I know that limewire is illegal but i want to know what the odds are of being caught, what the punishment is?

Question

I know that limewire is illegal but i want to know what the odds are of being caught, what the punishment is?

Answer 1

use mirc to down load songs go to undernet #mp3jukebox

Answer 2

Personally, I never would use limewire even if it was legal because of all the viruses associated with it, but the chances of being caught are fairly slim, but possible.  If you are a downloader, then the punishment is according to how many offenses (or how many songs, movies,etc they are claiming you downloaded) they have against you.  You can be sued by the record industries or movie industry.  Your punishment may be a fine of millions of dollars.  As one person mentioned, they are more worried about the person who is pirating or the uploaders.  They are the ones who really get in trouble if caught.  When you download, you are sharing your IP with anyone who is connecting with you.  There are programs (such as Peer Guardian) out there who know some of the IPs that are "watching" for this and can block them from connecting to your IP, but even these are not fool proof.

Answer 3

Limewire is not necessarily illegal.

However, what you do with it could be.

Punishments vary (Fines, Computer Confiscation, Years in Jail)

Tracking you down is fairly easy, but unlikely.

I Would not recommend using Limewire (due to spyware and lack of content).

Answer 4

Copyright infringement, conspiracy, and electronic trespassing are the first possible charges that come to mind depending on the circumstances.  If criminal, you're likely looking at a felony and over a year in prison and thousands in fines.  If civil, you're looking at thousands in fines.

Answer 5

You're not gonna get in trouble if you're downloading a few songs. who cares........

keep in mind....limewire carries a TON of VIRUSES!!!! I wouldn't use it....

Answer 6

The odds i THINK would be pretty slim cuz in just one city i would say tens of thousands of  people have limewire. because all of my friends and some of my teachers do. and it depends on how much you use it. cuz if you only do like 10 to at the most 15 down loads its not as bad.

but if your like a crazy downloader in a few years maybe.

some people download like a thousands downloadin a month, now thats what could get you in jail, maybe even prison.

Answer 7

idk y evry1 thnks limewire is illegal, but its not.... its only illegal if u download a song, and then try 2 sell it... if u downloada song, just cuz u want to listen to it, its totaly fine.... so go ahead and use it.... nuthing is gunna happen 2 u.... tons of people use it....

Answer 8

Odds are like a million to one.

It seems like they only catch the people who are sharing. So disable the sharing on your system. Simply downloading is harder to catch. Allowing others to download from you is where they will get you.

Answer 9

It depends on how lucky you are... Everyone who got busted thought that it would not happen to them...

You might have to pay a fine (could be quite stiff) or you could do some jail time.

If you are in Canada, you are ok, as Canada is currently authorizing downloads on peer-to-peer networks under the "private copying" exception. (At least until the projected copyright reform proposed by Bill C-61).

Answer 10

Limewire use is not illegal per se, but using it to steal copyrighted material is, and can elicit a fine of $250,000.

Answer 11

the odds are quite slim, but if caught you could be fined up to 1000 bucks a song and could see possible jail time.

it all depends.

Answer 12

There's 3 things you need to do then none of your files are available to anyone and no one can "browse your hard drive.

The location varies slightly in different versions but they are all in the preferences.

1, Find the "shared folders" and remove them

2, Remove all the "shared file types" mp3, jpg, doc, and so on (there is many)

3, Find and uncheck "share finished downloads"

These 3 things will keep anyone from downloading from you or thumbing through your drive, that's how you get caught by offering files to download

All 3 are in all versions so you will need to find all 3, as I said the location varies slightly in different versions, expand all the trees in preferences and they are there..

Answer 13

the music industry has infected many files with Trojans, spy ware, and viruses on limewire.

they don't care that you get caught, they don't want you taking the stuff for free, and you'll learn when your computer is virtually destroyed.

Answer 14

Odds are- none- just for your listening,  slim- for your downloading, greater -for your sharing.

Your Punishment could vary, from probation, Civil fines, to several Criminal felonies.

Answer 15

I have had two friends that were let go on warning, but that's only because they were downloading a lot of games, movies and whole albums. As long as you're not selling the things you torrent or limewire downloads you'll be perfectly fine. It's not like they 'catch' you per say. They already know you are doing it, they keep watch on sites and programs like that, they just go for the people who are pirating.