Just wondering...Is Limewire illegal?

Question

i've heard different things about it...

Answer 1

Only when you use it for illegal purposes.  Like pirating stuff.

Answer 2

No, Limewire itself is legal. but if you do illegal stuff on it as in downloading copyright songs etc. then that is illegal.

use it legally and scan your music before opening them because limewire isnt 100% safe.

Answer 3

LimeWire itself isn't illegal, but if you use it to download copyrighted files for free (this includes music, pictures, videos and even documents) that you are effectivley stealing form the owners and THAT is illegal.

This is regardless of whatever country you're in, the law is the same all over. If you share things whihc have a licence on LimeWire than that is fine, as the owner has given you permission to download the file. Otherwise you are doing something illegal.

Hope that clears things up.

Answer 4

Limewire and other file sharing software is legal. Using it to upload or download copyright protected media - music, videos, images, software - without the copyright holder's consent is illegal because it is theft.

It's a common misconception that paying for the pro version of Limewire makes it legal to download songs. The artists of the songs you download don't get a penny of that and it is still illegal.

Answer 5

yeah! any free music download is illegal

Answer 6

Limewire itself is not illegal, it's what you download with it that can be. Anything you try to download with Limewire that is something you ought to pay for, including music, but especially software is illegal. If you are trying to avoid paying for a product or are trying to avoid license and copyright issues, that is illegal. It's called software p****y and it is stealing. It's just like having a car (and being licensed to drive) are perfectly legal. But if you use that car to commit a crime, that is illegal.

Answer 7

Limewire isn't illegal to use. It's how you use it that matters legally. If what you are consistently accessing is copyrighted material then you are taking a risk - the size of the risk depends on where you live.  

Answer 8

limewire itself is legal but some of the things on the program are illegal

Answer 9

If you download limewire free then yes it is illegal. But then of coarse if you buy it not it's not illegal. Hope I answered you question.