BearShare is a peer-to-peer file sharing application originally created by Free Peers, Inc. for Microsoft Windows and currently sold by MusicLab, LLC. Image File history File links BearShare. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1280x1024, 229 KB) Astonmartini 05:46, 3 November 2006 (UTC) Screenshot from my computer or BearShare Version 6. ... In software engineering, software maintenance is the process of enhancing and optimizing deployed software (software release), as well as remedying defects. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... A software release refers to the creation and availability of a new version of a computer software product. ... It has been suggested that Maintenance OS be merged into this article or section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... File sharing is the practice of making files available for other users to download over the Internet and smaller networks. ... A software license is a legal agreement which may take the form of a proprietary or gratuitous license as well as a memorandum of contract between a producer and a user of computer software. ... It has been suggested that closed source be merged into this article or section. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... File sharing is the practice of making files available for other users to download over the Internet and smaller networks. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ...

History

Following the June 27, 2005 United States Supreme Court decision on the MGM Studios, Inc. v. Grokster, Ltd. case the BearShare support forums were closed. is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries  Atlas  Politics Portal      The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym... Holding Producers of technology who promote the ease of infringing on copyrights can be sued for inducing copyright infringement committed by their users. ...

On May 4, 2006, Free Peers agreed to pay $30 million in a settlement with the RIAA and transfer all their BearShare-related assets to MusicLab.^[1] (an iMesh subsidiary). is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The RIAA Logo. ... iMesh is a file sharing and online social network. ...

On 17 August 2006, MusicLab released BearShare v6, which does not use the Gnutella protocol at all, but instead operates on the same network as the iMesh client. is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays full 2006 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In August 2006, MusicLab released another version optimized for video download called BearFlix. The first release was version 1.2.1. BearFlix allows free downloads of videos and images.

However, many users have claimed that the software downloads malicious spyware and adware onto their computer systems, which in effect slows down their systems performance and causes their systems to constantly crash. It has also been reported that the software may cause unintentional downloading of media files such as music, movies, etc.^[2]

Versions

Three variations of BearShare were distributed by Free Peers: Free, Lite and Pro. The Free version had more features than the Lite version, but also contained some malware by WhenU. The Lite version was malware-free, but had fewer features than than the Free version. The Pro version had more features than both the Free and Lite versions, but cost 24 dollars. It has been suggested that Grayware be merged into this article or section. ... // Summary WhenU [1] is an internet advertising company, which delivers ads to users computers through programs it provides for free, like WhenU.SearchBar. ... United States one-dollar bill Canadian one-dollar coin (Loonie) One New Taiwan dollar Australian one-dollar coin 500 old Zimbabwean dollars The dollar (often represented by the dollar sign: $) is the name of the official currency in several countries, dependencies and other regions. ...

Since BearShare 6, the program is malware-free and cannot be used anymore to download arbitrary files. Instead, BearShare offers paid music downloads in the DRMed WMA format as well as free content in MP3 format. The free MP3 content is shared by users and is automatically verified by BearShare not to infringe. This verification is done using an acoustic filter. It has been suggested that Grayware be merged into this article or section. ... The acronym DRM can stand for: Digital Rights Management - Technologies to give content providers control over redistribution and access to material. ... WMA can refer to: Windows Media Audio World Medical Association William Morris Agency This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ...

BearShare 6 also includes social networking features, somewhat similar to MySpace. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

See also

• Comparison of file sharing applications

Comparison of BitTorrent software Comparison of eDonkey software Comparison of Gnutella software Comparison of G2 software Anonymous peer-to-peer Categories: | ...

References

External links

• BearShare Official Website
• BearShare - software utilities
• McAfee's Bearshare Analysis