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LOS ANGELES/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Popular file-sharing site WinMX.com ceased operating and the New York office of another, eDonkey.com, appeared to be closed, in the continuing legal fallout among underworld peer-to-peer music services, industry sources and users said on Wednesday.ADVERTISEMENTThe turmoil among file-sharing networks follows the landmark ruling by theU.S. Supreme Court in June that held anyone who distributes a device used to infringe copyright is liable for the resulting acts of infringement by others.In the wake of the decision, the trade groupRecording Industry Association of America (RIAA) last week sent out "cease-and-desist" letters to seven file-sharing groups. A spokeswoman for the RIAA declined to name the targets.Popular file-sharing sites BearShare, eDonkey and WinMX were reportedly among the targets.