Free Peers, former operator of the controversial BearShare peer-to-peer software and service, has shut down its operations and sold its BearShare assets to a subsidiary of file-sharing service iMesh.

iMesh is set to unveil on Thursday the latest version of BearShare, its recently acquired fellow peer-to-peer network. The new and legal service, BearShare 6.0, will continue to offer the traditional ...

For years, Limewire has been synonymous with peer to peer file sharing on the Internet. Though it was possible to use the service for legitimate reasons, it acquired the largest bit of its fame as ...

LOS ANGELES – The operators of the BearShare online file-sharing service have agreed to pay $30 million to avoid potential copyright infringement lawsuits from the recording industry, according to ...