what is the best place to download music and movies?

Question

legal and or illegal

i've been told limewire messes up your pc - is that true?

Answer 1

FILE SHARING
File sharing is the practice of making files available for other users to download over the Internet and smaller networks. Usually file sharing follows the peer-to-peer (P2P) model, where the files are stored on and served by personal computers of the users. Most people who engage in file sharing are also downloading files that other users share. Sometimes these two activities are linked together. P2P file sharing is distinct from file trading in that downloading files from a P2P network does not require uploading, although some networks either provide incentives for uploading such as credits or force the sharing of files being currently downloaded.

COPYRIGHT ISSUES
File sharing (such as with the Gnutella and Napster networks) grew in popularity with the proliferation of high speed Internet connections, relatively small file size and high-quality MP3 audio format. Although file sharing is a legal technology with legal uses, many users use it to download copyrighted materials without explicit permission: copyright infringement or "piracy". This has led to attacks against file sharing in general from some copyright owners.

There has been great discussion over perceived and actual legal issues surrounding file sharing. In circumstances where trading partners are in different countries with different legal codes, there are significant problems to contend with. What if a person in Canada wishes to share a piece of source code which, if compiled, has encryption capabilities? In some countries, a citizen may not request or receive such information without special permission.

Throughout the early 2000s, the entire file-sharing community has been in a state of flux. In the year 2000, there was speculation over how seriously record companies and the Recording Industry Association of America would strike the file-sharing community because of its limits compared to more traditional forms of media. However, the communities suffered strain as record companies and the RIAA tried to shut down as much of it as possible. Even though they have forced Napster and Grokster into cooperating against copyright violations, they are fighting an uphill battle since the community has flourished and produced many different clients based on several different underlying protocols. The third generation of P2P protocols, such as Freenet, are not as dependent as Napster is on a central server; and as they encrypt the shared data, it is much harder to shut down these systems through court actions. Another attempt (used by the maintainers of KaZaA) is to change the company's organization or country of origin so that it is impossible or useless to attack it legally. To date, file sharing in Canada is somewhat legal, though not completely so[4]. The uphill battle also extends to the legal actions taken by the RIAA and motion picture counterpart MPAA against individuals using file-sharing programs to distribute material protected by copyright. Ambiguity in the interpretation of copyright law has been a major factor contributing the lack of successful enforcement by the Intellectual Property owners. In Electra v. Perez for example, the Court ruled that the act of making such files available for distribution equated to infringement of the works involved. In the more recent UMG v. Lindor, Judge David G. Trager ruled that the RIAA would be required to prove that actual distribution (sharing) occurred. Should this case go to trial in 2007, it will likely set a precedent for further RIAA and MPAA actions.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a donor-supported group which seeks to protect and expand digital rights. Its activities include litigation, political lobbying, and public awareness campaigns. The EFF has vocally opposed the RIAA in its pursuit of lawsuits against users of file sharing applications and supported defendants in these cases. The foundation promotes the legalization of peer-to-peer sharing of copyrighted materials and alternative methods to provide compensation to copyright holders

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The songs in your head…but not the title, check this out-
http://search.singingfish.com/sfw/results.jsp

Popular Free Music-
http://www.morpheus.com
http://www.bearshare.com
http://www.imesh.com/
http://www.kazaa.com

Other Free Music-
http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/.........
http://www.emule-project.org
http://www.shareaza.com/?id=download.......
http://www.seekasong.com
http://www.mp3000.net
http://www.espew.com/
http://www.kohit.net
http://www.audiogalaxy.com/
http://www.mp3underworld.com/default.asp...
http://www.emp3world.com/
http://www.mp3raid.com
http://www.muchmusic.net
http://www.artistdirect.com/
http://www.ram.org/ramblings/philosophy/...
http://www.soundclick.com
http://www.purevolume.com
http://www.altavista.com/audio/default.....
http://e-mp3s.eu/mp3_download
http://www.phazemp3.com/
http://singingfish.com
http://downloading-music.org/
http://www.vinden.nl/?sttname=mp3.........
http://www.airmp3.net/
http://www.sideload.com
http://mp3.earthreactor.com/
http://music.essno.net/
http://www.musichunter.net
http://www.mp3-network.net
http://www.yourmp3.net/
http://www.mp3free4me.com /
http://musicat.com/
http://www.music-buzz.com

Gnutellas-
http://www.acquisitionx.com/
http://www.bearshare.com/
http://cabos.sourceforge.jp/
http://www.filescope.com/
http://www.frostwire.com/
http://www.gnucleus.com/Gnucleus/
http://mldonkey.sourceforge.net/Main_Page
http://mutella.sourceforge.net/
http://www.phex.org/mambo/
http://www.xolox.nl/

Bit Torrents-
http://www.thepiratebay.org/
http://www.torrentspy.com/
http://www.mininova.org/
http://www.suprnova.org/
http://isohunt.com/
http://www.torrentreactor.net/torrents/
http://www.torrentreactor.to/
http://azureus.sourceforge.net/download
http://www.bittorrent.com/
http://www.bitcomet.com/
http://www.utorrent.com/


Others recommended-
http://www.garageband.com
http://www.soundclick.com
http://www.mp3shits.com
http://www.manolito.com/
http://www.emp3finder.com/
http://hindiranks.blogspot.com/......
http://muziqindia.blogspot.com/......
http://www.mp3rocket.com
http://www.mpeg-search.com
http://www.purevolume.com/
http://www.mp3search.ru/
http://www.btjunkie.org/
http://www.emp3world.com
http://music.msn.com/
http://www.slsknet.org
http://www.isound.com/
http://music.download.com/
http://www.mp3dimension.com
http://www.yourmp3.net
http://www.mp3shits.com/
http://www.maxalbums.com/
http://www.emusic.com/rca
http://www.seekasong.com/
http://www.mp3-center.org
http://www.insound.com/mp3/mp3s.php......
http://cooltoad.com
http://somafm.com/
http://www.emusic.com
http://www.coolrip.com
http://www.mp3rocket.com/
http://www.musiconline.com
http://www.papuyaar.com
http://www.epitonic.com
http://www.smashits.com/
http://www.mohankumars.com/
http://www.funmaza.com/
http://dishant.com/
http://www.m4mp3s.com
http://www.megablast.us
http://www.kazaa.com/
http://videopimp.org/
http://www.phazemp3.com/
http://www.kohit.net/

Album based sites-
http://www.maxalbums.com
http://www.albumbase.com
http://www.free-mp3-albums.com/......
http://www.1albums.com/

Network Clients-
http://developer.berlios.de/projects/applejuicejava/
http://www.bearcave.com/misl/misl_tech/msdrm/darknet.htm

Foreign Versions&Music-
http://j-pop-rock.com/rotation/jpoprockm...
http://jpop.bww2.com/
http://www.isc.u-toyama.ac.jp/~hamada/so...
http://community.livejournal.com/oranger...
http://jeritaku.multiply.com/journal......
http://www.jckhost.com
http://cherryblossom-garden.com/singles1
http://www.kpopmusic.com
http://www.kpop.bww2.com
http://www.muchmusic.net
http://www.mazikana.com
http://www.hellmakers.com
http://www.seslimp3.com/
http://www.papuyaar.com/music.php
http://www.dishant.com
http://www.bollyfm.net
http://www.cooltoad.com
http://www.bollyexpress.com
http://www.raaga.com
http://www.okesite.com
http://www.musicmaza.com
http://www.downloadhindimp3s.com/
http://www.indiaglitz.com/
http://www.indiamp3.com
http://www.desiweb.net
http://www.bollywoodmusic.com/
http://ww.smashits.com/index.cfm
http://www.giitaayan.com/
http://hfgk.8m.com/
http://www.hindimidi.com/
http://www.musiconnet.com/
http://www.songs.pk
http://www.masti4india.com
http://www.harikamp3.biz/
http://www.mp3indirt.com/
http://www.mp3-muzik.com/
http://ww.mp3-tr.com
http://www.6arab.com
http://joctv.com
http://www.jckhost.com
http://meiyeechan.multiply.com/music/ite
http://biwithrain.multiply.com/music
http://mp3.baidu.com/
http://mp3.zhongsou.com
http://www.needpop.com
http://z9.invisionfree.com/bww2
http://www.chinamp3.com/
http://www.99music.net/
http://music.tfol.com/
http://musichk.org/
http://d.sogou.com/?kw=

Cheap Music-
http://www.napster.com/
http://www.allmymp3.com/
http://www.ares.com

Recommended Programs-
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/

Hope I gave you what you were looking for!
Good Luck!

Answer 2

I've never had any trouble using limewire.

Any peer 2 peer sharing software has the chance to mess up your PC. You never know what you're going to get from other users. Just make sure your anti-virus is up to date.

Answer 3

Limewire is great for music!!

Answer 4

ur right about limewire. it messes up ur comp. use ares galaxy. i's great and free and doesnt charge you money. they also have a good election on movies and shows.
www.aresgalaxy.com

Answer 5

trust me in this one...Morpheus blows limewire/torrents away. in simple terms put in an artist and if it really is universal sufficient, you do not have any issues looking what you want. trust me...that software is impressive.

Answer 6

LIMEWIRE

Answer 7

Checkout these official ipod tutorials if you own an ipod
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?...
http://www.apple.com/itunes/download/...

Be sure to have a descent spyware and virus program or you can scan online free in multiple sources. Make sure you know about safety because many peer to peer networks have viruses. The link below has many resources including free antiviruses.
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html...





Top P2P programs in order of popularity

1) eDonkey / Overnethttp://compnetworking.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=compnetworking&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.oldversion.com%2Fprogram.php%3Fn%3Dedonkey
eDonkey/Overnet is a state-of-the-art P2P file sharing software system. Especially popular in Europe, the two P2P networks eDonkey and Overnet combined support a large base of users and files. The eDonkey P2P client connects to both networks; the Overnet client is being merged into future releases of eDonkey. eDonkey runs on Windows, Linux and Macintosh computers. The free version of eDonkey contains embedded advertising but none of the dreaded "spyware" found in some free file sharing software.

2) Shareazahttp://www.shareaza.com/
Shareaza is an up-and-coming P2P file sharing program. This client offers an extremely powerful search engine capable of connecting to multiple popular P2P networks including eDonkey, BitTorrent and Gnutella. Shareaza file sharing software includes intelligence for detecting fake and/or corrupted files. The free Shareaza download also contains no ads or spyware. As the installed base of Shareaza client users grows, expect Shareaza to become an even better P2P file sharing program.

3) WinMXhttp://www.topshareware.com/WinMX-download-13747.htm
WinMX offers a large P2P file sharing network and a feature-rich client program that has evolved over years of development. True, WinMX has a reputation for being complex and more difficult to use than some alternatives. However, WinMX also provides power to users in managing their downloads, and it offers a wide selection of music (MP3) files. Some WinMX users report waiting in long queues to download popular files. WinMX software runs only on the Windows family of operating systems.

4) BitTorrenthttp://www.bittorrent.com/download
BitTorrent is another free P2P software application. It has attracted a loyal following among those interested in sharing movies and television programs. The offical BitTorrent P2P client generally does not support bandwidth throttling, meaning that it will tend to monopolize a network connection and not allow surfing the Internet or otherwise utilizing the network while files are being downloaded or uploaded. A freely-available alternative BitTorrent client overcomes this limitation.

5) Limewirehttp://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml
The Limewire P2P file sharing program connects to the Gnutella P2P network. Limewire client software is widely recognized for its clean user interface that does not contain adware. Sometimes billed as the "fastest file sharing program," Limewire claims to offer relatively good search and download performance. Free Limewire software downloads are available for Windows, Linux and Macintosh operating systems. Limewire Pro pay clients also exist.

6) Morpheushttp://www.morpheus.com/download.asp
Morpheus P2P client application downloads exist in both free and paid Ultra versions. Compared to the free version, the Morpheus Ultra download additionally removes bundled advertising. Morpheus clients are capable of searching Gnutella2, FastTrack, eDonkey2K and Overnet P2P networks.

7) eMulehttp://www.emule-project.net/home/perl/general.cgi?l=1
The eMule project started with the goal of building an improved free eDonkey client. eMule has achieved a large user base, connecting both to the eDonkey P2P file sharing network and a few others. It contains no advertising, and its software base is well-maintained by an open source development team. The chief limitation of eMule's P2P file sharing program is its speed: eMule typically performs downloading much slower than other P2P clients.

8) Areshttp://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net/
Ares is a full-featured free P2P network with its own file sharing programs including Ares Galaxy. Ares clients support decentralized music and other file sharing and include a built-in chat service. Ares strives to offer the simplicity of Kazaa clients with no adware and fast connection times.

9) BearSharehttp://www.bearshare.com/
The BearShare P2P file sharing program is a popular free software client for the Gnutella P2P network. Both free and pay downloads of BearShare file sharing programs exist.

10) Kazaahttp://www.kazaa.com/us/products/downloadKMD.htm
The Kazaa software family (including the Kazaa Lite family of applications) has been the single-most popular P2P file sharing program / system of all time. Kazaa is fast and easy to use. However Kazaa software and the FastTrack network it utilizes appear to be declining rapidly in popularity and availability of files. Some have criticized the intrusiveness of "adware" embedded in free Kazaa clients. Others have complained about the frequency of encountering fake files on FastTrack.





Bit Torrent in Order of Popularity:
http://netforbeginners.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=netforbeginners&cdn=compute&tm=6&gps=84_789_1276_819&f=00&su=p284.5.420.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//www.demonoid.com/
Demonoid (a personal favorite of many About.com readers, Demonoid is also a major tracker database that supports thousands of swarms around the globe)

http://www.scrapetorrent.com/
Scrapetorrent.com is another torrent meta-search engine that is gaining popularity.

http://www.torrenttyphoon.com/
TorrentTyphoon.com (a unique bittorrent meta-search engine that searches several of the most popular sites. Unfortunately, it does not do a good job categorizing the torrent files themselves)

http://www.torrentbox.com/torrents-browse.php?news
Torrentbox.com Update: like Isohunt, Torrentbox is being sued by the MPAA as of February 28, 2006. The days for this fine search engine may be numbered.

http://thepiratebay.org/
The Pirate Bay (Pirate Bay, by readership size, is the most popular torrent search site today. Pirate Bay has an immense database of 360,000 torrents, the third largest database after Isohunt and Torrentspy.)
(May 31, 2006 update: The Pirate Bay has been shut down by Swedish authorities. Details are available on the Pirate Bay home page.)
(June 2006 update: The Pirate Bay has restarted operations, now that the police have duplicated the PB hard drives for forensic purposes. Enjoy this database while it is still around, folks!)

http://www.torrentspy.com/
Torrentspy.com offers over 420,000 torrents in its database, the largest torrent index that is readily available to the public. Enjoy it while you can.

http://www.torrentscan.com/
Torrentscan.com (a "meta-search" engine, which is a search engine that searches other search engines)
http://www.torrentreactor.to/
Torrentreactor.to (Torrentreactor has made a comeback from a hijacking and an uncooperative hosting service. They have moved to a different server setup and a Tonga country domain outside the USA. Read the details on their home page.)

http://www.mininova.org/
Mininova.org has 150,000 torrents indexed as of December, 2006. Mininova is the successor to Suprnova, one of the original big torrent databases of the Web.

http://www.isohunt.com/
Isohunt.com
January 22 update, 2007: Although Isohunt was suddenly shut down by its original ISP before the weekend, the administrators have relaunched the service on a new ISP with new hardware. There are still problems, but Isohunt does live for the time being. The MPAA lawsuit is slated for a March summary judgment, so make sure you use Isohunt now, while you still can.
January 8 update, 2007: Isohunt has nearly 400,000 torrents in their database. Also noteworthy: any Isohunt torrent listed as "ISOhunt release" means that it is a file verified by the administrators...a nice feature to help you locate authentic torrents and not fake files. On a sad note: Isohunt is being sued by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for copyright infringement. If you want to use this tremendous Canadian site, you better use it while you can.

http://www.torrentmatrix.com/
Torrentmatrix.com

http://202.21.32.130/nobyt/index.asp
ByTorrents Meta Search

http://www.torrentportal.com/
Torrentportal.com

http://www.snarf-it.org/
Snarf It! (born from previous Suprnova influences)

http://btjunkie.org/
BTjunkie

http://www.torrentz.com/
Torrentz.com (special thanks to reader, Jonathan R., for this link)

http://torrents.to/
Torrents.to


http://www.legaltorrents.com/index.htm
LegalTorrents.com (As the name implies, this is a database of public-domain content. Thanks to Anand S. for this URL.)

http://www.thinktorrent.com/
Thinktorrent.com

http://filelist.org/
FileList.org




Other alternatives

Here are different programs for you to choose from:
100% FREE access to the following:

http://www.minimalverbosity.com/...........
http://www.allofmp3.com
http://www.garageband.com
http://www.soundclick.com
http://www.mp3shits.com
http://www.manolito.com/
http://mubydram.blogspot.com
http://isohunt.com
http://torrentbox.com
http://www.emp3finder.com/
http://www.purevolume.com/
http://www.mp3search.ru/
http://musicremedy.com/
http://search.singingfish.com/sfw/home.j...
http://www.btjunkie.org/
http://www.emp3world.com
http://music.msn.com/
http://www.slsknet.org
http://www.isound.com/
http://music.download.com/
http://www.mp3dimension.com
http://www.yourmp3.net
http://www.mp3shits.com/
http://www.maxalbums.com/
http://www.emusic.com/rca
http://www.seekasong.com/
http://www.mp3-center.org
http://www.insound.com/mp3/mp3s.php........
http://cooltoad.com
http://somafm.com/
http://www.emusic.com
http://www.coolrip.com
http://www.mp3rocket.com/
http://www.musiconline.com (india)
http://www.papuyaar.com (india)
http://www.epitonic.com (india)
http://www.smashits.com/ (india)
http://www.mohankumars.com/ (india)
http://www.funmaza.com/ (india)
http://dishant.com/ (india)
http://www.m4mp3s.com (india)
http://www.megablast.us (india)
http://www.kazaa.com/
http://videopimp.org/
http://www.phazemp3.com/
http://firstlisten.ifihadadime.com/........
http://www.kohit.net/
http://mp3.about.com/od/freemusicdownloa...
http://www.riaa.com/issues/music/legalsi...
http://www.whatsthedownload.com/...
http://www.goingware.com/tips/legal-down...


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http://www.thefreecountry.com/utilities/...
http://www.download.com/realplayer/3000-...
http://offer.rhapsody.com/?pcode=srchrv&...
http://www.cdburnerxp.se/
http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?tg=dl-20&qt=dvd%20burning%20software&tag=srch