illegal?
 

is limewire illegal to use if you are not paying for it?

No but if you download copyrighted material it may be illegal depending on where you live.

no you have nothing to worry about ... you already said you wouldn't download copyright material when you downloaded limewire... it's all good ;)

copyright
 

How can you tell if it's copyrighted?

If it doesn't have a license and is or has been for sale to the public or most TV shows it is most likely copyrighted. If you think about it it is pretty easy to figure out.

legal!
 

Have discovered that if I lived in Canada I could download anything - legally - so I think that emigration calls! :-)

Grandap
 

Yes - it is pretty easy to work out, but some of the sites are so confusing - so basically everyone risks being fined for misuse -

Where I am I don't have to worry about emigrating. Uploading & downloading is fine according to present laws here. Recent laws created in regards to copyright even seem to support this ... great move by the government!

Illegal
 

That is great - I guess that i thought that is what i subscribing to - expensive lesson - as I can't contact the site - only by phone and as i live in the Uk that isn't really an option. Nevef mind (I do) but it could have been worse.
I am now trying to delete the whole package but it's left bits behind - any ideas how I can get shut of it all together?:eek:

Batty ur post concerns me, (some of the sites) (expensive lesson) there is only 1 site to dl limewire from its www.limewire.com anywhere else and youve been scammed, basic is free pro costs 18.88 for 6 months not a very expensive lesson. If uv been scammed as it appears to me then its no wonder its left bits behind no doubt the adware that was in it. Also if uv uninstalled it and are having pop ups saying its still there u need to make a trip to http://www.norbiesworld.co.uk/ to get that virus sorted im afraid.

scammed
 

Oh I paid more than that for just the basic package! Plus I was charged for a spyware tool that I didn't ask for. I am asking for my money back if I can actually get in contact with someone ....

Never mind (although I do) - shows how vulnerable we are really doesn't it!

Thanks for the link

:-)

batty, you might want to read this. There's a lot of info about how other people have got their money back from scammers
Get your $ back music members

:)

$£
 

Thanks Birdy - will get onto it straight away.

:)

How will the law know when someone downloads copyrighted stuff onto their computer ?

All computers have something im them to allow specific people to see.

What d'ya know!!
 

Well, I would firstly like to thank you all for your help with apparent 'scammers'

Secondly, I have requested a refund and this has been agreed - so will see what happens over the next 7 days - has restored my faith in human nature a little - maybe prematurely but every little helps!!!

Thanks to you all!

Batty

Well there is an illegal way to get limewire pro... But you have to find that out for yourself!

im confused
 

so-if i download a song from a famous artist that was made five years ago it is illegal because it most likely has a copyright? and if i download a movie that says its from a dvd rip thats illegal?

Probably.

then what is there to download thats legal?

Well look at it this way... If you do get it illegally, Who's going to know? Who's going to tell? Why should they care? They cannot stop everyone now can they?

There's lots of stuff that's not copyright. There's bands that use p2p to promote & spread their music. There's photographers who do the same & share similar. And for some other material, there's http://www.magnetmix.com/ / http://www.magnetmix.com/video.shtml & some others I can't think of the name of at the moment.
BTW I share some of my previous bands' music & I know of others who do the same.