Is downloading music files from LimeWire legal?
2007-01-23 11:11:53 · 15 answers · asked by Laura 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
Babe, its simple.
If you were an actress, or singer,
would you want people getting your music for free?
Paying for the songs gives money to the artists and keeps food on their tables.
well, that's what limewire does. Limewire robs them of this.
Owning limewire is perfectly legal. but downloading protected music isn't.
So, its technically not illegal, but it does keep food from getting to their tables at night.
2007-01-23 20:24:33 · answer #1 · answered by goodbassistsarehardtofind 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its perfectly legal to use Limewire and Limewire pro. Its only what you download and wether you are entitled to a copy is another thing. To download William Peterson is illegal if you do not already own the dvd. You have to buy it or may end up paying for 10,000 copies of the dvd and possibly prison time....if you are traced and loose in court.
2016-03-28 23:22:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Owning a copy of Limewire is perfectly legal. However, using it to download copyrighted materials is not. I wouldn't worry about it, though, the chances of anyone actually bringing legal action against you for doing it are very low.
2007-01-23 11:21:12 · answer #3 · answered by greendragonmaw 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Limewire is legal as long as you don't download copy-righted stuff. Most music is copy-righted.
2007-01-23 11:14:54 · answer #4 · answered by allknowing 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Limewire is not illegal but dont copy music into a C.D.
2007-01-23 11:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by Mullen 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is but i do all the time i download song and put them on my ipod for free and i know its legal but i do it any way because i do not want to buy music
2007-01-23 11:19:17 · answer #6 · answered by alleycts9 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes because the music is copyrighted
2007-01-23 11:18:20 · answer #7 · answered by Axel C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends on what u use it for. before you download it they ask if you are going to use it to download illegal items so it depends on the material users post on it :)
2007-01-23 11:15:16 · answer #8 · answered by David A 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is legal as long as you don't burn the music onto a CD
2007-01-23 11:14:29 · answer #9 · answered by TNL 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
HEY QUIT INTERUPTING ME IM TRYING TO DOWNLOAD SOME MUSIC HERE!!!!
2007-01-23 11:28:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋