Legal Issues
 

hi peeple, i use the free version, i realize its not legal but is limewire pro?:confused:

Both versions are completely legal unless you downloaded copyrighted stuff.

wat i mean iz pro completly legal?

I know what you mean. In which way is my answer unclear to you? Both versions are completely legal and it is not legal to download copyrighted content with either of them.

so howd u no wat is copyrighted or not?

good question. If you are using the latest beta, LimeWire will show in one of the columns of the result table whether a file has been licensed under a 'creative commons' license or a 'weed' license. It's always legal to download any of those.

thnks

trap_jaw4 is giving you about as clear and concise an answer as is possible !

A comment that I would like to add is that the laws regarding copyright infringement differ greatly from one country to another...

In most, but not all, DownLoading is legal but UpLoading is NOT !

"It is better to receive than to give, " seems to be the message, hmmm ?


Also, please see the many, many posts from LeeWare in these forums...
Lengthy and 'large' discussions have occured here on this very subject and there are 1,000's of posts on same !

"Buckle up your overcoat,
la di da da dee,
Take good care of yourself,
you belong..."

The paranoids anthem !

:eek:

OMG!
 

I'm not an idiot...but reading the e-mails I got after visiting the sight I didn't get that we still have to find non copyrighted material to download. I was amazed and ecstatic that a membership bought me access to my fave songs. And as it turns out...I'm not getting what I thought I was. I'm a little upset. Mostly at myself. I googled the site and found nothing negative, which is rare. I want to bang my head against the wall though.

Membership???
 

Dear JenJenSweet

What membership are you talking about? Could it be the same non-existent membership that internet newbies the world over have given their money away to?

Please read a previous post of mine at the following link:

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...threadid=39045


UK Bob

Is it Legal?
 

According to the Supreme Court's decision Monday, having and using the software is perfectly legal. But if you use LimeWire or any other P2P software to violate copyrights, then you are endangering the very company that provided you the software.

The music-recording industry (RIAA) and the movie industry (MPAA) are getting really serious about enforcing their copyrights. The simple solution is to *stop sharing copyrighted material*.

But so long as you are not violating copyrights, you are free to use file sharing. File sharing is not itself illegal.

Love,
Rick

netweasel@fastmail.fm

Or you might just keep sharing copyrighted material hoping that they won't get you as long as everybody else is doing it too.

It's like parking tickets, only the fine is higher and the probability of getting caught is lower.

Oh MY... !

t_j4 is getting rather close to the "Monte Carlo Fallacy" of statistical anal-isis ! ( A rather popular god today !!! )


Last time I checked, the Supreme Court of the United States of America was precisely that...

A specific branch of the judiciary structure of the government of the sovereign entity known as The United States of America...

It does NOT have jurisdiction over any other sovereign state other than by treaty...

The U.S.A. continuously ignores, abrogates and breaks treaties and U.N. resolutions...

phug 'em

Do not allow yourself to be one of those who 'empowers' further this rogue and criminal state.

:eek:

Hollywood threatens to sue UK BitTorrent man for millions
 

Dear Ursula

You are right when you said that the Supreme Court have no jurisdiction over other countries but the MPAA don't seem to think so, read the following:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03...aa_hanff_suit/




UK Bob

how do you share files from limewire w/out violating copyright? every time i try, i`m told it`s licensed!!!

Files from here are legal.

+ MagnetMix.com +: The Source for Good Content.

Also Files with a Creative Commons License is fine.

There are other files like Ebooks that are also fine to share, but be sure to always use Bitzi because alot of these if not most are Zip Files that could contain some bad stuff.

http://www.gnutellaforums.com/open-d...owse-chat.html.

Hope this helps

Thanks