The end of Lime Wire as it has existed for years appears to be at hand. U.S. District Judge Kimba Wood issued an injunction today against the company that operates the long popular file-sharing software LimeWire and orders managers there to disable "the searching, downloading, uploading, file trading…and/or all functionality" of the LimeWire software, Lime Wire announced. In May, Wood, who serves the Southern District of New York, granted summary judgment in favor of the music industry’s claims that Lime Group, parent of LimeWire software maker Lime Wire, and founder Mark Gorton committed copyright infringement, engaged in unfair competition, and … Continue reading Judge slaps Lime Wire with permanent injunction