004 LATER TIME in the Day 23:46:40

25,187,859

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040809234640/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 10 2004 25,187,859

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040810011223/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Dowmloads Aug 11 2004 25,237,306

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040811004554/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 14 2004 EARLIER in Day ( 12:28:10) Aug 14 2004 25,395,208

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040814122810/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 13 2004 25,348,610

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040813015134/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 14 2004( 23:45:25 at Night) 25,444,738

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040814234525/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 15 2004 25,444,738

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040815005200/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET downloads August 16 2004 25,491,465

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040816015300/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 18 2004 25,599,783

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040818034127/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 19 2004 25,658,900

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040819000252/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 24 2004 25,907,435

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040824015853/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 27 2004 26,066,646

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040827020734/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 28 2004 26,118,830

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040828002231/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Aug 30 2004 26,227,535

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040830015700/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET downloads Sep 1 2004 26,356,688

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040901061011/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166-10307200.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Sept 19 2004 27,403,101

http://replay.web.archive.org/20040919021714/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.08 CNET Downloads Oct 12 2004 28,788,089

http://replay.web.archive.org/20041012101601/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Oct 25 2004 29,561,191

http://replay.web.archive.org/20041025025831/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.0.8 CNET Downloads Nov 13 2004 30,894,695

http://replay.web.archive.org/20041113032913/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

Limewire 4.2.2 CNET Downloads Nov 22 2004 31,605,484

http://replay.web.archive.org/20041122003352/http://www.download.com/3000-2166-10051892.html

LIMEWIRE on CNET DOWNLOADS 2005

LIMEWIRE on CNET Downloads 2006

LIMEWIRE on CNET DOWNLOADS 2007

LIMEWIRE on CNET DOWNLOADS 2008

CBS Acquires CNET on June 25, 2008

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 151,344,578 WEEK 980,073 July 4, 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080704015420/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 151,472,300 WEEK 980,073 July 5 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080705035841/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 151,590,740 WEEK 980,073 July 6 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080706045916/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 151,714,391 WEEK 980,073 July 7, 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080707100623/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 151,843,668 WEEK 932,973 July 8 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080708120557/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 151,969,831 WEEK 932,973 July 9 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080709123041/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total DownLoads 152,091,241 WEEK 932,973 July 10 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080710171431/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 152,334,078 WEEK 932,973 July 11 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080711181207/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 152,452,975 WEEK 932,973 JULY 12 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080712184915/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 152,578,671 WEEK 932,973 July 13 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080713204055/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 152,705,618 WEEK 861,950 July 14 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080714224129/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 152,825,692 WEEK 861,950 July 16 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080716001129/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 152,941,308 WEEK 861,950 July 17 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080717003425/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 153,054,352 WEEK 861,950 July 18, 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080718020319/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LimeWire 4.18 CNET Total Downloads 153,170,110 WEEK 861,950 July 19 2008

http://web.archive.org/web/20080719030359/http://www.download.com/LimeWire/3000-2166_4-10051892.html

LIMEWIRE on CNET DOWNLOADS 2009

ZDNET alone offered 65 different downloads that matched the keyword search for "LimeWire" on February 18 2009

http://web.archive.org/web/20090218234947/http://downloads.zdnet.com/search.aspx?kw=limewire

CLICK ON IMAGE FOR A FULL SCREEN VIEW
LimeWire 5.1.2 Total CNET Downloads 178,538,816 May 19 2009

http://web.archive.org/web/20090519163728/http://download.cnet.com/limewire/

CLICK ON ANY IMAGE FOR FULL SCREEN VIEW

(ABOVE) LimeWire 5.1.3 CNET Downloads TOP P2P Software May 22 2010 Total to Date: 206,294,091 Last Week 320,818

http://web.archive.org/web/20100522015709/http://download.cnet.com/windows/p2p-file-sharing-software/

LimeWire 5,1,3 Total CNET Downloads Last Week 510,472 June 19 2009

http://web.archive.org/web/20090619201333/http://download.cnet.com/limewire/?

LIMEWIRE ON CNET DOWNLOADS 2010

LimeWire 5.4.6 Total CNET Downloads 197,515,495 Last Week 543,757 Jan 6 2010

http://web.archive.org/web/20100106040317/http://download.cnet.com/limewire/

Limewire 5.5.8 Total CNET Downloads 206,294,091 Last Week 320,818 May 22 2010

http://web.archive.org/web/20100522033531/http://download.cnet.com/limewire/

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