LimeWire Looks to Filter Copyrighted Songs, Stay Alive

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 26, 2010 - 8:12am.

San Francisco - LimeWire, the veteran file-sharing service that was found guilty of copyright infringement earlier this month, is considering applying a filter to block copyrighted songs in a last-ditch bid to continue operating, Wired.com reported.

"One way to address what the court is talking about, short of shutting down the network, which I think is overreaching and drastic, is to filter the network of these files in question," LimeWire CEO Zeeshan Zaidi told Wired.com.

"This is a way for us to move forward in the case."

He added that that LimeWire is currently also in talks with record labels to license their content to the service.

"Suffice it to say, we're talking to all of the major players in the industry to try to get the licenses we need to get this service off the ground," Zaidi told Wired.

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) initially sued LimeWire in 2006, seeking an injunction and damages of $150,000 per infringement.

RIAA spokeswoman Cara Duckworth confirmed to Wired.com that the labels "intend to pursue damages" against LimeWire in the current case.