Is Limewire dangerous?

grungegoblin | 18:37 Thu 13th Nov 2008 | How it Works

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Is using Limewire illegal and , if so , what are the risks involved , i.e is there a limit you can download before you get flagged ?

Have I a ghost in my machine?

i-tunes 8 help , is it gonna catch me out?

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ummmm

You can get lot's of virus' on lime wire....

weeal

yeah its illegal and you could download dangerous viruses from it

weeal

snap ! ummmm

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ChuckFickens

No using limewire isn't illegal, if you use it to download copyrighted material then you are breaking copyright laws and can be done for that.

and as others have said you risk downloading a virus.

ChuckFickens

Doc...

It's illegal if you download copyrighted material regardless if you pass it on or not.

VHG

You have to separate USING Limewire from what files you actually DOWNLOAD.

USING Limewire is NOT illegal.

If I played my guitar and sang and recorded a song and made it available to Limewire then if anyone downloaded it that would NOT be illegal (because I have no recording contract)

But if I made a song by Elton John available and people downloaded it then that WOULD be illegal because he has a recording contract.

Ethel

http://www.betanews.com/article/UK_law_firm_lo oks_to_begin_prosecuting_file_sharers/12193471 36

�16000 fine for a British woman:
http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?news id=103218

Over 200 in court:
http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/20040 330.html

The threat of prosecution and the risk of downloading virus and other nasties.
Your choice

andy-hughes

I think a degree of common sense needs to be applied here.

If you are downloading occasional tracks or albums, then it is highly unlikely that you will come to the attention of the powers-that-be.

Try downloading all the top fifty albums and avertising them for bulk sale, and they will be on you like a ton of bricks.

It's not the occasional users that are targeted, but the serious profiteers, so just be seinsible.

The point about viruses is valid - you are accessing any number of unknown PC's by downloading, with a proportionate increase in potentail virus infection.

Make sure you have good protection - AVG is excellent, and free from the Internet.

grungegoblin

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i've paid for the latest norton....good enough?

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