Is downloading off of Limewire legal?

Question

I have a friend who is doing it and doesnt think its illegal. is there anywhere that states it it illegal?

Answer 1

yeah. when you download limewire it even asks you if you're gonna use it to download songs&stuff and if you click yes then it doesn't let you download it.

Answer 2

yeah its very illegal

here in virginia you can get arrested for it

Answer 3

It isn't, unless you use it for copyright purposes.

(Selling the music).

Answer 4

no its not but if u download stuff just make sure sharing is off that way feds wont find you!

Answer 5

If you download anything off the internet from a site that doesn' t pay royalties to the creator of the thing your downloading it's illegal.

Answer 6

I ASK MYSELF THAT QUESTION EVRYTIME I USE IT AND I'M STARTING TO THINK IT IS EVENTHOGH IT ISN'T

Answer 7

yes it is. mine virus though.

Answer 8

yes. i heard the owner of limewire get arrested 4 doing it cuz the police tracked her down so now im afraid 2 use it!

Answer 9

Yes its illegal, there have been many reports of people being arrested for it. It doesn't seem like it should be a big deal, I mean these artists have enough money as it is, but stealing is stealing, and its wrong(not to mention illegal and ridden with viruses).

Answer 10

it is VERY illegal, but many people have been using it for years and gotten away with it, so I guess it's at your own risk. how much do you want it?

Answer 11

h**l Yeah Girl u stupid ,u shouldnt put this on the internet because now this goes to the government(Just kidding)

Answer 12

Any song you download free from the internet is illegal.

Answer 13

It depends what you download off limewire.  If you're downloading music because you don't want to pay for it, yes, illegal, but if you're using limewire legitimately as a file transferring service, then no.  Some people can't host stuff on their own server, so they'll use limewire instead.

Personally, I wouldn't use limewire.  Bittorrent is a much better way to transfer files.