The Story: Shareaza, iMesh, RIAA, and Recent Events - [THE FACTS]
http://www.shareazasecurity.be/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=1070
Shareaza.com Takeover, ShareazaV4 scam - [THE FACTS]
http://www.shareazasecurity.be/forum/viewforum.php?f=46
Urgent: Opposing the Shareaza Trademark - [My contribution]
http://www.shareazasecurity.be/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=828&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=50
http://www.shareazasecurity.be/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=828&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=60
Community Protest! - [My contribution]
http://www.shareazasecurity.be/forum/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=1219
This has continued to be one of my "pet" projects for many years.
I am not one to join forums, except for here and there -- I enjoy direct interaction.
I joined this end of the Shareaza forum due to the theft of the Shareaza name, brand and copyright. I believe in fair play, as I expect you do too.
I felt that this example would touch home on this forum...
This is not a question of whether you support P2P or not, rather, this represents an attack on open-source developers and software.

AJW wrote
I am a software developer. You must understand the implication of not supporting open-source engineers. If corporate interests continue to bully, threaten and win, independent open-source software developers will simply give up. Shareaza is not the first, and the death of Shareaza and free P2P will set a precedent! I dare not develop a fair and free public, open-source alternative to "for-profit" offerings for fear of becoming too popular, suffering the wrath of this new model "corporate internet." I remember when the internet was free and innovative; and a public model for free communication and exchange [...]

If this is inappropriate, then I apologize -- just remove this topic. If you care about the future of open-source, then pay us a visit at Shareaza.
I have no affiliation with the P2P offerings, however, I do understand our loss if this is not challenged.
Thanks!
In brief: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shareaza
http://torrentfreak.com/shareaza-imposter-lawyers-threaten-forum-080225/