2006-12-24 11:23:57 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
No. it's not illegal but people do illegal thing there. you can share things there like pics.music as long as it's not copyrighted. and most people there doesn't care if they're doing the right thing
2006-12-24 11:33:42 · answer #1 · answered by binibining pilipina 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all, unless you use it to dowload pirated music, movies etc...
If you use it to share LEGAL files then you are in the clear. If it were illegal then it wouldn't exist, just and it would be stripped of many of its features, just like Napster was.
EDIT: By the way, downloading illegal music turns out not to be worth it in the end anyhow, because even if you have the best virus protection, you'll always get bit in the butt by some virus that costs 600 dollars to get your computer fixed. Ironically, cheaper to pay .99 cents per song on sites such as itunes.
2006-12-24 11:25:20 · answer #2 · answered by equinebeing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No not at all but many activties you can partake on lime wire is illegal.
Downloading programs,music and other things can be deemed illegal if it is copyrighted.
2006-12-24 11:25:46 · answer #3 · answered by SummerRain Girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downloading Limewire is not illegal. However, I'm pretty sure distributing (as well as downloading) the material that goes on Limewire is. You'd have to read the information the RIA puts up.
2006-12-24 11:26:04 · answer #4 · answered by pinkrevolvers345 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No Limewire itself is legal - its how you use it that can be illegal - its like driving a car isnt illegal, but speeding or driving dangerously or mowing someone down is illegal.
So if you use limewire to share open source software, or share documents/files thats you created then its 100% legal. Thats why all the big corporations like the music industry cant do much about it they cant close down people who write software such as bittorrent/limewire etc but they can target individual people if they catch them sharing copyright songs etc
2006-12-24 11:31:47 · answer #5 · answered by redbaron101 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Using any software to access or share copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner is illegal. Any other use is legal.
The chances of getting caught are currently fairly small, but the fines and civil damages are breathtakingly high.
It's your finances and your freedom. You dedide if it's worth the risk.
2006-12-24 12:33:15 · answer #6 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is legal to download limwire software. But it is illegal to download or share a copyrighted work by other people using limewire.
2006-12-24 11:27:45 · answer #7 · answered by 2feEThigh 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well downloading Limewire isn't. If you use it in another way like downloading unsafe programmes, you could get caught. Limewire contains Adware. This means that Limewire have all of your details like name, address, telephone number and maybe even bank details.
2006-12-24 11:26:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Downloading the software itself is not; downloading or uploading copyrighted material may be, depending on your country's sanity.
It's fine in Canada, for example.
2006-12-24 11:26:11 · answer #9 · answered by eldad9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. No, but downloading music with a copyright IS. Be careful.
2006-12-24 11:25:59 · answer #10 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋