Here's the real deal:
Limewire LLC has been sold to iMesh Inc., iMesh Inc. is planing to apply DRM technologies to both iMesh and Limewire, thus making users PAY FOR DOWNLOADING, this plans have been kept in secret, but someone has liberated the info to public, converting this in something you could get afraid off, but i am going to put some light here, this things are RUMORS therefore, they're not confirmed, but i already made the switch (do you miss the Lw userbar on my signature) to Frostwire, the guy who told this to me was COOTMASTER (an ex-ares net) , and stief, they started messing up with that, i was too surprised i made the change to Fw before it's late and it is owned by iMesh too...

REMEMBER, THESE ARE ONLY RUMORS AND SHOULD BE TREATED LIKE THEM

look at:
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?p=260805
http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showthread.php?t=68264
for more info