LimeWire data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250915990798/en/LimeWire-Acquires-Fyre-Festival-Brand-What-Could-Possibly-Go-Wrong” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:has announced;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:1;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>has announced that it’s acquired the rights to Fyre Festival, the disastrous, influencer-fueled 2017 music festival. The newly revived company — which now acts as a data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/limewire-nft-marketplace-no-crypto-090040288.html” data-ylk=”slk:NFT music marketplace;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:2;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>NFT music marketplace rather than a file-sharing service — bought the rights for $245,000 in an eBay auction, data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/us/limewire-crypto-fyre-festival.html” rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank” data-ylk=”slk:The New York Times reports;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:3;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>The New York Times reports. A separate plan to use the Fyre Festival name to launch a new music streaming service was data-i13n=”elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1″ class=”link ” href=”https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/music/fyre-festival-is-becoming-a-music-streaming-service-that-might-not-be-a-scam-this-time-221058381.html” data-ylk=”slk:announced in April 2025;elm:context_link;elmt:doNotAffiliate;cpos:4;pos:1;itc:0;sec:content-canvas”>announced in April 2025.
“Fyre became a symbol of hype gone wrong, but it also made history,” LimeWire…
