Is Limewire still legal?

[TadXP]

I was wondering if Limewire is still legal to use to download music. Does the RIAA monitor it as well? Thanks for the help in advance.

[NeoMayhem]

No, it isn't legal, but they are not monitoring it much yet :p

[BTallack]

I don't that the application itself is illegal, just what it's being used for.

[TadXP]

So it is "kind of" safe to download music then???

[rev. sK]

If you really want something off it, then by all means download off limewire. Just make sure however that you don't share anything.

[NeoMayhem]

I don't that the application itself is illegal, just what it's being used for.

Yeah, the app is legal, downloading music isn't :p

[Samoa]

You mean it was legal?

[Mike Douglas]

You mean it was legal?

you wouldn't be able to buy it if it wasn't legal

[berlamont]

if you really want something go back to ftps riaa hasn't ever gone after them

[Fotix]

The RIAA goes after file sharers. Don't share files with the file names of their contracted artists and you'll be ok (from them anyway).

The RIAA used to go after FTPs all the time back in the late 1990s, their focus has since shifted to P2P distributors.

[danball1976]

How come they never said anything about it back then?

[darkmark327]

Less widespread.

I use WinMX myself, and close off the port in my firewall to prevent sharing (but it still looks like I do, so people don't cancel on me). I hope it still doesn't count as sharing in their eyes.

[ahfunaki]

It prob counts as sharing if it looks like you are...

[slash02]

so is it legal or not just to download? theres alot of different opinions

[Black Hawk]

P2P programs aren't illegal. It's illegal to download copywrighted material (music, movies, etc.) with P2P programs (or any other file sharing for that matter).