well i have been looking for a program to get free songs to listen too, but i know some of them are illeagal, but they say they are leagal, how do i know they are relly legal??
2007-12-29 01:59:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Easy way to tell. I you are using/downloading/sharing copywrited material and you don't have the license to do so, that is illegal.
Now the actual P2P program is in the gray area, because there are legal uses for the program. And the End User is the one that violates the law depending upon the use. Just as Chevy sells cars, but the drivers may violate the traffic laws regulating the vehicles on the road....
2007-12-29 02:08:40 · answer #1 · answered by mhp_wizo_93_418 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The programs are legal, it's the procuring of the songs that is illegal. Filesharing is generally illegal as long as the material in question is a copyrighted material, unless you were given consent by the original artist of the material. To find some legal trial downloads, look for official sites of the artist or the company he/she is signed on to.
2007-12-29 10:04:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
P2P or file sharing programs are not illegal, they are use all the time to share data between computers on the web. But, downloading copy written material with out the artists permission is "illegal". I think you can take it from here.
2007-12-29 10:09:02 · answer #3 · answered by Ron M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any time you steal anything that belongs to someone else, it is illegal. There is no way to get free songs legally.
2007-12-29 10:08:30 · answer #4 · answered by wpf7 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude - any file sharing program that you do not pay for the downloading of music is illegal.
2007-12-29 10:02:51 · answer #5 · answered by sosguy 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Some or Some or not on Lime wire they have an option that will tell you if it's copyrighted or not
Hope this answers your question
2007-12-29 10:07:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are legal, but the content usually isnt but everyone does it so you might aswell
2007-12-29 10:03:21 · answer #7 · answered by k00zmic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋