Morpheus (software)

Morpheus
Developer(s)	StreamCast Networks (defunct)
Initial release	2001^[1]
Stable release	5.55.1 (November 15, 2007 (2007-11-15)) [±]
Preview release	none [±]
Development status	Discontinued/unmaintained/outdated
Written in	C++
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Available in	English
Type	P2P
License	Closed source
Website	www.morpheus.com

Morpheus was a file sharing and searching peer-to-peer client for Microsoft Windows, developed and distributed by the company StreamCast, that originally used the Opennap protocol, but later supported many different peer-to-peer protocols. On April 22, 2008, distributor StreamCast Networks filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy after a long legal battle with music companies; all of their employees were laid off and the official download at www.morpheus.com stopped being available, though for a small period the website remained online. As of October 29, 2008 the official Morpheus website is offline, including all other websites owned by StreamCast Networks, specifically MusicCity.com, Streamcastnetworks.com and NeoNetwork.com.

Availability

Users of the Morpheus community have set up a website (at GnutellaForums.com) where the Morpheus software can still be downloaded. At that site, there is a support forum and support chat room setup from the site^[2] and within the client.

Presence of adware/spyware

The current version of Morpheus, version 5.5.1, contains no adware or spyware, and no additional software is bundled with Morpheus. However, when Morpheus is open and running, the interface contains online ads that used to support the application.

During installation, an optional peer-to-peer Morpheus Toolbar is offered. Both the Morpheus application and the Morpheus Toolbar can be easily uninstalled with Windows Add/Remove Programs commands, however this was not the case with previous versions.

Version 5.3 didn't install adware or spyware, though it did install some Desktop shortcuts to adware websites and the Morpheus Toolbar without user approval.

In popular culture

Weird Al mentions Morpheus in "Don't Download This Song".

References

External links

Morpheus forums (at GnutellaForums.com)
MGM v. Grokster case documents
MGM v. Grokster Ninth Circuit oral argument transcript
MGM v Grokster Day 1 - Coverage from MP3 Newswire on the first day of the Supreme Court trial.
Advanced Peer-Based Technology Business Models. Ghosemajumder, Shuman. MIT Sloan School of Management, 2002.

eDonkey network

Technology	eDonkey network MFTP Overnet Kad network Kademlia Magnet URI scheme ed2k URI scheme eD2k Hash

Clients (Comparison)	aMule eDonkey2000 eMule mods: MorphXT Xtreme eMule Plus iMule JMule Jubster lMule Lphant MLDonkey Morpheus Shareaza xMule X11 Mule

Indexing sites	ShareReactor ShareConnector

Famous servers	Razorback2

Gnutella2

Developer	Michael Stokes

Technology	Distributed hash table Tiger Tree hash Magnet URI scheme SHA-1

Terminology	Gnutella crawler Node Overlay network TCP UDP

Software	FileScope GnucDNA Gnucleus Morpheus Shareaza Sharelin All clients (comparison)

Peer-to-peer file sharing

Networks and protocols

Centralized	Advanced Direct Connect Audiogalaxy CuteMX Direct Connect Napster Opennap Soribada Soulseek

Decentralized	Advanced Direct Connect Ares BitTorrent eDonkey FastTrack Freenet GNUnet Gnutella Gnutella2 I2P Kad Kazaa Morpheus OpenFT Overnet RetroShare Tribler WASTE WinMX

Comparisons of clients

Hyperlinks

Uses

Concepts

Privacy	Friend-to-friend Darknet Open Music Model Anonymous P2P Private P2P

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