Isamu Kaneko, creator of the encrypted P2P file sharing program Winny, has died

Sorry, there is no English discussion yet and not even a mainstream media article on Kaneko's (handle: 47) death. However, his colleagues at the University of Tokyo are confirming his passing on Twitter and it is all but certain.

Cause of death: cardiac arrest.

While Sean Parker creates Napster and goes on to help make Facebook what it is today, Kaneko is persecuted by authorities for years, finally wins a not guilty verdict two years ago, and just as things were looking up, this.

RIP.

86 points hkmurakami 13 years ago 12 comments

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