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Limewire
I was wondering...is limewire completely legal?

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8/7/2006 21:02

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technically, i believe limewire is legal. however, not all user activity on limewire is legal. in fact, probably most of it is illegal. here is a page that discusses this very topic. enjoy!

http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/Is_downloading_songs_from_Limewire_illegal_or_legal

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They are in a lawsuit right now just levied on them which will eventually shut them down. Probably.

Besides the legality when you install limewire you open yourself up to a lot of adware, spyware, and hacks because of what it does on your system and the file sharing mechanism.

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I doubt it would be being sued by a "coalition of major recording studios" if it was legal, the lawsuit will probably win and end limewire. For more info on the lawsuit go to www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/52248.html

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most of those basic p2p/file-sharing programs get shut down eventually. it's just a matter of how long they last.

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