Guest volko Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 This is just a question about the Limewire Beta's. Is it legal to download them? Are they being "re-coded" or are they just a cracked version? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsane Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 it's a retail app, which means there's no reason to crack it. just install it and enjoy. legality, however, depends on the laws for the country you live in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 ...and what you intend to use it for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D0GG Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 it's a retail app, which means there's no reason to crack it. just install it and enjoy. legality, however, depends on the laws for the country you live in......and what you intend to use it forain't that the truth... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justice4all Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 serious P2P newbie questions.....Without PeerGuardian..etc, what are the chances of someone getting caught downloading? and...What are the more "illegal"(if thats the right word) things to download on P2P? (eg; mp3's, dvd's, Micro$oft apps..etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samurai Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I never used PeerGuardian that much, except in a few instances when I could be bothered, so not using it isn't neccessarily bad, but it is advised to run some form of IP blocker.As for the second question, it all depends on who is trying to scan the networks. The RIAA/BPI are interested in music, MPAA etc... films. Nothing is considered more dangerous than any other as they will all come down hard on you should you get caught. Any $3000 fine shouldn't be sniffed at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest justice4all Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 I never used PeerGuardian that much, except in a few instances when I could be bothered, so not using it isn't neccessarily bad, but it is advised to run some form of IP blocker.As for the second question, it all depends on who is trying to scan the networks. The RIAA/BPI are interested in music, MPAA etc... films. Nothing is considered more dangerous than any other as they will all come down hard on you should you get caught. Any $3000 fine shouldn't be sniffed at.<{POST_SNAPBACK}>thanks for your reply, I think I'll keep PeerGuardian on for now, I don't want a 1 minute download for a song costing $3000 bucks( :) ), better safe than sorry. thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest volko Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Of course it's illegal to download copyrighted files. I'm talking about downloading Limewire itself from here; since you normally have to pay for the pro version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsane Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 that's what i meant, depends on the copyright laws for country you live in :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest volko Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 [n00b]I thought it was legal to share it if you compiled it with Java yourself. Did you?[/n00b]The chances of getting caught are slim I'd presume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsane Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 nah, it's the same exact file you'd download if you bought it, not a specially compiled one :blush:and the download servers here aren't operated by limewire, so... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest volko Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 hmmm...damnit.Oh well...thanks for hosting it anyway :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SliverSamuel Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Best to dowload in a country like Russia, i heard the government has no control there. :blush: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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