2006-12-07 11:54:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
The program itself is legal, but using it to download copyrighted material is not. It is like owning a gun is legal, but shooting someone with it is not.
2006-12-07 11:56:46 · answer #1 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The limewire program itself is quite legal. The peer to peer network it accesses is legal. What is illegal is using these legal devices to make copies of copyrighted material. So long as you don't do that, you're fine. Of course, as we all know, many, even perhaps most of the available files are not legal.
2006-12-07 20:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by leons1701 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's illegal, especially because u are downloading copyrighted material
2006-12-07 19:57:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As above... P2P software itself is legal. If you use it to up/download copyrighted material, then those acts are illegal.
2006-12-07 20:01:00 · answer #4 · answered by Cruel Angel 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is illegal but if u dont download bulk, and u dont make a profit off of it, dont worry
2006-12-07 19:56:22 · answer #5 · answered by greenpotterboy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋