Is it true if you have a cable internet connection then you cant get caught for illegal music downloading?
969809
If you stopped to think how many people out there are downloading music you would not be so worried. How many people do you know that have actually been fined or jailed for downloading music. I know none.   "PEACE"
497880
Unethical? Certainly. You are using someone else's property without their permission. As for whether or not it's illegal, that depends. There doesn't appear to be an applicable federal statute, but some states, such as CA, do specifically forbid using a neighbor's internet connection.
822246
Well, first off, LimeWire can cause bandwith loss on the computer, and depending on what you are downloading, you could be using it to break the law.
65574
Several sites have p2p programs that allow you to easily download music, but downloading anything copyrighted is illegal.\n\nLimewire.com\neMule & eDonkey\nKazaa (full of spyware)\nAres
688008
The program itself is not illegal.  Limewire has many legal things that you can do with it (For instance, to download linux ISOs, or indy music released to the public tobe shared).\n\nMany people will use this and similar applications to download copyrighted material, which is illegal in many countries.
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A big risk, no.  A slight risk, yes.  There is always the chance of getting caught and you most likely never will.  Music you can probably get by with.  Movies are another story as the MPAA is cracking down on people harder than the RIAA did.  Be careful with movies.\n\nStill most people get caught are caught because they are sharing their files.  You can download just don't share anything.  And always be behind a hardware firewall (a router) if you can.  While you're at it you may as well run a software firewall too (Kerio Personal Firewall is my new favorite).  It also depends on the P2P program you are using, don't use Kazaa or Bearshare.  I like Limewire, it's free and relatively safe and spyware free.  But as always check any file you have downloaded with your virus scanner first.  If you don't have one get a free one from Grisoft, http://free.grisoft.com/
428852
Nope. I don't do it, so I didn't get caught (although there have been other people who don't download songs from the internet that have been caught...)!
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No, not always.\n\nIt depends upon the country you are in, and more improtantly exactly what you are downloading.\n\nA lot of upcoming bands provide free downloads of their music to get their name circulating.\n\nWhat is almost certainly illegal is providing the music so that people can download it from you, when you do not own the copyright to the music.
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The only way to download music that isn't illegal is to purchase copyrighted material.  That's the only legal way.\n\nHowever, there is also music that is "public domain" or does not have a copyright, and can be downloaded legally without purchasing.
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- If you're already downloading music from sources such as LimeWire or Morpheus, you're already being 'illegal' (ie. distributing copyrighted material)\n\n- 'www.torrentreactor.net' is not a program, just a site with 'torrent links'. No, the site itself doesn't contain any viruses (but surely 'ad-cookies', etc.) On the other hand, some of the downloads you might make through it, might do, as they're not 'creations' of the site itself.\n\nPS. Any of the 'free download programs' you use, might give you a hard time. There are programs like KaZaA, which are bad for your PC right from the beginning (they bomb it with spyware/adware). But even for the programs that don't (ex. LimeWire, or most torrent-clients), there's a high chance of you downloading a file that another user has 'infected' with a virus.
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Limewire, it is illegal though.
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Well hypothetically, I would try any P2P file sharing program, like Lime Wire or Direct Connect (DC++);  but that would be illegal.
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it is illegal and people are putting out a program that would "track" the computer that would download those illegal songs. So it is easy for someone to get in to trouble a lot easier.
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Limewire is legal.  Downloading the music, that is the illegal part.
402475
I don't agree with the illegal downloading of any pirated software. I'm sure the government will now come and check your computer for free music and they will see all of the illegal burned CD's and then you will pay the price for your illegal activities.
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Actually yes AND no. Downloading copyrighted songs from Limewire IS illegal, however, downloading songs that your neighbor recorded in his garage or local bands that don't care if you have their songs is NOT. That also goes the same for movies, pictures etc.
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Can they? Yes. Without a doubt. Your ISP has the same access as the IT department where you work. They can look at every little packet coming to or from your PC at any time. Have you ever watched a detective or legal show where they catch the bad guy from his IP addy? Or they get a list of all the websites he visits? Same thing.\n\nDo they? That's a matter of some debate. If you're doing something illegal and somebody presents a warrant, you can bet your last dollar you're being tracked. As a matter of course, though? Probably not. Unless you've got some little podunk ISP - with fewer than 100 users - they just don't have the manpower to look through the millions and millions of log pages generated by their customers.\n\nUnless you work in the business you have no idea how much information is passed back and forth for something as simple as a file transfer. It's absolutely mind boggling. Anonymity is your best weapon. No mid-level tech is going to waste days upon days searching through the packet captures and port sniffers to see if you're uploading to Kazaa or Newsleecher. \n\nWhat little prosecution has occurred has been a result of the P2P cooperating with investigations and supplying the agency with user lists, IP addresses, and similar. Even then it's kind of like winning the lottery to get caught and winning again to have the charges materialize into anything.\n\nI'm not condoning illegal activities, I'm just saying you're not likely to get in trouble. If you do decide you need to pirate things, use some common sense: don't share through a central server, avoid using your real name, never give credit card information, don't exchange emails with people you meet online, don't have blatantly illegal content (child-porn), etc.\n\nHope that answers your question,\nOdd