2007-12-29 05:50:32 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
No. Limewire, the program, the network, the sharing.. it is very legal.
What MAY be illegal are the files being transferred. If you are transferring copyrighted material without permission, you are committing a felony.
Limewire is just the vehicle for this felony. Just like you can distribute copyrighted material illegally by mailing it to people, you can transmit illegal material through peer to peer network
To sum up, if you are transferring files you have permission to share, it's perfectily legal. As legal as mailing them.
2007-12-29 05:53:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 2⤋
I hate this question.
Limewire itself is NOT illegal.
To use Limewire to download copyrighted material without the owners permission IS illegal.
2007-12-29 13:53:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No it's not illegal. It's the same concept as is the Internet illegal because use it illegal.
Limewire provides the tool how you use it depends on you.
2007-12-29 13:53:36 · answer #3 · answered by vikingsorbust 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No the program itself is not illegal but when you upload or downloading a copyright song or something then it is.
Their was a woman who has racked up millions of fines for this and lawyer fees.Just go to the link I have posted.
Just click her blog and do a news search she will be all over the net.
Also their are alot of companies hiring people to do nothing but upload fake stuff that has viruses in the file.
2007-12-29 14:00:33 · answer #4 · answered by billieleann78 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think so or they'd done be shut down....and I'm glad they are still here cause I really like Limewire.
2007-12-29 13:54:11 · answer #5 · answered by Sunshine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, Limewire downloads from computers that are connected to the Limewire server. Thats where the music comes from, in a sense you are sharing music from your neighbors to someone in another state. Its all about sharing, thats why its for free, theres no profit for limewire. iTunes works differently, they have the nice songs on their server and they charge you for each song because they want to make a profit for storing the songs you want on their server.
2007-12-29 13:55:32 · answer #6 · answered by Chad 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
You can be sued if you use it, especially if you allow people to download music from your computer. The program is not illegal, but can result in civil penalties for copyright infringement.
2007-12-29 13:53:36 · answer #7 · answered by Steve C 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you own the CD for the music you are downloading, it is not illegal, but is pretty useless. Technically no, it depends on how you use it.
2007-12-29 13:53:28 · answer #8 · answered by Silly Goose 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
its illegal to download stuff that is already owned by someone else without their consent . . . . . doesnt stop the millions & millions of people that use it ( including me! =] )
gl & peace!
2007-12-29 13:54:21 · answer #9 · answered by =_èP1ç_= 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
the program itself is not illegal. Its a peer to peer program, but once you download a copywrited piece, then it is illegal....
so the program is not illegal, but whats used for is illegal.
2007-12-29 13:53:19 · answer #10 · answered by enchilladasrgood 3 · 7⤊ 1⤋