it was downloaded from limewire.com and it was most definately a lifetime membership at the time. I had another music share program which was taken over by Limewire, and Limewire was just taking off and I started with their original program. And if it was a scam...it wouldn't have been a scam against me...it would be a scam against Limewire, because I've used it for years and have never had bills to pay or shut off because I wasn't a paying customer