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LiVeWiRe September 23rd, 2005 12:37 PM

Legality ?
 
My dad watched some thing on the news and is now all paranoid about the legality of lime-wire. I keep telling him that it runs on a shared file system and that it isn't illegal to do this......he still doesn't believe me so i need u guys to help me out and tel him....

thanks

Grandpa September 23rd, 2005 12:44 PM

If you are in the US and you are downloading copyright materials then you Dad Is Right it is Illegal no if ands or buts about it.

CyberStalker September 23rd, 2005 06:05 PM

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Originally posted by Grandpa
If you are in the US and you are downloading copyright materials then you Dad Is Right it is Illegal no if ands or buts about it.
Sorry for sounding stupid but wouldn't songs also be considered copyrighted materials? Or does it only apply for movies and TV shows?

Grandpa September 23rd, 2005 06:25 PM

yes songs are included

CyberStalker September 23rd, 2005 06:51 PM

Would you know if the laws are the same for Canada? Should I not use LimeWire anymore?:(

Grandpa September 23rd, 2005 06:59 PM

Sorry I do not know about Canada.

Sphinx September 23rd, 2005 09:09 PM

from what I heard its still ok in Canada to download not sure about sharing. Limewire & Bearshare use the Gnutella network, which cant be sued but the users can. I have yet to worry about it but then again, I dont dl the top 40 and neither do I dl the other stuff. Share just under a 1000 files and dont draw too much attention to yourself and you'll be fine. ;)

CyberStalker September 24th, 2005 09:59 AM

Great. Thanks for the info.:) I'm only sharing about 340 files because that's all I have.

How would you draw attention to yourself through LimeWire? The only files that I have are some music videos, SNL clips and songs.

Sphinx September 24th, 2005 07:47 PM

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How would you draw attention to yourself through LimeWire?
By sharing over a 1000 files or more. Im not sure if sharing in Canada is supposed be be ok or not though. I know for a fact that downloading is supposed to be ok but, for how much longer, remains to be seen. Rarely do I leave large sums of files shared these days. Im from the States and like to lay low on P2P. ;)


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