Limewire, Let talk about it =] Options

[Bit me]

I heard that limewire is illegal...? and if you download like songs, programs there they will charge you a lot of money..., that's all i know, is there anymore info about limewire that you know, please share so everyone can aware of it.

- to me, i used to download songs there, it's really easy and quick, but now i know it's illegal to download from limewire, i feel kinda regret about it, but I really like limewire even though it's illegal though =[, is there any web or program that like limewire but legal and free?,i havent found any yet but i think to myself, nothing for free...-_-


so share your thoughts =]

[HakunaMatata]

Technology forum

[technicolour]

Free + legal = Impossible

You have to pay for the licensing and everything. Anything on the internet is going to be illegal.

[Eryi]

Might as well just search for the mp3 on google.
That's what I do. Maybe that's illegal too.

[dustbunny]

imeem used to be my lover. now they have 30 second previews..but at least if i look hard enough i can still find the songs

[trulyandnever]

I doubt anything free is legal.. sigh
Oh well

[lovescream]

Free + legal = Impossible

word

[heyvanity]

i'll stick with my iTunes.

[tokyo-rose]

Yeah, of course Limewire is illegal. I stopped using it a long time ago. I just download from MP3 sites now.

[Detective]

I would use Itunes for all my needs for music but i don't have a dollar per song.

[1angel3]

^^^ yeah i used to used limwire to, then i found out it was illegal, i haven't used it since plus limewire bring in a lot of viruses

[*Mercy*]

imeem used to be my lover. now they have 30 second previews..but at least if i look hard enough i can still find the songs

Imeem dosnt have the full songs anymore?

[speakerboxx123]

why use limewire when you can just download off of mp3 sites?
and limewire crashed one of my moms computers, so be careful

-anthony

[xhidethedetails]

We used to use Limewire.
Not anymore though.
If I just need a song I record it off of youtube or purevolume.

[*MyMichelle*]

Frostwire > Limewire

Don't download over 1000 songs, I think.

[Bit me]

woww, these are interesting facts..>_<, i didnt know about download 1000 songs..>_<..wo!

mp3 sites..? i never heard any of it..can i have one of the link..?

[xKatt]

Yup. Limewire is illegal. Downloading free Mp3's, programs, etc = illegal.

I've downloaded countless programs, movies, etc. I mean, I've probably hijacked thousands of dollars worth of stuff. If I wanted to, I could download Photoshop CS3 (worth over $2000) for free. You've got to be a fool to tell me that's not illegal!

I'm quite content with using Limewire even though the theatre teacher at my school is currently battling a lawsuit for using it. Apparently she could be losing hundreds of thousands of dollars

I'm actually listening to music on Limewire right now, haha. It's a miracle worker.

[michellerrific]

It seems like all of you guys have quit & despise Limewire! :O

*hides in corner*
Yes, i still use it. Actually not as much anymore. Since it effed up my computer one time but trying to go to mp3 sites is a lot of trouble for me, and those are filled with popups too. Unless I'm going to the wrong ones.

Well, so far they aren't charging me any money...
If i was a more decent person i would use iTunes, but since I don't have that money and i have too much music, then well, yeah. Besides those are licensed and then I can't upload them on MySpace!

I'll stop ranting.

[DaTru KataLYST]

Limewire is illegal fsho!

If you use BT, google Torrent-Tatty

They compile the 100 top songs every week for download.

I guess my disclaimer is that I did not provide a link, and the organization heavily recommends that if you like a song, buy it on iTunes. 99 is nothing! It's less than vending machine soda!!

[*SinfullySweet*]

I've download over two thousand songs off limewire. I've had it for over two years. It hasnt done anything to my computer

And, I've always wondered. If limewire is illegal, why is it downloadable on http://www.download.com/, (which millions have already d/l) which is sponsored by the largest companies in the world such as google?

[Bit me]

omggg, alot of people actually think like me..>_<>.lol..i still use it, but not much like before, i try to limite using it, i only use it when i REALLY need it..>_<...i usually download songs only...

and i wonder, alot of people that dowload stuffs like us too, but why some people have to pay and some people don't and if it's illegal it still letting people download illegal limewire?..>_<..

[*steve330*]

Free + legal = Impossible

You have to pay for the licensing and everything. Anything on the internet is going to be illegal.

Wrong. Backdoors and workarounds = free + legal :)
More effort, yes. Free, yes. Legal, yes.

[727e]

why use limewire when you can just download off of mp3 sites?
and limewire crashed one of my moms computers, so be careful

-anthony

mp3 sites are probally illegal too.
mostly anything thats free is going to be illegal.
when i had limewire it never brought viruses, crashed my cop or anything.

[medic]

"What the internet gives, lawyers taketh away."

The End!

[WickedDreamer]

pandora is still free, but it's only an internet radio site... you don't download. Unfortunately the government is trying to make them pay more for their liscencing (SP?!?) and such so a lot of the internet radio sites are closing down. They are actaully having a day of silence today...

[Bit me]

so you guys think we can still use limwire?

[*SinfullySweet*]

haha, if its illegal, as long as we dont get caught

[jeSs1cA]

of course, you can still use limewire. you just need to watch what you download and whatnot. and you're putting yourself at a risk. you could get caught but millions of people use it and the chances of getting caught are very slim.

i used to use limewire on my dads computer, but now ever since i've been using my sisters computer, she uses a program called 'Ares' to download things she wants. i'm not gonna lie, it sucks, so i don't suggest anyone to use it, but hey.. it gets the job done sometimes.

[lojay]

I think the real question concerning limewire is, What are the chances of actually getting caught? Of course there's always going to be a person who gets caught, granted. However, if millions of people are using it, then you are only one in a million. In my opinion, your chances of getting caught using Limewire are about the same as your chances of winning the lottery.

Now, I've never gotten viruses from Limewire, but Bearshare has really messed up my computer. The program I trust the most is WinMX, but I gave up on it since it doesn't have as many results as it used to. I guess it's just not as popular anymore.

[1angel3]

Yup. Limewire is illegal. Downloading free Mp3's, programs, etc = illegal.

I've downloaded countless programs, movies, etc. I mean, I've probably hijacked thousands of dollars worth of stuff. If I wanted to, I could download Photoshop CS3 (worth over $2000) for free. You've got to be a fool to tell me that's not illegal!

I'm quite content with using Limewire even though the theatre teacher at my school is currently battling a lawsuit for using it. Apparently she could be losing hundreds of thousands of dollars

I'm actually listening to music on Limewire right now, haha. It's a miracle worker.

How did she get caught? How they know?

[speakerboxx123]

mp3 sites are probally illegal too.
mostly anything thats free is going to be illegal.
when i had limewire it never brought viruses, crashed my cop or anything.

yeah, but why take the risk of getiing viruses, when you can just d/l from sites?

[Bit me]

I really agree with you guys here!, using it is taking a risked =], but it done really good job, without it, it much harder for me to find the songs that i wanted..>_<, virus, i never got that but it might happen in the future, but if u guys have the virus protections program u can scan the things u download before use =], i afraid the most is if i get caught..>_<, but it really slim..? i just gonna use limewire, but only i need the most...-_-

[pandamonium]

i love limewire. i just dont like how we can get viruses from using it. but without limewire i wouldnt be able to do what i do now. i am very grateful.

[Trinie]

i still use limewire too. but i dont use it as much as i used to. but i also buy songs from itunes too.

[Bit me]

hhe limewire really useful right..?! =], it make things easier! =], but dont use it too much..lol

[medic]

pandora is still free, but it's only an internet radio site... you don't download. Unfortunately the government is trying to make them pay more for their liscencing (SP?!?) and such so a lot of the internet radio sites are closing down. They are actaully having a day of silence today...

Correction, not the Government, the RIAA. The RIAA is the blood suckers in this battle.

[illriginal]

Eeeek Limewire?!?!

I would have to recommend Soulseek for Window users and Nicotine+ for Linux users. Lime/Frostwire = virus hell. Plus the music I listen to is a bit rare... Limewire only has pop music lol.

[medic]

Eeeek Limewire?!?!

I would have to recommend Soulseek for Window users and Nicotine+ for Linux users. Lime/Frostwire = virus hell. Plus the music I listen to is a bit rare... Limewire only has pop music lol.

The beta version of Limewire has a system in place that if it has a "virus" which 1 in 9000 files are, it lets the server know and puts in "warning list" that warns you before you try to download it.

[Bit me]

The beta version of Limewire has a system in place that if it has a "virus" which 1 in 9000 files are, it lets the server know and puts in "warning list" that warns you before you try to download it.

wow really..?!! so it pretty much safe! =]

[Just2Fresh]

Heads up to you folks, my computer kept giving me the "your disk space is low" thing for my C drive when everything I install and all my media is on my D. So i fished around and found in the limewire folder of my comp a bunch of junk that was being uploaded on to my comp. In the end there were 7,000+ files of music, pc games, random pictures and documens I was in shock when I saw all of this. I deleted it all and the next day, limewire folder full of stuff since I had left my comp on over night. Just becareful.

[laxumaster8]

yea, i used to use it...but some downloads are not good quality [along with the fact of bringing viruses]...also since it's illegal, i dont wanna go to jail or anything

[illriginal]

The beta version of Limewire has a system in place that if it has a "virus" which 1 in 9000 files are, it lets the server know and puts in "warning list" that warns you before you try to download it.

You haven't sited any of your claims you've made, until then... you're making false claims and I no longer believe anything you tell us, especially your ASVAB score and career in the "military" as well as your computer knowledge.

No program in the world could ever find every virus that exists in the world. It's impossible.

[Bit me]

..>_< tsk tsk..so if u left ur computer over night then all those stuffs enter ur computer..? sorry im kinda slow..>_<


*sign* i not feel really safe now..-_-

[michellerrific]

^ Perhaps a bad file was just downloaded, importing all that junk along with it.

Yes...still using it. Limewire isn't illegal. It's your acts of downloading that are "illegal". But if it's there, they're allowing people like you to take advantage of it. So why not?

[jeSs1cA]

and i don't understand. like, if downloading music is so illegal, then why are programs such as Limewire still available?

[voguelove]

i use it.

ive downloaded over 400 songs on it..so if the feds ever came for me..i'd be screwed.

[Bit me]

but how they caught be download songs on limewire though..?

[Beunique]

it would suck up the ass if you were the one in the million.. lol but yea i still use it.. and i love it!!!!

[DarkImpressions]

mp3 sites are probally illegal too.
mostly anything thats free is going to be illegal.
when i had limewire it never brought viruses, crashed my cop or anything.

It did mine.
You must have a really good virus protector.

[jouralto]

You have to remember, LimeWire is a P2P FILE SHARING program. That means that someone else had the song first, and put it up for you. Then you take that song, listen to it, and give it to others. Eventually, the song gets spread around, and everyone has a copy of it.

That's the reason for the viruses. Someone makes the virus, hides it as an MP3 file, and uploads it to LimeWire. You download it, attempt to listen to the fake music, and you have the virus. If you don't immediately get rid of it, you'll be sending it to other people, who will send it to even more, and pretty soon everyone has the virus.

Moral of the story: Be careful what you download.

[Bit me]

what can you do when your computer get virus from stuff you downloaded..?

[EmoEyelinerx]

Free + legal = Impossible

You have to pay for the licensing and everything. Anything on the internet is going to be illegal.

Agreed.

[Lolitakitty]

Truthfully, I've been using Limewire for months now, and I love it. I get a few song errors now and then, but I haven't gotten any computer viruses, and it's free

[popoberry]

it`s technically illegal but whatever everyone does it!! ahahhaha

[Bit me]

everyone like free stuffs, me too..lol..but i think again really nothing for free

[brooklyneast05]

it's like a drug
it's just about impossible to pay for music after u've been getting it for free for very long

[michellerrific]

Limewire is actually a safe program though.

It's just what you download is the cause of your computer infection.

[Bit me]

Limewire is actually a safe program though.

It's just what you download is the cause of your computer infection.

sound cool! but are u sure,..?

[Bit me]

i want to download p.s 7 on limewire, should i download it..? i did it before but i refresh my computer so it deleted eevrything, so should i download p.s on limewire again..?

[Amay]

I don't download off of Limewire anymore.
Although I found a free Limewire Pro version that works so much better.
I just rip off websites and download .zip/.rar files from LJ communites and places like Etc. Forums and the like.
I'm so illegal. 8)

[*Spencer*]

i want to download p.s 7 on limewire, should i download it..? i did it before but i refresh my computer so it deleted eevrything, so should i download p.s on limewire again..?

I don't know. I wouldn't really recommend downloading programs. I've tried before, but just gave up on it. Not only does it take forever, there are also plenty of spaces someone can hide a virus in all the components it takes to make up a program.

[Amay]

i want to download p.s 7 on limewire, should i download it..? i did it before but i refresh my computer so it deleted eevrything, so should i download p.s on limewire again..?

No, I don't think you should.
I think rather you should find a cracked version online or have a test trial for one of the versions that you want and find the keygen.
I do that with other programs. :]

[Bit me]

i know it's not recommended..but the only thing i worry the most is that could i got caught from download from limewire, because it's the only the easiest way i can have the photoshop 7, i downloaded it once before too. just like AMAY said, maybe i can do it too, but idk how to do it..>_<


hey do u know any ways i could get my Photoshop back, because i dont have the photoshop in my computer but i still have the codes
can i just download some p.s 7 on the internet and enter my old code. do u think it's better..?

[Gryffindor-Girl]

Well not only is limewire illegal you do have a chanc on downloading some nasty viruses on your computer any hoo I go to myflashfetish and then I use the whole code once I find the url for a song that I like I don't think that it is legal but your more likely to not have anything traced back to you computer because that same file can be reached by thousands of other computers because it is used in flash players on websites.

[brooklyneast05]

^ limewire isn't illegal, however downloading copyrighted music off of it is

[Gryffindor-Girl]

^ limewire isn't illegal, however downloading copyrighted music off of it is

TRUE I worded that wrong oops

[Connorrr]

i've had limewire for years now.

it never crashed my computer.
it never caused any problems.

my advice is do NOT share anything you download.
and get some good virus protection, i go with norton.

[xblast196]

I would use Itunes for all my needs for music but i don't have a dollar per song.

that's my point exactly.
some people just dont have a dollar to spend on a song.

think about it- filling an ipod up would cost a minimum of $300 (excluding the fact that you may allready own cd's)

that's $300 i dont have.

and i heard somewhere that limewire is legal, because it is a sharing program. it thus becomes illegal once you start to profit from it.

about the viruses: never download files from the internet with ".exe" in anypart of the name.

ever.

[Connorrr]

about the viruses: never download files from the internet with ".exe" in anypart of the name.

ever.

thats incorrect.
exe extension is commonly used for downloading software.

you just said that every software with the exe extension on the internet has a virus.
no.

[xblast196]

misscomunication.

when i said dont download an .exe file, i meant from limewire.

EVERY time i've tried it, i've gotten well over a dozen things saying i have a virus, not saying i'm susciptible.

but i've downloaded .zip files a million times, and i've yet to get a virus

so basically i figure the theroy "limewire gives you viruses" false, so long as you're a tad computer savvy and know how to use it.

[Connorrr]

^^ i completely agree.

[*Uronacid*]

misscomunication.

when i said dont download an .exe file, i meant from limewire.

EVERY time i've tried it, i've gotten well over a dozen things saying i have a virus, not saying i'm susciptible.

but i've downloaded .zip files a million times, and i've yet to get a virus

so basically i figure the theroy "limewire gives you viruses" false, so long as you're a tad computer savvy and know how to use it.

I agree with this, I still wouldn't recommend it though. Limewire does install add-ware that will give you an occasional pop-up. This is from personal experience. I would suggest buying an old pc, installing limewire on it, and forcing the files to be downloaded to a networked drive so you can access them from any computer in the house. Use remote desktop to connect to the LimeShare computer and start downloads, and share the downloaded files with everyone on your network.

That's the best way. ;]