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Type of site | Technology news, software, forums and download links |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock |
Created by | Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock |
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www |
Registration | Optional (to post on forum) |
Launched | March 2000 [1] |
Current status | Defunct [2] |
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.
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]
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Type of site | Technology news, software, forums and download links |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock |
Created by | Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock |
URL |
www |
Registration | Optional (to post on forum) |
Launched | March 2000 [1] |
Current status | Defunct [2] |
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.
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]