Can the RIAA sue me for using Limewire to download copyrighted materials if I am using a network shared by many users? For example, If I was on a college campus or just using an unsecured neighbors?
** Don't tell me that doing this is wrong. If I'm asking the question I obviously know it's wrong.
2006-11-08 09:47:19 · 7 answers · asked by WILSON 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
i learned that people who seed/share music without a license are considered illegal. but users who download music is not considered illegal.
Limewire is not a company but a program, no one owns limewire and if I were you, just move all the files from the original folder to stop seeding.
2006-11-08 09:59:53 · answer #1 · answered by Dancing+Singing 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Legally they can still sue you no matter what type of network you're using because what you're doing is illegal, the question is can they find you in amongst the college network? There's been a number of high profile cases of college students getting sued for doing just that so I'd have to say yes, they could if they wanted to.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/11/22/riaa_sues_students/
2006-11-08 09:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by Bamba 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The copyright law states that you can make a copy of the original for personal use but you must own the original, so possessing the copy is illegal in itself regardless of where you got it from.
In reality they're more interested in people producing black market products or downloading everything they can get their hands on, it's very unlikely they're going to come after you.
2006-11-08 09:54:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since Limewire tracks your IP address, and the RIAA can trace your IP back to your machine, yes. Thats why I refuse to use Lamewire and use WinMX http://www.winmxgroup.com/
WinMX is back, and yes it works just as good as before. And, more importantly, no recording your IP.
2006-11-08 10:07:33 · answer #4 · answered by jeff the drunk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you did it and they can prove it they can sue you. Simple as that and it matters not where or with what computer you did it on. If you use another person's id, that person can be sued and would have to prove it was not them.
2006-11-08 10:07:24 · answer #5 · answered by Seikilos 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in a heartbeat.. The question is whether or not they want to exert the time, money and effort to do it.
2006-11-08 09:50:42 · answer #6 · answered by jarrgen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
only if you download over a couple thousand songs or something.
2006-11-08 09:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by diaperedman74 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋