LimeWire - File Sharing - Comments Page 8

Is the music industry dead?

If you're paying for LimeWire yearly, could you still be sued?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Of course! Buying Limewire doesn't give you a license for illegal downloading. This is a quote from Limewire's copyright page: "To use LimeWire legally, you must have the permission of the owner of the copyright rights in the file for each file in your LimeWire shared Library." See http://www.limewire.com/legal/copyright

How can you share files with a particular? Is there a way to directly connect with them?

I need some information about using limewire because i haven't used it till now.
IS it save to share your information online?

Regards.

Can Limewire slow down my computer???

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, especially if you're downloading or uploading a bunch of songs.

If you used Limewire/Kazaa a few years ago (unsure if the files were shared or not) and deleted the software (but not the music), then used a different computer from then on, is there a way to get tracked for those songs? I know recently there was an RIAA lawsuit a few weeks ago of a man who got sued for songs he downloaded back in 2004.

Let me rephrase my previous question:

If one were to have songs on iTunes on a new computer that were downloaded from Limewire/Kazzaa that has been uninstalled on the original computer (unsure whether or not the files were shared), would this person be at risk for lawsuits? There was news last week that a man has recently been sued for songs he shared from Kazaa back in 2004.

EDITOR'S NOTE: There's no way for the RIAA to reach into your computer and poke around for files that may have been downloaded years ago. There must be something more to that story. Perhaps they just finally got around to taking action.

how do i know i am breaking the law while downloding something....? is there any type of indication from them...which may alert myself....plz let me know that .....i am very much depending on the answare...

EDITOR'S NOTE: How do you know when you're stealing something? In general, if it's a commercial product (that includes just about ALL popular music) and you WOULD be required to pay for that "something" in a store (online or offline) and you're not -- that's breaking the law. You don't need a big red flag popping up to tell you that.

i have one question. lets say i downloaded a song from the limewire. can the cyber owner or the net provider track me? either through website or anything?

i have laptop working in office. we have wifi system.My question is will our IT department detect that I was transferring a file? can they track me? will they know the stuff i am transfering?please answer

EDITOR'S NOTE: Wifi or wired makes no difference. Your IT department can detect pretty much anything that crosses the network. If you're using LimeWire at work, you're living dangerously.