Zeropaid.com

ZeroPaid

Type of site	Technology news, software, forums and download links
Available in	English
Owner	Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock
Created by	Jorge A. Gonzalez, Chris Hedgecock
URL	www.zeropaid.com
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.

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, and Wired. ^{[19] [20] [21]}

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

References

1. ""About Zeropaid.com"". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
2. Wilson, Drew (2019-02-02). "Did Filesharing News Site ZeroPaid Quietly Shut Down in 2018?". Freezenet.ca. Retrieved 2023-05-08.
3. ""About Zeropaid.com"". Archived from the original on 2012-02-10. Retrieved 2012-02-01.
4. "Zeropaid.com on June 20, 2000". archive.org, June 20, 2000
5. "arstechnica.com forum".arstechnica.com, July 28, 2000
6. "ZDNet: Gnutella porn surfers exposed" zdnet.com, May 4, 2000.
7. "Gnutella's Wall Of Shame" Archived May 7, 2005, at the Wayback Machine . slashdot.com, May 4, 2000.
8. "WinMXWorld" Archived 2012-10-04 at the Wayback Machine WinMXWorld Interview, April 24, 2008
9. "FilesTube" Archived June 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine FilesTube Interview, October 1, 2008
10. "Open Rights Group" Archived 2012-07-07 at the Wayback Machine Open Rights Group Interview, January 10, 2009
11. "The Pirate Party of Canada" Archived 2012-12-03 at the Wayback Machine Interview with the Pirate Party of Canada, September 10, 2009
12. "Free Software Foundation" Archived 2011-09-18 at the Wayback Machine Free Software Foundation interview, July 30, 2010
13. "Renaud Veeckman" Archived 2010-09-03 at the Wayback Machine Renaud Veeckman interview, August 28, 2010
14. "Russell McOrmond" Archived 2011-11-19 at the Wayback Machine Russell McOrmond interview, August 31, 2010
15. "Michael Geist" Archived 2012-05-24 at the Wayback Machine Michael Geist interview, May 21, 2012
16. "41 more sued over music downloads". The Economist, Dec 13, 2003
17. "Netizens Cope with Post-Napster Trauma". eonline.com, Jul 27, 2000.
18. "The Offspring: Pretty Sly for a Web Buy". eonline.com, Sep. 15, 2000.
19. "Program Lets P2P Users Roam Free" Archived December 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine . wired.com, May 06, 2003.
20. "Hackers Smack Anti-Piracy Firm Again and Again" Archived January 9, 2012, at the Wayback Machine . wired.com, Sept 09, 2007.
21. "Apple TV Fails to Tap the Net's Limitless Library" Archived August 26, 2010, at the Wayback Machine . wired.com, Oct 17, 2007.

External links

• Official website
• 3rd Party Gnutella Reference