KEY POINTS
  • LimeWire, the defunct file-sharing website, is set to relaunch in the form of a marketplace for nonfungible tokens, or NFTs.
  • The controversial service was shut down in 2010 following a lengthy legal battle with the Recording Industry Association of America.
  • At its height, LimeWire was one of the most popular peer-to-peer file-sharing websites.
File-sharing website LimeWire is relaunching in the form of a marketplace for nonfungible tokens.

LimeWire, the defunct file-sharing website, is set to make a comeback.

The controversial service was shut down back in 2010, after a lengthy legal battle with the Recording Industry Association of America over allegations of music piracy. A federal judge found the platform caused copyright infringement on a "massive scale."