Is Limewire safe to use or if you get found out could you be fined?
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i highly doubt that you will be finded but i wouldnt use limewire. they are slow and lots of viruses. i would use morpheus.  http://www.morpheus.com/ pretty good site. there is also www.bearshare.com and a fue others... never tried bearshare hope that helps
728550
you shouldnt be telling everyone you use limewire since its illegal
836546
Ignore the nay-sayer commentary above - the main critics are usually those who are simply too stupid to use the software safely. Limewire is just as safe as any other p2p application - just always exercise a little common sense.\n\nAnyhow, two things to check.\n*make sure your firewall is not blocking it\n*check your filter settings to see what is being hidden in your searches\n\napart from these, it may well be that there ARE NO search results for the file you were tying to locate...some things are just not very commonly shared\n\nOh- word of advice - if you can get hold of Limewire Pro, you'll be much happier :)
739241
Dude.... LIMEWIRE F-ing SUCKS. Dont mess with them or Kazaa or the entire Gnutella network. Its packed full of spyware and tracking programs. Im not paranoid, I just know this for a fact because I got busted for copyright infringement and piracy a few years ago from using them for P2P connections. Also, make sure you check all the hidden files those programs leave behind. When you download using them it places multiple copies of the files into other folders you dont know about. Thats how it got me. Just thought you shold know.
460133
That's illegal stuff there downloading it using ANY P2P network, if you get caught downloading you can get heavily fined..
510864
Courts ruled in Europe and in America that file-sharing software like Limewire is not in itself illegal - but downloading copyrighted material from those websites is. If you read the legal stuff on the Limewire page they will say that Limewire is totally legal - and it is, for Limewire. The average downloader who wants to get copyrighted music is still committing an illegal act and can be prosecuted....
220390
Yes it is free but keep this in mind....  I may be mistaken but...\n\nIt is illegal to use Limewire to download copyrighted material from someone other than the owner of that material.\n\nIt is legal if they are the owners of that material, to, download to your hearts content.\n\nI think it might be against the law in Australia, could be wrong, depends were you are.\n\nWhat is VERY ILLEGAL about Limewire that people don't realize is that if you don't read, pay attention or whatever and get fooled into sharing everything on your computer, and, some of that everything includes other peoples private information and you let everyone have it, that is not just illegal, it is wrong.\n\nIf you don't believe me, using limewire, search for images called dscn or hpim , feel free to add a four digit number after it to mix things up. These are digi cam pictures, mostly from people who don't know they are sharing everything. Searching for text documents is an awesome power when trying to find business people who are sharing everthing. I am not saying to look into or do this.\n\nSee for yourself, one in 7 should be sharing well over 5000 files, easy. This is a serious problem. I am not joking. I have been trying to stop this for months.
438172
For me, not with music\nMy friends said they got trouble from .zip files on limewire
343663
Limewire is great  NEVER had a problem
611272
It is not illegal to use limewire per se - it is a file sharing system, just as if you put some files on a flash drive, brought it to your friend's house and loaded the files onto their computer. The system is not illegal, but it can be used to breach copyright, which is illegal.\n\nif you own the copyright to a song, then you are free to let anyone download it. \n\nhowever, downloading mp3s without the express permission of the copyright holder is definitely illegal.
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As long as you have decent virus protection, you should have no problem. It might occasionally find a virus, but if it does, it will cancel the download. I've used it thousands of times and only found about 3 viruses. A lot of people say limewire is full of viruses, but I don't have any problems with it.
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It is bad. This is because:\nLimewire contains something called Ad ware. This means that Limewire holds all of your details like your name, address, telephone number and even bank details. Once you reach a limit of 900 files, Limewire will send a massive bill to your house. If this bill is not paid, Limewire will take it from your bank. You can't report this because it will be your own fault. This has happened to a friend of mine. To prevent this from happening, make a new folder and store all of your files in that folder. If you store your files in the shared folder, Limewire will have a record of it. I want everyone to be aware of downloading music illegally. I use Limewire and i save all of my files in another folder.
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The site is legal, users who download copyrighted material are acting ILLEGALLY (as if we give a fcuk, lol).\n\nYou can download music, videos, programs, documents... basically snything that it's millions of users choose to share. \n\nas with any p2p network, you can download infected files, especially if you don't know your stuff ( eg: you should know that a 4 minute MP3 @ 128kps is not going to be 281kb in size), so don't use it without frequently updated virus protection
987998
The limewire website itself is not illegal, nor is it illegal to download Limewire.  It is, however, illegal to use the Limewire program to download copyright-protected materials.
69435
limewire as long as you don't download any programs
219860
Limewire itself is not illegal, if used to share legal stuff.  You can't share copyrighted stuff legally without permission of the copyright holder.
494865
No, it is not safe... Kazaa is littered with spyware and viruses.  Use Limewire instead.