Zeropaid.com explained

ZeroPaid
Type:Technology news, software, forums and download links
Language:English
Registration:Optional (to post on forum)
Owner:Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock
Author:Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock
Launch Date:March 2000[1]
Current Status:Defunct

ZeroPaid.com was[2] a website concerning news, computer software, community, and file sharing. It offered news, software reviews, links, and a user forum. Its main news staff consisted of Jared Moya since 2005 and Drew Wilson since 2007.

History

ZeroPaid launched in by Jorge Gonzalez and Chris Hedgecock.[3] ZeroPaid's early focus was on the peer-to-peer space including file sharing, Napster, Gnutella, Usenet, and BitTorrent.[4]

Early popularity can be attributed to features like the Gnutella "server of the moment", which allowed users to connect to a node of the decentralized network. This feature has since been built into desktop clients.[5]

ZeroPaid gained notoriety in 2000 for its "Wall of Shame"[6] listing of IP addresses of users who allegedly attempted to download child pornography from the Gnutella P2P network.[7] The site continues to be a source of original content and analysis. The website features interviews, including those with WinMXWorld,[8] FilesTube,[9] the Open Rights Group,[10] the Pirate Party of Canada,[11] the Free Software Foundation,[12] Renaud Veeckman,[13] Russell McOrmond[14] and Michael Geist.[15]

ZeroPaid developed into a news and technology website featuring daily news on tech and copyright, a free software catalog, and user forums. The website has been mentioned and its founders quoted in The Economist,[16] E! News,[17] [18] USA Today,[19] [20] [21] [22] [23] and Wired.[24] [25] [26]

As of 2018, the website appears defunct.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zeropaid.com/about-us/ "About Zeropaid.com"
  2. Web site: Wilson . Drew . Did Filesharing News Site ZeroPaid Quietly Shut Down in 2018? . Freezenet.ca . 2019-02-02 . 2023-05-08.
  3. http://www.zeropaid.com/about-us/ "About Zeropaid.com"
  4. https://web.archive.org/web/20000620111744/http://www.zeropaid.com/ "Zeropaid.com on June 20, 2000"
  5. https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1062315 "arstechnica.com forum"
  6. https://www.zdnet.com/article/gnutella-porn-surfers-exposed/ "ZDNet: Gnutella porn surfers exposed"
  7. http://slashdot.org/articles/00/05/04/1130215_F.shtml "Gnutella's Wall Of Shame"
  8. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9434/zeropaid_interviews_an_operator_of_winmxworld/ "WinMXWorld"
  9. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9812/zeropaid_interviews_filestube__a_web_search_tool_for_files/ "FilesTube"
  10. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9952/exclusive_zeropaid_interviews_open_rights_group/ "Open Rights Group"
  11. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/87003/zeropaid-interviews-the-pirate-party-of-canada/ "The Pirate Party of Canada"
  12. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/90117/zeropaid-interviews-the-free-software-foundation/ "Free Software Foundation"
  13. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/90440/zeropaid-interviews-renaud-veeckman-the-man-who-trademarked-hadopi/ "Renaud Veeckman"
  14. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/90462/zeropaid-interviews-russell-mcormond-2-canadian-bill-c-32-part-1-of-3/ "Russell McOrmond"
  15. http://www.zeropaid.com/news/101031/zeropaid-interviews-michael-geist/ "Michael Geist"
  16. http://www.economist.com/node/81436 "41 more sued over music downloads"
  17. http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/chelsea/chuy/netizens_cope_with_post-napster_trauma/40214 "Netizens Cope with Post-Napster Trauma"
  18. http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/chelsea/chuy/offspring_pretty_sly_web_buy/40456 "The Offspring: Pretty Sly for a Web Buy"
  19. https://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/2002/05/14/music-sharing.htm "File sharing is a hit, despite legal setbacks"
  20. https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-06-25-riaa_x.htm "RIAA goes after the little guys"
  21. https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-12-03-riaa_x.htm "41 more sued over music downloads"
  22. https://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-05-20-tv_x.htm "Online trading of TV episodes grows"
  23. https://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-06-14-piracy_x.htm "Online pirates use submarine tactics"
  24. https://www.wired.com/entertainment/music/news/2003/05/58734?currentPage=all "Program Lets P2P Users Roam Free"
  25. https://www.wired.com/politics/security/news/2007/09/mediadefender "Hackers Smack Anti-Piracy Firm Again and Again"
  26. https://www.wired.com/gadgets/mac/commentary/cultofmac/2007/10/cultofmac_1017 "Apple TV Fails to Tap the Net's Limitless Library"

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