Why file sharing is illegal? (ex. Lime Wire, Bit Torrent)?

Question

I am a poor man here in Philippines. I am a media lover and i want to get them in the internet. I use Lime Wire for music and Bit Torrent for programs. I heard that it is illegal but i don't know where else i can get them. So i have no choice on where to get music and programs. I cant afford to spend a dollar only for a 3 minute music and hundred of dollars for programs, another is i don't have a credit card. I know that music industry and programmers works hard for it, but i think that they are greedy of money. If i were rich, i can buy them instead of downloading. In movies, i have original. I don't wait a week only for a movie. Philippines is a poor country and cannot be accessed by ordering. I have no choice, only Lime wire and Bit Torrent. Can you tell me where to get these only for free and LEGALLY?

Answer 1

compnaies spend money to produce things to sell on marketing, by downloading their product for free from other people are considered stealing because you re not paying for the things that they created. Some things aren't illegal to download, depends if they are copyrighted or not.

Answer 2

its not illegal, limewire is legal it self, but if you download copy rights songs etc, it is illegal.

to aviod from getting viruses on limewire, download avg its free and scan it before opening music after download,

get it here at http://free.avg.com/ right click your music and hit scan if it shows that it has viruses on it, delete it to your recycle bin as soon as possible if it shows that it dosent have anything then you can safely play it.

Good Luck.