If you are under the impression that if 360 or Limewire don't ask for a license, youre doing something perfectly legal, then you're wrong.

This very much depends on the laws of the country that you live in.

That license pop-up is the filesharing apps. way of telling you that you are your own boss, and cannot blame the app. for making it possible to download copyright works.

Most people choose to ignore it and use "always use this answer", but for some this actually is a good thing, because they thought that by paying some scamsite X amount of dollars, they would indeed not be breaking the law. (BTW www.limewire.com is not a scamsite, and will not claim to make unlimited free music blah blah blah possible nor legal)

For more info on this use the forum search. Search for things like copyright , license , legal , illegal , riaa , maffia , dmr (or was it drm) , etc.etc.etc. You will find lots of info on the subject.

Since every song I ask for asks for this license then I waisted my time on LW. The only thing I don't regret, is paying for a GPL program, that can use the money to continue to make LW worth something for those who can download music. Even as I download music with those licenses that are offered, I am still told that that may not be such a good thing. Personnally I feel that the LW site should have blatent links to Music Copyright laws and links to where you can download with out fear of repercussions. Just a suggestion.

Well the site does have links about copyright. But copyright laws are different in every country in the world.

For the setting you wanted to know about (even though WW described it well), see License requirement (click on link) for sample settings.

LimeWire was never designed for the purpose of sharing copyright material. That's a peoples choice.

BTW 360Share is "old" LW technology copied from an earlier version. LW has no spyware or other rubbish introduced into it.

I understand the choice part of it. If I don't care download away!!!! I also understand LW wipeing their hands of any legality on their part by saying it is the users fault. But as you can see, I do care. So, where exactly can I find out where it is legal to download?
Or maybe I shouldn't care since my wife has been downloading away for years. Believing that she was legal for years, because of the same complaining I have been talking about, very little if any info on downloading safely