Phynd
Encyclopedia
Phynd is a LAN-indexing search engine
used to facilitate peer-to-peer
file sharing
over a local-area network.
Although the search engine merely indexes public data that users elect to share through an integrated sharing feature in Microsoft Windows
, its creators were sued by the RIAA for copyright infringement. The main developer, Jesse Jordan, settled outside of court for $12,000.
Search engine
A search engine is an information retrieval system designed to help find information stored on a computer system. The search results are usually presented in a list and are commonly called hits. Search engines help to minimize the time required to find information and the amount of information...
used to facilitate peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads among peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the application...
file sharing
File sharing
File sharing is the practice of distributing or providing access to digitally stored information, such as computer programs, multimedia , documents, or electronic books. It may be implemented through a variety of ways...
over a local-area network.
Although the search engine merely indexes public data that users elect to share through an integrated sharing feature in Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
, its creators were sued by the RIAA for copyright infringement. The main developer, Jesse Jordan, settled outside of court for $12,000.