eDonkey gives up

It looks like the heydays of P2P file sharing, at least for US companies, may be drawing to an end. eDonkey has followed WinMX and Kazaa in shutting down or modifying their operations. "Because we cannot afford to fight a lawsuit, even one we think we would win, we have instead prepared to convert eDonkey's user base to an online content retailer operating in a 'closed' P2P environment," said Sam Yagan, the president of MetaMachine, in a statement. Looks like all the P2P is going to go offshore.
Published Friday, September 30, 2005 1:58 PM by Mark Dormer