illegally dl music

[m.h.s.c.#527]

do people actually get in trouble for this

[glamiskid395]

i'd say no.
becuase if they were limewire would not be around still

[mineralgrey01gt]

my friend got a letter saying that if he downloaded anymore music he would get fined $10,000

[m.h.s.c.#527]

well i was downloading tis big things poppin music video and when it got done i clicked it and it was this little girl prolly 13 14 getting raped so i immediately deleted it and deleted limewire from my pc instantly but theres this little ribbet ribbet and knock knock
that goes off every 5 minutes so im pretty worried they r gunna think im a pedifile or sumthin

im only 15 but dam i dont wanna get in trouble

[mineralgrey01gt]

ive had that happen before, you have to watch what vids you download off of there

[glamiskid395]

yeah i never download videos because of that. and for music i just make sure it has a bitrate thing next to it, if it doesnt its a website or something

[m.h.s.c.#527]

you dont think sum big government agents gunna cum to my house or n e thing

[mineralgrey01gt]

nah, they only crack down on the people that download a ton. My friend had over 5,000 things he downloaded

i got my 2nd letter like 3 weeks ago for that bs and my internet company was pissed and it said in the letter if I download anymore illegal downloads they will sue and cut me of from their survice :ermm: gotta be careful I got one letter because my friend sent me borat through aim

[Hondamaster5505]

ew, a video of a young girl being raped, that seriouslt FUDGED UP!

Whats with these damn perverts these days!:grr:

[JOEX]

Originally posted by m.h.s.c.#527
do people actually get in trouble for this
Yes... A recent example...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15037223

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/10/04/national/main3330186.shtml

[BlaineKaiser450]

Originally posted by Hondamaster5505
ew, a video of a young girl being raped, that seriouslt FUDGED UP!

Whats with these damn perverts these days!:grr: yea man thats sick. I never download vids off of there becasue of that.

[quadwanter]

A lady my dad works with is getting a lawsuit filed agaisnt them because their daughter was either...downloading...or put stuff on limewire. The lawsuit had the number around $100,000 :eek2: that fuggin sucks! Suposedly their lawyer is getting her out of the trouble, but thats gonna be some good court costs and lawyer fee's.


But i know several people (cough) who download and nothing happens...or will happen...

[m.h.s.c.#527]

well i suppose its time to man up and pay the $0.99 a song

[quadwanter]

im pretty sure if you download small amounts...couple songs here and there, nothing is going to happen. They have way bigger cases to pursue. The companies are trying to go after the people who get the music and stuff on P2P programs like limewire.

[JOEX]

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[m.h.s.c.#527]

lol

im takin my songs that i havent got caught with and running

[d3ktrix]

Originally posted by quadwanter
im pretty sure if you download small amounts...couple songs here and there, nothing is going to happen. They have way bigger cases to pursue. The companies are trying to go after the people who get the music and stuff on P2P programs like limewire.

How much u download or update means nothing. If u happen to be unlucky enough to hit 1 of those watched/infected files they'll nail you.

Some people get warning letters, some get sued like crazy.

I stopped doing illegal P2P about 3-4 years ago.
Not worth getting sued over.

But theres no way in hell I'll pay 99cents per song, total rip off.

Your most likely to get in trouble for transfering Music/Movies/TV episodes.
I haven't herd anyone getting in trouble yet for downloading software/games in the P2P scene.

pshhhh limewire. torrents nukka.

Originally posted by Polak1035
i got my 2nd letter like 3 weeks ago for that bs and my internet company was pissed and it said in the letter if I download anymore illegal downloads they will sue and cut me of from their survice :ermm: gotta be careful I got one letter because my friend sent me borat through aim

thats because they dont like you illegal european immigrants.


i've been downloading music since 2001, me and well, everyone else that i know never got any letter or law suit.

[d3ktrix]

Originally posted by nofearrider1
thats because they dont like you illegal european immigrants.


i've been downloading music since 2001, me and well, everyone else that i know never got any letter or law suit.

Well not everyone gets caught :P

Aprently some people do though.

NRP.com
Since 2003, record companies have filed some 26,000 lawsuits over file-sharing,

Originally posted by d3ktrix
Well not everyone gets caught :P

Aprently some people do though.

Since 2003, only 26,000. Think of how many people download music. millionssssssssssssssssssss

[d3ktrix]

Originally posted by nofearrider1
Since 2003, only 26,000. Think of how many people download music. millionssssssssssssssssssss

Thats true, I just hate seeing the people that have no idea whats going on get nailed.
From what I see, most people that use limewire/torrents have no idea what they are doing can get them sued.

I'm all for P2P tho =)

Originally posted by mineralgrey01gt
my friend got a letter saying that if he downloaded anymore music he would get fined $10,000

yea i got one of those letters, so did alot of my friends but everyone still does it.

[Sjorge450R]

just like i said in the other thread. Just sign up for a member ship somewhere.

I used to always use bearshare but then when i got my new computer i switched to limewire pro. Needless to say, i wish I would stuck with Bearshare. Its so much better/faster than limewire, and again, you cant get in trouble if you are signing up for the Pro versions. Its just like rhapsody. Pay a monthly or yearly fee and download as much as you would like.

[d3ktrix]

Originally posted by Sjorge300EX
just like i said in the other thread. Just sign up for a member ship somewhere.

I used to always use bearshare but then when i got my new computer i switched to limewire pro. Needless to say, i wish I would stuck with Bearshare. Its so much better/faster than limewire, and again, you cant get in trouble if you are signing up for the Pro versions. Its just like rhapsody. Pay a monthly or yearly fee and download as much as you would like.

The pro version of limewire is not legal either.
They have no affiliation with the record companies.
Heck, limewire just recently lost a case against the record companies. lol

All the pro version gets is like faster software update and tech support.
Read the website.

[m.h.s.c.#527]

y would they have alegal and illegal version there just makin sum $$$ man people make me laugh

[JOEX]

Originally posted by m.h.s.c.#527
y would they have alegal and illegal version there just makin sum $$$ man people make me laugh
The software to share files is legal. The copying of copyrighted material is illegal under most circumstances.

[Robin Hood]

My ex gf a whiiiiiile back got sued for downloading off Napster when it was all the rage. :ermm:

Originally posted by m.h.s.c.#527
y would they have alegal and illegal version there just makin sum $$$ man people make me laugh

http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/
download that. use spell check.