Limewire

sci-fi greg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:02 pm **Posts:** 1347

Im trying to fuigure out Limewire, I just downloaded it. Why is it not illeagel?

Rocoramore · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 8:29 pm

It is.

MikeMcG · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 8:30 pm

P2P isn't necessarily sharing illegal files, but just sharing between peers. So Limewire isn't illegal, the content is illegal.

Edit: Double-simulpost?

sci-fi greg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:02 pm **Posts:** 1347

but.... then why can't record companies take it down and why aren't people getting sued?

sci-fi greg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:02 pm **Posts:** 1347

so I can't get sued for using it, but it is frowned upon.

MikeMcG · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 8:48 pm

You'd get warned and threatened by your ISP and given one more chance if you're caught (but I doubt they monitor traffic). That's what my ISP does.

PianoManGidley · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 9:02 pm

sci-fi greg wrote:

but.... then why can't record companies take it down and why aren't people getting sued?

Why isn't Xerox sued? Why aren't copy machines taken away from the public? After all, you can use copy machines to make illegal copies of copyrighted books, sheet music, and other printed items.

sci-fi greg · **Joined:** Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:02 pm **Posts:** 1347

But copy machines can be used to copy non copyrighted things, There's nothing on Limewire that isn't copyrighted.

MikeMcG · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 9:09 pm

The machine was built just to share, not to share illegal content. They trust people to use their products for good.

PianoManGidley · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 9:21 pm

sci-fi greg wrote:

But copy machines can be used to copy non copyrighted things, There's nothing on Limewire that isn't copyrighted.

Can you say that for certain? Have you personally monitored every single file that has ever been posted and shared on Limewire?

Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 10:01 pm

Man, I downloaded Morpheus just to download a copy of Limewire Pro. I then proceeded to download a copy of Morpheus Ultra, which I then used to download Kazza Pro. At this point, the government had been monitoring me to the extreme. It was then that I noticed a black van outside. I decided to take them.

Now I'm listening to Metalica illegally in prison!

Kevin DuBrow · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 10:30 pm

Something else you should know: Limewire slows down your computer...a lot.

MikeMcG · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 10:48 pm

Just get uTorrent and torrent whole albums.

putitinyourshoe · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 10:55 pm

limewire is total fail. there's more porn on there than anything.

homerstarrun70fireboy · **Joined:** Sun Feb 25, 2007 3:10 am **Posts:** 335

ZOMG, R@ygold was caught just yesterday!

Beardo · **Posted:** Sun May 13, 2007 10:59 pm

I use Limewire all the time and I've never found any porn (unintentionally). The only thing that does fail are the first 10 results you get that are the same everytime that have nothing to do with what you searched. Still, if you download those more then once you're the one who fails.

Choc-o-Lardiac Arrest · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 1:23 am

Kevin DuBrow wrote:

Something else you should know: Limewire slows down your computer...a lot.

...Are you serious? Forget this, I'm gonna go illegally download Morpheus Ultra.

Acekirby · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 2:16 am

It doesn't slow it down that much...

On the initial startup it does (Norton has to go through it), but other than that, it's totally fine. At least for me.

extremejon09 · **Joined:** Mon May 10, 2004 10:28 pm **Posts:** 4675

DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE.
YOU ARE A PIRATE.

Acekirby · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 2:16 am

extremejon09 wrote:

DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE.
YOU ARE A PIRATE.

Heh...I have Limewire to thank for me having that song...

Also don't you think video game ROMs aren't illegal?

Spyrox6 · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 2:21 am

Someone at camp told a me a story about limewire. He missed a tennis game on TV one time, so he downloaded it off of limewire. When he watched it...

...It was a combination between tennis and pr0n, I'll tell you that.

I don't use Limewire so I can be on the safe side, and stay out legal trouble. And from seeing pr0n.

Actually, I don't buy music at all. My sister does, because she is the one with >1500 songs in her library.

So Limewire is useless to me.

PieMax · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 2:37 am

putitinyourshoe wrote:

there's more porn on there than anything.

I know, isn't it great?

I use limewire.
I'm not in prison, my computer runs just fine.
and I'm cool.

ramrod · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 2:45 am

homerstarrun70fireboy wrote:

ZOMG, R@ygold was caught just yesterday!

Thank God. We don't need that guy out in society.

Dewy · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 2:49 am

Acekirby wrote:

It doesn't slow it down that much...

On the initial startup it does (Norton has to go through it), but other than that, it's totally fine. At least for me.

Lucky you. My brother uses limewire to download ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHIES of bands at the same time. I've forced him to use the neighbor's wireless when he does that because it slows down our intraweb so much.

Acekirby · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 2:53 am

Dewy wrote:

Acekirby wrote:

It doesn't slow it down that much...

On the initial startup it does (Norton has to go through it), but other than that, it's totally fine. At least for me.

Lucky you. My brother uses limewire to download ENTIRE DISCOGRAPHIES of bands at the same time. I've forced him to use the neighbor's wireless when he does that because it slows down our intraweb so much.

Ah, well, there's your problem.

I only get one or two songs at a time and it works fine.

extremejon09 · **Joined:** Mon May 10, 2004 10:28 pm **Posts:** 4675

Acekirby wrote:

extremejon09 wrote:

DO WHAT YOU WANT CAUSE A PIRATE IS FREE.
YOU ARE A PIRATE.

Heh...I have Limewire to thank for me having that song...

Also don't you think video game ROMs aren't illegal?

Yes, I think they're illegal.

But as I see it, there's nothing morally wrong with playing a game on your computer if you are able to play it on another system you own. Makes it so I don't have to drag out my SNES and N64.

As well, I'm sure it isn't a problem if I grab a ROM and play a game for ten mins or so before I buy it, just as a Demo. I'm glad I do this, it kept me from buying that awful Toejam and Earl game everyone was saying was so great.

JTHomeslice · **Joined:** Tue Nov 23, 2004 2:39 pm **Posts:** 1088

extremejon09 wrote:

As well, I'm sure it isn't a problem if I grab a ROM and play a game for ten mins or so before I buy it, just as a Demo. I'm glad I do this, it kept me from buying that awful Toejam and Earl game everyone was saying was so great.

I need to dig up that You are Dead To Me picture Ian made.

putitinyourshoe · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 4:48 am

PieMax wrote:

putitinyourshoe wrote:

there's more porn on there than anything.

I know, isn't it great?

oh hecks yes. did i make it sound like a bad thing? i love getting 150MB of nasty when i'm only looking for an arcade fire song.

ready for prime time · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 8:53 am

i only slightly agree, which is not enough!
sometimes porn is annoying when you try to get something else.

PieMax · **Posted:** Mon May 14, 2007 11:14 pm

ready for prime time wrote:

sometimes porn is annoying when you try to get something else.

only sometimes.

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