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//Mark Gorton, LimeWire's founder, could see a federal court decision force his company to shut down operations possibly very soon//
Just when it seemed like LimeWire would always be around, considering they recently created the LimeWire Music Blog and partnered with AVG to fight against malware LimeWire might actually not be around in the near future.

Earlier this week a U.S. District Court Judge ruled in favor of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), which filed a copyright lawsuit against LimeWire in 2006. She decided that Lime Group, parent of LimeWire software maker Lime Wire, and founder Mark Gorton committed copyright infringement, induced copyright infringement, and engaged in unfair competition.

LimeWire pretty much has to cut a deal with record companies, turn itself into a legal music retail store or shut down or else the RIAA could have Gorton, Lime Wire, and Lime Group collectively responsible for paying damages of $450 million. So, things are not looking good for one of the most popular and oldest peer to peer file sharing network.

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