2006-11-05 03:04:03 · 6 answers · asked by stoney m 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Not every download is copyright infringment.
If someone has legal ownership of a work (as its creator/author), then they are perfectly entitled to grant permission for anyone else to make copies and distribute them.
Also, many works are either public domain or allowed by their copyright holder to be distributed under a specific license agreement (such as non-commercial use only). These are again not in volation of copyright laws.
So, there are plenty of legal ways that software like limewire can be used. And as long as there are legal uses, and as long as the software maker doesn't intend or support illegal use to occur -- the software itself is not illegal.
But using it to make unlawful copies is still illegal.
2006-11-05 03:32:13 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The argument is that the tool doesn't do anything - it is content neutral. The people providing copyrighted material are the ones breaking the law - and you are too, if you download it.
There are bands who provide their work on Limewire and other services for free - they are not breaking the law, and downloading their music is OK, because the owner has given you permission.
2006-11-05 03:30:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because peer-to-peer programs like Limewire allow users to exchange all types of content, copywrited or not. If users decide to use that technology to break the law, that is the fault of the users, not Limewire. Not allowing ANYONE to use Limewire because some people use it for illegal purposes would be like not allowing anyone to use a television because some people steal cable.
2006-11-05 03:15:42 · answer #3 · answered by marbledog 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2006-11-05 03:10:41 · answer #4 · answered by Frank G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
conect your mp3 participant to the comp. and then u open up limewire and this mp3 pllayer shoud come out and u drag the music from limewire on your mp3 participant and then u upload all the songs u want that is the unlawful thanks to placed music on your mp3
2016-11-28 19:28:00 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because of the way the information is stored they cant find anyone to sue
2006-11-05 03:12:32 · answer #6 · answered by mohamed jihad dirka dirka 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋