Unlike Limewire, Bittorrent, or Napster, Ares was developed as an open-source application, so there are no corporate owners for the RIAA to target, and development of the system has not been halted with legal problems. 
Ares is easy to use, quick to connect, with very fast download speeds.
In addition, because the protocol used is difficult to detect, Ares is often the only P2P network that can get through the firewalls
at Universities and major institutions.
AresVista is the most advanced version of Ares designed specifically to work with the increased security features of Windows Vista. Unlike other versions of Ares and most other P2P filesharing programs, you will not have to turn off the UAC. Because Ares is the most popular file sharing program, you find a lot better music selection, and more people to connect and share with. There are over 100 million titles available to download on the network. And unlike Itunes, music on the Ares network is not locked down by a proprietary DRM system, so you can play them anywhere. - BitTorent Clients - Ares is the best choice for most users of P2P filesharing software. There are other filesharing programs that are better at specific tasks. For example, the bittorrent protocol excels at downloading of movies and other very large files. The most popular programs that use the bittorrent client are listed below.
- Other Filesharing Programs - Some other popular filesharing programs are listed below. Check back later as we are finishing reviews of these,and the bittorrent clients listed above.
You can learn more about the different versions of Ares by clicking on the downloads, or reviews buttons in the menu. Latest posts from the blogHow the RIAA catches people filesharingThere’s an interesting post on Zeropaid at the moment that outlines how the RIAA targets people suspected of illegal filesharing. The RIAA has said that it used the same programs that regular filesharing people use, such as Limewire and Kazaa. MediaSentry, the RIAA’s partner in tackling filesharing, runs one of the filesharing programs and then […] Canada mulling three-strikes filesharing policy?Canada is apparently still considering the idea of a “three strikes and your out” policy for filesharing offenders. Michael Geist, a professor from the University of Ottawa, said that he found a French government document containing information about Canada being a country negotiating the three-strikes filesharing policy with ISPs. Pownce launches casual filesharing servicePownce has been around for a while. It’s not really that popular, but it does have something of a cult following. That following is likely to expand with the news that Pownce has now become a bit more useful with the addition of public filesharing and increased file sizes. Poll open to decide top filesharing websiteLifehacker asked its readers to vote for their favorite filesharing service recently. More than 200 filesharing services were nominated in the poll, which have been wittled down to five. Box.net, a simple filesharing site that provides up to 1GB of space and can be used from your desktop. Free music downloadsThe music industry is going through some tough times at the moment. This downturn of fortunes has not been helped by the insurgence of free music downloads available, formerly though channels such as torrents and Ares and, latterly, through more legitimate sources such as we7 and various providers. Free music downloads is a fact of […] Filesharing regulations too hard to implementA broadband information website this week came out with the revelation that clamping down on illegal music downloads via filesharing might be too difficult for all involved. Filesharing given green light by US judgeIn a twist of events in the US, the judge in the Atlantic vs. Pamela and Jeffrey Howell filesharing case has come out and said that filesharing is OK – we think. Radiohead turn their backs on pay-as-you-like music downloadsWhen Radiohead released their latest album, In Rainbows, as a music download that you chose how much you paid for, the world’s media were quick to point out that this was about to revolutionize the music industry, from CD sales to filesharing networks. Nokia confident of profiting from mobile music downloadsNokia is confident that its move to offer unlimited free mobile music downloads will make the company money. The phone giant is also certain that the record labels involved will make money from the endeavor. 3G iPhone downloads will be in PlethoraAlmost a year after its debut in the US, Apple’s iconic iPhone may be in line for an upgrade: the new 3g iPhone is rumored to be being released this summer. You want better news? An AT&T deal will see the price of the new 3g iPhone downloads slashed by as much as $200 when […] Latest Blog Posts
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