You hinted at the possiblity of a paid version of limewire, let me give you a few tips.....

Most people IMHO would be prepared to pay a small membership fee for the privilage of getting limewire without spy/adware.

As an added incentive members would be able to list there various interests, thereby getting access to the community tab in the program (which at the moment doesn't seem to have any use) making it easier for them to reach other users who might have the type of files they would be interested in.

IMHO the benefits would encourage most people to hand over a couple of dollars but then we get to my second point - DOLLARS!

This may surprise many American's but the whole world does not use dollars and more importantly the whole would does not have easy access to either a VISA or AMERICAN EXPRESS card.

Several times I have downloaded a program, used it, liked it, attempted to either purchase it or register it - only to be asked for one of the two above cards. For me this would require either changing bank so that I can get a VISA debit card on my current account OR attempting to blag my self a CREDIT CARD despite having a very poor credit rating. So my second tip is to strike a deal with an international websales company (Amazon springs to mind) for resales since these have different versions of there site in different countries. As an example I can use my SWITCH card with Amazon, by kid brother (he's only 15) can use his ELECTRON card, neither of these cards are normally recognised by American based sites. IF WE CANT BUY IT USING THE PAYMENT METHODS WE HAVE AVAILABLE TO US - WE WILL SIMPLY PIRATE IT

So in short make it cheap, make it easy for us to pay AND WE WILL PAY FOR IT

Make it expensive and difficult to obtain outside of the U.S. and watch us PIRATE IT

Vonotar