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Slyck News reports...

Today, Kazaa Lite K++ fans discovered that virtually every download mirror of this client has been eliminated, including links on its home page. Sharman went to the ISP of every website that hosted Kazaa Lite K++ and ordered its removal via the DMCA. Any mention of Kazaa Lite K++ on the homepage has been ominously replaced with links to eMule, BitTorrent and SoulSeek.

A representative of Sharman Networks spoke to us on the condition of anonymity regarding their current campaign to vanquish Kazaa Lite K++.

Not only has Sharman Networks succeeded in eliminating nearly every major resource of Kazaa Lite K++, they are systematically forcing it off the network.

How you ask?

Recent upgrades to Kazaa clients (2.5 and higher) make them less tolerant with outdated or non official clients such as Kazaa Lite K++. Kazaa Lite is based on a version prior to 2.5, therefore a current supernode will not accept its shares. Although this will cause network headaches in terms of traffic, the client will not be able to participate or download off the main FastTrack network. This will effectively cluster and isolate all modified Kazaa clients from FastTrack.

Well, won't Kazaa Lite clients simply form their own sub-FastTrack network?

Sounds nice, but no. Unfortunately, the developers of Kazaa Lite helped Sharman out tremendously by disabling the supernode function. Very few users who run this client are acting as supernodes. A decentralized P2P network with all clients and no supernodes cannot exist. The effects of this extermination is already taking place, as search times and connection times are deteriorating compared to K+ (the legitimate spyware/adware free version of Kazaa.)

As time progresses, the Kazaa Lite K++ client will become so unusable that its populace will be driven off the network. This latest act from Sharman punctuates a long history of hypocrisy that involves the protection of their own intellectual property rights, yet blatantly ignoring the copyrights of others.

Perhaps RatFaced, a Kazaa Lite K++ forum mod said it best, “Ironic, that Kazaa is complaining about copyright issues, especially as K-Lite ++ stands for everything that Kazaa CLAIMS to stand for... but fails to deliver.”

So, does this affect Shareaza? (scratching head at technobabble).

well i stoped using kazaa awile ago, sucks for those who do use it though. Ironic in a way

What's the difference between Kazaa Lite ++ and Kazaa Lite? I opened my Kazaa Lite this morning and it searched fine.

carla, in case you missed it:

"...search times and connection times are deteriorating compared to K+ (the legitimate spyware/adware free version of Kazaa.)

As time progresses, the Kazaa Lite K++ client will become so unusable that its populace will be driven off the network."

There is no difference between the two, Kazaa Lite K++ is just the latest version, the whole operation is kaput. Like the post said, it'll just whither. All versions.

Basterds.... Hypocrites.......

Perhaps Kazaa will also wither and die. I've been using kazaa lite but I guess I'll start experimeting with others. damned If I'll install kazaa

Hmm. I still have the supernode function enabled on my Klite++. If enough people act as Supernodes, this will solve our problems.

I can sill use WinMX.

Ps. I know one site that still has a workable download oof Kazaalite++.
pm me at dmusic if you want details.

omg i hate you kazaa ;/

hopefully all the RIAA website hackers repeatedly take down all sharmen and related websites also

eh screw sharman i will never use spyware ridden program. i imagine that a new version of K++ will come out that goes around there little fix but untill then im going to dark rooms

I never liked Kazaa or Kazaa Lite. I use Gnutella. Sharman Networks is slowly and quickly sinking to the level of the RIAA, which is too bad- but there's nothing we can do.

Sorry for all you Kazaa Lite users.

:-:~ Phantom

If the developers of K++ will keep working on newer versions and will share them on the kazaa network for everyone to download that will be a poetic justice...

HaHa to all of you who still use that shit. sorry I had to say it. KaZaA is the wasteland of crappy files and spyware. I haven't used KaZaA in several years, and KaZaA lite/ k ++ for a very long time.
I was a morph user, tell they where kicked off of FastTrack, then i was a Gnucleus (a Gnutella client) user, which i still check out every so often, and now i primairaly use Shareaza (G2) I may switch back to GnucDNA/Gnucleus once the first official G2 release is stable.

Sharman has always been evil, and can never be trusted, they are in it for the money, and they have a greed for money, and power, so they contain the three evils. They are a force that needs to be eliminated along with the RIAA.

The bad news: I use Kazza lite.
The good news: Kazaa owned by Sharman will wither and die leaving the RIAA with no one to sue.

all kazaalite needs to get is either a .am, .ws or .sk host and they will be fine gotta love warez accepting countries

http://www.mpex.net/software/download/kazaalite.html

Yay Kazaa lite!!!!

Sorry Nyer82 your link is not working.

Id like to try Kazaa lite too, I have been using WinMX and dont like the queue up thingy. Any usefull (trustworthy) link

I've sene a lot of fakes of KaZaA Lite that makes you put in your e-mail before they let you download it