Just discovered this file-sharing site and wondered how they can allow sharing of songs that I would otherwise have to pay for at iTunes.
2007-01-04 02:22:34 · 7 answers · asked by writealready 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
It's not legal. Noty at all, but there are some places where you can download MP3s approved of the artists...
Please check the provided link!
2007-01-04 02:26:59 · answer #1 · answered by Heh? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is that it does depend on what you are downloading. There are many Legal songs on Limewire and all of these other P2P programs. The issue is not the sharing of the song itself but the song in question. There are many independent artists who share their music on P2P programs. Then there are "illegal" copies of songs as well. It just depends on the song.
A good rule of thumb wold be that if the artist is big then the song is illigal. But also keep in mind that some big bads did release Napster only songs for their fans to download for free, so not all famous bands have all their songs copyrighted.
2007-01-04 10:39:34 · answer #2 · answered by aren040 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The poster who said peer to peer sharing of music is wrong. peer to peer file sharing is legal, but if you are sharing things like music and software which have a copyright it is illegal. So using limewire to download someone's term paper would be legal, using it to download the latest Beyonce song is illegal. And unless you know what you are doing, everyone will be able to see everything you download.
Any downloading of mainstream music without paying for it is illegal (I think Limewire is rolling out a service where you can download mainstream songs for a fee...which would be legal...and many other services like Napster already do this).
Chances of you being caught and getting in trouble are slim, but many people who thought they wouldn't get caught got nasty letters from the music industry association asking them to pay thousands of dollars, so be careful.
2007-01-04 11:05:03 · answer #3 · answered by Chris P 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not illegal, because right now it's still consider sharing from peer to peer. Also know as "peer to peer" network.
Of course once lawyers figure out how to make it illegal we'll see it on the news, but right now, it's just like you are borrowing a cd from the other person like the other guy said.
2007-01-04 10:31:48 · answer #4 · answered by sno 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only legal for non-copyrighted material, but in a recent article, the music industry's attorney admitted that she will only pursue those who have more than 300 illegally downloaded songs
2007-01-04 10:25:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, but it is just like letting someone borrow a CD
The music industry is just money hungry. They are afraid that they will only sell one CD and that everybody in America will copy it without paying!
2007-01-04 10:25:48 · answer #6 · answered by Montecar3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope.
2007-01-04 10:23:54 · answer #7 · answered by Blunt Honesty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋