Is using Limewire to download songs and movies illegal?
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.
728550
you shouldnt be telling everyone you use limewire since its illegal
944844
Limewire is legal.  Downloading the music, that is the illegal part.
779870
Both downloading and sharing items with programs like limewire are illegal. You are also not permitted to copy songs on disks and hand out to friends. This is US law.\n\nDownloading songs and other items from limewire IS NOT SAFE. People have paid me hundreds of dollars to clean their computers of viruses and malware. This software opens up your computer to an internet-wide network, and you can easily download infected items.\n\nI somewhat suspect that infections can happen even without downloads for programs of this type.
888716
The program is legal However file sharing is not. So if you get limewire turn the file sharing off in the tools section.
610755
Limewire is a file-sharing program.  illegal, but many people still use it.\n\nMusic can be downloaded from it
804341
Not every download is copyright infringment.\n\nIf someone has legal ownership of a work (as its creator/author), then they are perfectly entitled to grant permission for anyone else to make copies and distribute them.\n\nAlso, many works are either public domain or allowed by their copyright holder to be distributed under a specific license agreement (such as non-commercial use only). These are again not in volation of copyright laws.\n\nSo, there are plenty of legal ways that software like limewire can be used. And as long as there are legal uses, and as long as the software maker doesn't intend or support illegal use to occur -- the software itself is not illegal.\n\nBut using it to make unlawful copies is still illegal.
1012711
Technically it is illegal to download most music from Limewire, P2P programs, and Torrents. .How much you download is up to you.  The idiots that are dumb enough to get caught by the RIAA are the people who download thousands of songs and then share them all.\n\nIf you download, and only share a little, you have about the same chance of being caught as you would be to win the lottery.\n\nPersonally, I don't have a problem with downloading music, movies, etc, because CDs are too expensive, and the record companies take most of the profits.  It also doesn't bother me because I already have a CD collection and a movie collection.
618613
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.
293598
Well duh. Using BitTorrent isnt illegal, its what you use it for. If you download software that normally is sold in stores or online, its illegal. If its a demo product that is freely given out, then its not illegal.
568783
it's not limewire that's illegal\n\nit's taking movies and music without paying that's the illegal part
739520
according to what r u downloading \nbut i think limewire also notify u and say there is no license to what u going to downloading if its not containing it
55445
I don't think you will go to jail, but try not to download music, videos or movies that has copyright material. Almost every music-track or movie has a copyright. Try to buy it online instead.\n\nSome files has some codes that makes them imposible to view or hear if you doesn´t has the licence, so, you just download a song/movie that has copyright, and when Limewire try to play the file it also seeks for the license. \n\nMy advice, delete the file from your computer (because it's protected, it's just a junk file), and try to download songs from sites like Yahoo! music or iTunes Store.
680277
Limewire, it is illegal though.
857714
the software is not (for now) but if you download things that you do not have a right to (most mp3 song files) or software, movies that is illegal\n\nKaty beat me to it
1026
The stirctest answer is no, it is not legal because you are downloading music or files from other people's hard drive who have purchased it and are sharing it.  That's the problem while you CAN get in legal trouble by downloading stuff this way, chances are the person sharing the files is going to get in trouble, if they are ever caught.\n\nIf you want to stay safe, you can download files relatively safely without getting caught, it's the sharing that gets you in the most trouble.\n\nI would say it lies in a grey area and there is no definitive answer.  If you want my opinion, no it is not really legal but there is nothing in place to really stop it.
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.