In the age of the Internet, nothing is lost forever and everything can be resurrected again and again as an easy way to sell products. The previous generation’s interest in brands such as Polaroid and Atari has gained new owners with new products. Now it’s back with a slightly newer, fresher name. LimeWire is returning as an NFT marketplace.
LimeWire relaunches in May as “the mainstream-ready digital collectibles marketplace for arts and entertainment, originally focused on music.” Its supporters believe it will be a place where artists and fans can create and sell digital assets without the “technical barriers of the current NFT scene.” LimeWire aims to partner with a number of high-profile musicians in hopes of signing up for one million willing buyers before the first year is complete.
Promises are also made to ensure that the needs of “NFT novices” are well catered for, easy registration, pricing in US dollars, and the absence of any crypto-based gateways. Users will be able to make purchases directly from credit cards (or any other regular currency) through Wyre’s payment platform also used by OpenSea. The company will create content for the platform while also establishing open lines of communication with eager fans and working with “top artists” from the music world.
LimeWire’s resurgence is led by Julian and Paul Zehetmayr, who are also co-CEOs of the company. The Zehetmayrs are behind Eversign as well as b2b-software companies Currencylayer and Stack Holdings. “It’s important to remember that we relaunched LimeWire not as an alternative to streaming platforms, but as an additional channel for artists to sell exclusive music and art directly to collectors,” Julian said in a statement.
Of course, it’s unclear whether people who truly loved LimeWire in the past showed too much love for the platform. As a result, it is clear that LimeWire, which once dominated the world of file sharing, will no longer allow illegal music piracy. But it’s still exciting to see the LimeWire name return…
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