Gnutella : Java Glossary

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Gnutella
Was a Napster-like scheme for distributing music files over the Internet. Was in a somewhat safer legal position than the hapless Napster because it did not use central servers. The illegality is done strictly by the people sharing the music files. However, fear of litigation shut them down.
Limewire
Napster
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