Just wondering, cause I heard about it, and I am unsure of whether to use it or not. I heard it was just file sharing.
2007-03-17 14:24:00 · 9 answers · asked by speedokie 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Limewire has the same legal status as a photocopier or CD-burner.
As long as the owners/builders did not intend it to be used for illegal purposes, and do not advocate illegal use, then they are protected.
In much the same way that Ford Motor Cars is not directly liable for individuals who are convicted of speeding or drunk driving.
But anyone who actually uses the device/system to make unauthorized copies is liable for copyright infringement.
2007-03-17 16:25:30 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My kids tell me that limewire is a great way to invite viruses into your computer .. I dont know much about these things but thats enough for me !!
Any how think of those poor musicians they're not all millionaires y'know
2007-03-17 14:35:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seven people in south Florida had law suits filed against them within the past month for downloading music off it if that tells you anything.
2007-03-17 15:21:30 · answer #3 · answered by SirCs2UUC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually it is illegal. About 2 or 3 years ago a girls father in Tampa,FL had a law suit put against him because of his daughters downloading habits.
2007-03-17 14:30:14 · answer #4 · answered by cheetoboi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think limewire is a legal issue but certainly a morality one
sometimes there a fine line between right and wrong if someone wants to give me something for free ill take it if its something i want
2007-03-17 14:31:37 · answer #5 · answered by bubbylicious 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Limiwire itself is not illegal but using it to download files that are copyrighted is. You can legally use to exchange files that are allowed to be exchanged by the creator of the files.
2007-03-17 14:35:47 · answer #6 · answered by Aldo the Apache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, and that i'm hoping you're no longer, yet throughout the time of the time i replace into utilising those classes, I consistently took the downloads out of the acquire folder and placed them right into a seperate folder on my laptop, I often stored a pair small archives in there for the sake of sharing. yet i've got on the grounds that stopped utilising them because of the fact of each and every of the viruses.
2016-10-18 23:12:08 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out this limewire review!
2007-03-18 17:04:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use it weekly and I have never gotten any viruses or anything from it. I don't know if it's legal or not but I don't download thousands of songs, just a few every month. So I'm not to worried about it.
2007-03-17 15:38:30 · answer #9 · answered by Sheena in Cali 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋