ZeroPaid.com was 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. ZeroPaid's early focus was on the peer-to-peer space including file sharing, Napster, Gnutella, Usenet, and BitTorrent."Zeropaid.com on June 20, 2000". archive.org, June 20, 2000
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."arstechnica.com forum".arstechnica.com, July 28, 2000
ZeroPaid gained notoriety in 2000 for its "Wall of Shame""ZDNet: Gnutella porn surfers exposed" zdnet.com, May 4, 2000. listing of IP addresses of users who allegedly attempted to download child pornography from the Gnutella P2P network."Gnutella's Wall Of Shame" . slashdot.com, May 4, 2000. The site continues to be a source of original content and analysis. The website features interviews, including those with WinMXWorld,"WinMXWorld" WinMXWorld Interview, April 24, 2008 FilesTube,"FilesTube" FilesTube Interview, October 1, 2008 the Open Rights Group,"Open Rights Group" Open Rights Group Interview, January 10, 2009 the Pirate Party of Canada,"The Pirate Party of Canada" Interview with the Pirate Party of Canada, September 10, 2009 the Free Software Foundation,"Free Software Foundation" Free Software Foundation interview, July 30, 2010 Renaud Veeckman,"Renaud Veeckman" Renaud Veeckman interview, August 28, 2010 Russell McOrmond"Russell McOrmond" Russell McOrmond interview, August 31, 2010 and Michael Geist."Michael Geist" Michael Geist interview, May 21, 2012
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,"41 more sued over music downloads". The Economist, Dec 13, 2003 E! News,"Netizens Cope with Post-Napster Trauma". eonline.com, Jul 27, 2000."The Offspring: Pretty Sly for a Web Buy". eonline.com, Sep. 15, 2000. USA Today, and Wired."Program Lets P2P Users Roam Free" . wired.com, May 06, 2003."Hackers Smack Anti-Piracy Firm Again and Again" . wired.com, Sept 09, 2007."Apple TV Fails to Tap the Net's Limitless Library" . wired.com, Oct 17, 2007.
As of 2018, the website appears defunct.
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M.2 AI Accelerator 3rd Party Gnutella Reference