isn't limewire illegal? then how come they have the people's names in it?

blahxyzblah · 03-10-2006, 06:53 PM

????

spacedude89 · 03-10-2006, 07:00 PM

Limewire is completly legal, downloading copyrighted stuff is illegal.

and what do you mean theres the peoples names?

Dr Studly · 03-10-2006, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by spacedude89

downloading copyrighted stuff is illegal

wrong,

downloading copyrighted stuff is leagle
uploading and sharing copyrighted stuff is illeagle

spacedude89 · 03-10-2006, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Encore4More

wrong,

downloading copyrighted stuff is leagle
uploading and sharing copyrighted stuff is illeagle

Fine, uploading, downloading, and sharing Copyrighted stuff is illegal in most countries.

**The_Other_One** · 03-10-2006, 07:09 PM

No, I'm quite sure downloading copywrited stuff is illegal. Hell, about anything involving music now is illegal

**dragon2309** · 03-10-2006, 07:12 PM

downloading ang uplaoding copyrighted medi IS illegal, there is no two ways about it, down and up = ILLEGAL.

limewire is legal, its supposed to be used for file sharing of non copyrighted documents, such as home movies or you 10th grade essay you wrote etc....

Dr Studly · 03-10-2006, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by The_Other_One

No, I'm quite sure downloading copywrited stuff is illegal. Hell, about anything involving music now is illegal

eh... that has to be a fairly new law then... i remember i was checking for the exact law at my friends house concerning copyrights
downloading is still perfectly leagle unless they changed the law...
(make sure u make it impossible to share you files... cus once you distribute copyrighted material you are open for getting sued)

at least that is the law in america

... sucks if it is illeagle in ur country...

magicman · 03-10-2006, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Encore4More
downloading copyrighted stuff is leagle

It really depends on where you live for specific legislation. However in general terms downloading copyrighted stuff is illegal except where the source you are downloading it from has obtained permission of the copyright owner to provide you with a copy. This rules out most peer-2-peer networks, except in instances where original material is being uploaded.

It just so happens that most courts jump on uploaders much more than downloaders.

amh38 · 03-10-2006, 07:19 PM

I belive he is correct when saying only sharing and uploading is illegal, I recall the same law.

spacedude89 · 03-10-2006, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by amh38

I belive he is correct when saying only sharing and uploading is illegal, I recall the same law.

Laws change quickly, especialy nowdays.

03-10-2006, 06:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
blahxyzblah Silver Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: miami, fl Posts: 231	isn't limewire illegal? then how come they have the people's names in it? ????

03-10-2006, 07:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
spacedude89 Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Oregon Age: 19 Posts: 1,419	Limewire is completly legal, downloading copyrighted stuff is illegal. and what do you mean theres the peoples names? __________________ Desktop: Abit AW9D-MAX ~ Core 2 Duo E6300 @ 2.4GHz ~ Radeon X1900GT Laptop: HP ~ Core Duo T2050 ~ nVidia 7600 First smiles, then lies. Last comes gunfire.

03-10-2006, 07:09 PM	#5 (permalink)
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03-10-2006, 07:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 20 Posts: 8,681	downloading ang uplaoding copyrighted medi IS illegal, there is no two ways about it, down and up = ILLEGAL. limewire is legal, its supposed to be used for file sharing of non copyrighted documents, such as home movies or you 10th grade essay you wrote etc.... __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

03-10-2006, 07:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
amh38 Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 97	Yeah... im quite sure I belive he is correct when saying only sharing and uploading is illegal, I recall the same law.

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