2006-08-14 15:24:27 · 9 answers · asked by 123321 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
Images no, videos (or movies) yes.
2006-08-14 15:27:14 · answer #1 · answered by shmifty__14 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The action of downloading through Limewire is not illegal. Downloading copyrighted material is illegal using Limewire or any other software. If the creator of a video, image or music makes it available for download then it is not illegal. Most commercial stuff is copyrighted and without permission for free distribution (uploading & downloading).
2006-08-14 15:33:31 · answer #2 · answered by Lumas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost certainly it's illegal.
As soon as anything is created in tangible form (images, videos, music, words etc etc) it is automatically copyrighted - there's no procedure to go through. Unless someone specifically puts their work into the public domain then it remains copyrighted and can't be reproduced or used without permission.
Downloading is only legal if the copyright has been relinquished or the copyright holder has given permission for his / her work to be downloaded.
Copyright in the US is 95 years from the time of creation, in most of the rest of the world it is 70 years from the death of the creator.
As the internet is less than 70 years old it's safe to say that pretty much everything on the internet is copyrighted (which is contrary to what a lot of people think)
You hold the copyright to the question you wrote, I hold the copyright to this answer, Yahoo holds the copyright to the rest of the page.
2006-08-14 15:32:46 · answer #3 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends. You can get many pictures just from searching for them in yahoo pictures or from a number of internet searches. Video's depending upon what ones you download, depends upon where you download them. Some site you are able to view the download right off the site, such as disney or nick, you are able to view some of the shows right off the site and it's legal.
Their is also, youtube, which is full of video's that people have uploaded. Which as far as I can tell is legal, although it does clearly state you can't upload TV shows. But I have seen TV show on it. So apparently the site is doing a good job on seeing what is uploaded.
2006-08-14 15:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think all feature in the internet are legal, except the copyright things. U can download the copyright features, with permission from the company or webmaster.
2006-08-14 23:58:56 · answer #5 · answered by DOZ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes that is illegal also. Anything that is copyrighted you can't download without permission.
2006-08-14 15:28:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
images no... unless it is copyrighted content not published on the web in any form....
home videos no... movie or music videos yes...
to not get caught don't be greedy when downloading...
2006-08-14 15:29:58 · answer #7 · answered by Identity Crisis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's only illegal if you sell it to people.
2006-08-14 15:30:38 · answer #8 · answered by Jenn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if its copy protected then yes but only if you watch it
2006-08-18 04:47:24 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋