Because i saw on tv someone got irrested for downloading illegal songs...but SO many people use it, would i get in trouble? Because it would be soo much easier!!
2007-10-28 04:16:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Consumer Electronics ➔ Music & Music Players
yup, but i use it all the time. i mean, what are the odds of the fbi showing up at your door, you know. Just dont download millions of songs, but a feww hundred is okay.
2007-10-28 04:24:25 · answer #1 · answered by AHHH CHOOOOOOOO (sneeze)! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
okay i'll just go ahead and give you the official answer it is not illegal to use but it is illegal to use to download illegal songs so like you can download stuff so long as it's not copyrighted (good luck finding one of those) but the odds are stacked in ur favor if you do download illegally there have been over 20 people arrested for pirating and stuff like that but the uploaders are the ones who really get it bad so far only 1 downloader has gone to court and had to pay 1000$ but the odds are in your favor and the guy who had to pay 1000$ was using torrents not limewire
2007-10-28 11:32:19 · answer #2 · answered by lazyforlife2006@sbcglobal.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Limewire use, of itself, is not illegal. However, you can get in trouble for downloading copyrighted materials from that service. In other words, watch what you download. There are tons of things you can DL from Limewire which are legal. (Of course, those aren't the things you WANT.)
2007-10-28 11:25:18 · answer #3 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, using Limewire is not illegal. Sharing copyrighted materials with it IS illegal.
Equivalently, it is not illegal to drive a car. It is illegal to drive it at twice the posted speed limit.
What is illegal is how it is used, not the fact that it can be used at all.
2007-10-28 11:25:45 · answer #4 · answered by Tom K 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is illegal to download, thus downloading things from Limewire is illegal.
It depends, if you're unlucky, you'll get caught.
2007-10-28 11:24:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not illegal, but as with anything you download..you always have the chance of getting a virus.
2007-10-28 11:25:11 · answer #6 · answered by djc1175 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no limewire is not illeal. it's just file sharing, it's like you friend uploading sum songs of there or emailing them to your computer, it is, a major risk for you computer because you have no idea what people hvae on ther computer. you could get a major virse. downloading one song could crash your whole computer.
2007-10-28 11:57:05 · answer #7 · answered by italyguitarchick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, but if the majority of americans do it, it automatically becomes legalized! thats democracy. just kidding. most people who were sued by the music industry were uploading songs, not downloading songs.
2007-10-28 11:26:49 · answer #8 · answered by ????? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea
2007-10-28 11:23:49 · answer #9 · answered by CC 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yea
2007-10-28 11:20:36 · answer #10 · answered by zach007 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋