This whole thing concerns me, if this guy won't take some criticism about his software, then won't remove the stuff thats bothering people without a lot of presure, I don't see any reason to trust his software on my computer.
Yes, I have a firewall, but is that enough when you tell that firewall to let BearShare send packets out over the net? Plus the RIAA and all that, I am worried. I don't think it's worth the risk. Plus there are other clients out there.