2007-01-11 05:51:29 · 19 answers · asked by Im cool like that 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
Limewire is not illegal, using it to download copywritten media is.
2007-01-11 05:55:16 · answer #1 · answered by albion53151 3 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Limewire is technically only illegal when you are taking files that you do not already own. It is meant to be a place for "Backups" so lets say I own a cd. I could legally download them due to the fact I own the copyrights for personal use of that cd. But lets say I just download a bunch of random stuff technically it is illegal.
2007-01-11 13:55:49 · answer #2 · answered by AJ 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
no. limewire is NOT illegal. it IS illegal to share copyrighted material with someone else using limewire.
2007-01-11 18:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Peer 2 Peer applications are legal, what you download from it may be illegal. You are only legally allowed to download files that you have a right to
2007-01-11 15:34:36 · answer #4 · answered by Gordon B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
paid for or not, all versions are capable of downloading viruses, all versions are legal.
downloading a song/movie that you do not own or have not paid for is illegal.
theres plenty of legal stuff limewire can download.
2007-01-11 14:01:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. But the act of downloading/exchanging of files that are copywright protected is illegal as you don't have the proper license to use them.
2007-01-11 13:56:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lime is a kiddie program which helps exchange illegal files and music and is very often virus ridden
2007-01-11 14:03:30 · answer #7 · answered by joepublic101 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yes it is illegal but they dont really put any kind of virus or catch you.
2007-01-11 14:00:38 · answer #8 · answered by Smeet 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Here's a couple articles on it:
http://mpaa.org/piracy_internet.asp (movies)
http://www.riaa.com/issues/piracy/online.asp (music)
2007-01-11 13:57:05 · answer #9 · answered by Richard H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Use of the program in itself is not. What you download with it might be. i.e. the majority of the music etc.
2007-01-11 13:55:38 · answer #10 · answered by 👑 Hypocrite 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋