LimeWire - File Sharing - Comments Page 4

I'm really scared for my best friend because she has been using limewire for a while and I'm afraid she'll get sued. If she just deletes the program and gets rid of all the songs will she be okay, or will there still be consequences? I'm really worried that she will get sued, is there a validity to my worrying or not?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Yes, I think there is some validity to your concerns -- IF she has been downloading copyrighted music. And especially if she has configured Limewire to "share" those downloaded songs with others. Deleting the music and the software is a good pro-active step.

She just recently deleted it, but never checked to see if she was sharing downloads. She downloaded about 100 or so songs and she feels really guilty about it and really doesn't want to get sued. She has gotten rid of all the songs and the limewire software, but could it still be sharing her files? Thanks for your help!

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you deleted the software, you are no longer sharing files.

I used limewire to download songs. But i am charged extra by my cable company if I download more than 30 gigs(a month)I find the file shareing aspect of Limewire is eating up my gig limit rapidly. On my bill... data transfer.. half the gigs used were for(outgoing) files. So make sure that you limit your bit rate of transfer and what files you want to share. if you leave the door open it may be troublesome.SH

EDITOR'S NOTE: It may be more than troublesome... you could end up in court facing RIAA lawyers. Do a Google search for "Cassi Hunt".

I have files on limewire that are saved but being shared is this ok.

EDITOR'S NOTE: If you are sharing copyrighted (commercial) material, then you run the very real risk of being sued by the RIAA.

I'm sorry I have files on limewire that are saved but NOT shared is this ok?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Probably, but if you continue to download copyrighted materials, you still run the risk...

how do you copy a song from limewire to my music file???

EDITOR'S NOTE: That depends what your "music file" is...

I fix computers for a living. 1 out of 3 computers that I get with viruses have Limewire on them. I can't PROVE that the reason they have viruses is Limewire because the people that use these computers also let their antivirus programs expire, it's usually the original copy of Norton that they don't renew. Sigh. I don't remember ever having to remove any viruses from a computer that had a current antivirus, except mine of course.

i use limewire and i was wondering if i should share or not share the files i have already downloaded from them

EDITOR'S NOTE: Wondering? Still?

My son downloaded a lot of bad songs, movies and videos, plus some of our family pictures, how do I get them off and i can't get to the homepages or the pages which lets you delete things when I try to pull up limewire all i get is the video pages

EDITOR'S NOTE: Try using Add/Remove Programs in the Windows Control Panel.

K, whenever I go to type in a song for my limewire, nothing comes up. NOTHING AT ALL!

It's really making me mad and I was wondering what I could do to make this work again.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Maybe you've reached your PSQ (Pirated Song Quota) for the month. Try again in July.

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.