RoosterCantrell
Goodbye :)
+399|6760|Somewhere else

Rumors say that Limewire leaves a few backdoor acesses to your computer, and can easily be hacked.

What I've heard, it's not hard to quietly sneak in to Limewire users computers and put FBI tracked files in random places on the hard drive.

Don't answer the door....
Mr.Dooomed
Find your center.
+752|6608

justice wrote:

Buy CD's FTW.
I agree. I've downloaded songs I hear were good, and those 20 second clips on Amazon.com or whatever just aren't enough to win me over. Hearing a whole song really helps. Buying CD's in my area is hard, as the closest city where they have real music stores is an hour and a half away, and I don't have a car

But I got three albums on my too buy list.
Nature is a powerful force. Those who seek to subdue nature, never do so permanently.
ceslayer23
IN YOUR MIRROR
+142|6641|CLOSER THAN I APPEAR
I heard somewhere that it's alright if you just download the file.  If you share the file with other people, then it's illegal.  is this true?
{B-T}<babacanosh>
Member
+31|6882
lol i just downloaded the newest version of limewire pro for free . i dont have any problems
RoosterCantrell
Goodbye :)
+399|6760|Somewhere else

ceslayer23 wrote:

I heard somewhere that it's alright if you just download the file.  If you share the file with other people, then it's illegal.  is this true?
Downloading is not kosher either.

Last edited by RoosterCantrell (2008-01-14 16:13:26)

Zimmer
Un Moderador
+1,688|7036|Scotland

{B-T}<babacanosh> wrote:

lol i just downloaded the newest version of limewire pro for free . i dont have any problems
Why would you? You wouldn't notice the problems. The only problem you will notice is when you see the little white envelope dropping from the door; calling you to court of fining you.

No, you are already sharing by downloading. You are breaching copyright law by accepting the download from the sharer. You both get screwed.
{B-T}<babacanosh>
Member
+31|6882

Zimmer wrote:

{B-T}<babacanosh> wrote:

lol i just downloaded the newest version of limewire pro for free . i dont have any problems
Why would you? You wouldn't notice the problems. The only problem you will notice is when you see the little white envelope dropping from the door; calling you to court of fining you.

No, you are already sharing by downloading. You are breaching copyright law by accepting the download from the sharer. You both get screwed.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
{B-T}<babacanosh>
Member
+31|6882
alright, show me evidence of someone who actually has been caught and fined because of limewire.

Last edited by {B-T}<babacanosh> (2008-01-14 16:18:05)

Winston_Churchill
Bazinga!
+521|7019|Toronto | Canada

Zimmer wrote:

ceslayer23 wrote:

Zimmer wrote:


The top notice on
http://www.limewire.com/support/ftc4.php

Read it. P2P is not legal unless its free content. All music is copyrighted, it gets tracked.
aww crap.  So how am I supposed to download little individual songs?
Bittorrent is the only slightly safe bet without paying. Thing is, its getting sued from right, left and center. Right now Europeans and Americans are nearly 100% safe from Torrent lawsuits. But soon enough people wont be.

If you are willing to pay. RS should do the job. Or a newsgroup ( usenet )
Is there any chance of being caught using RS?
Zimmer
Un Moderador
+1,688|7036|Scotland

No, not right now.
Roger Lesboules
Ah ben tabarnak!
+316|6857|Abitibi-Temiscamingue. Québec!
Guess ill have to go back to downloading full discography now, poor artist, wont just get raped from 1 song, not its all their work at once just because i might get caught downloading 1 song
max
Vela Incident
+1,652|6847|NYC / Hamburg

Zimmer wrote:

No, not right now.
exactly

Right now the only way to get this kind of content safely is via rapidshare/MU/MS or usenet/newsgroups. Even torrents these days are increasingly watched. Although none of that concerns me. Right now none of this is prosecuted over here
once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot  xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.
ceslayer23
IN YOUR MIRROR
+142|6641|CLOSER THAN I APPEAR
this thread is breaking my heart.

i <3 limewire
King_County_Downy
shitfaced
+2,791|6877|Seattle

They make it hard to find limewire pro now too. Nothing comes up in the search anymore. I had to search all of the intranats just to find an older version of the free limewire, so I could download limewire pro. I still use it to download porn and music. I aint scerd... I think think the best way to find stuff is by browsing people's libraries. Searching is ftl.
Sober enough to know what I'm doing, drunk enough to really enjoy doing it
ceslayer23
IN YOUR MIRROR
+142|6641|CLOSER THAN I APPEAR

King_County_Downy wrote:

They make it hard to find limewire pro now too. Nothing comes up in the search anymore. I had to search all of the intranats just to find an older version of the free limewire, so I could download limewire pro. I still use it to download porn and music. I aint scerd... I think think the best way to find stuff is by browsing people's libraries. Searching is ftl.
how do you browse libraries?
gene_pool
Banned
+519|6901|Gold coast, Aus.

justice wrote:

Buy CD's FTW.
I'm picky with my songs and generally only like one or two off an album and besides living in my small town it can take up to a month to get in an album unless it's popular/recent...

Waiting a month and paying $30 for one or two songs FTL.


Aaaand i've been downloading music off limewire quite often so I'm fucked.
justice
OctoPoster
+978|7021|OctoLand

{B-T}<babacanosh> wrote:

alright, show me evidence of someone who actually has been caught and fined because of limewire.
http://www.coedmagazine.com/tech/4152 5 weeks ago.
I know fucking karate
eEyOrE
LINKS 2 3 4
+14|6276|Berlin, Germany
just download music videos from youtube and then seperate the audio from the video.
Phatmatt
Vroom Vroom
+298|6469|Canada

Does this affect all countries? For example I'm in Quebec, Canada and I heard that we get away with downloading music more then lets say in the US.
Skorpy-chan
Member
+127|6625|Twyford, UK

Phatmatt wrote:

Does this affect all countries? For example I'm in Quebec, Canada and I heard that we get away with downloading music more then lets say in the US.
Lies! Canada recently shut down my favourite torrent site and cut off my supply of new music and Avatar episodes.
Zimmer
Un Moderador
+1,688|7036|Scotland

Phatmatt wrote:

Does this affect all countries? For example I'm in Quebec, Canada and I heard that we get away with downloading music more then lets say in the US.
Canada is more strict than the USA with this. You are more fucked than the Americans are.
Spider1980
#1 Commander
+92|6821|Washington
wensleydale8
Member
+81|7049|LEEDS!!!!!, Yorkshire

Zimmer wrote:

Have you not read all the problems with Limewire?

They have, sadly, been legalised. So no more downloading music and shit. The search only comes up as "audio" because they don't want people to be making specific searches for artists illegally.

Limewire tracks all users activities of illegal downloading and the British and US government have the power to see what that is.

Don't use it. Unless you want to get fined.
Ive downloaded over 17GB of stuff on limwire and not heard a dickie bird from the government or police.
Dear God please let my karma one day reach 100, whether it be tomorrow or 1000 years in the future i want it to happen.
Zimmer
Un Moderador
+1,688|7036|Scotland

wensleydale8 wrote:

Zimmer wrote:

Have you not read all the problems with Limewire?

They have, sadly, been legalised. So no more downloading music and shit. The search only comes up as "audio" because they don't want people to be making specific searches for artists illegally.

Limewire tracks all users activities of illegal downloading and the British and US government have the power to see what that is.

Don't use it. Unless you want to get fined.
Ive downloaded over 17GB of stuff on limwire and not heard a dickie bird from the government or police.
And that means its legal? Wow, I admire your ignorance.

Look, there are many that have not been prosecuted, but there are many that have. So your comment is null and void here. It also depends entirely on what you download. If you have downloaded 10GB of porn and some programs and only like 3-4GB of music, the likelyhood of people watching is quite slim.
wensleydale8
Member
+81|7049|LEEDS!!!!!, Yorkshire
Im now saying its legal im just saying i have downloaded 17GB of stuff without anything happening.

Therefore if I get caught I lose.
Dear God please let my karma one day reach 100, whether it be tomorrow or 1000 years in the future i want it to happen.

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