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Limewire
Alrighty so you know how you can get fined like a lot of money for using limewire?
Well, if you buy limewire pro can u still get fined?
Or are you like safe cuz you bought it.
Please help! Thanks :]
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The chances are low, but you don't want to be the one the boom falls on.
The way that they get you, is that when you are downloading or sending a file, that connection is traceable. Limewire, like kazaa before it, uses central servers which connect one computer to another and which can be accessed to see what IP addresses are downloading what.
Sharing is the first way they bust you. If they can click a few buttons and see the contents of your shared folder, thats evidence for them that you possess those files, and they can take legal action against the owner of the computer.
Downloading can also bust you. One of the most common ways this can happen is that police and companies can have their own limewire running with copies of the songs. You download a song from a server they have, it records it, and they have evidence against you.
Because of how many people are downloading, the chances are somewhat low that you will get targeted. Usually they choose lower income people because they want to litigate against people who can't afford to take them to court and counter-sue for a frivolous lawsuit.
But versions of limewire don't matter. If you use limewire, its traceable, and recordable, and its possible that either cops or lawyers could knock on your door someday.
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You won't get fined for using limewire. Just to be safe, I suggest doing the following: 1)Go to Tools, 2)Options, 3)Click on the Sharing Tab and 4)uncheck the Share Finished Downloads box in the lower right corner. Apply it and you're good to go. This makes it so your downloads cannot be shared with others. Sharing files with other people is what gets them in trouble so just turn it off. Other than that, your not going to get fined or anything! Hope that helps!
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You can never ever be fined for limewire as such. You can only be fined for what you DO with limewire. That does not change with limewire pro. If you use it to download things that do not belong to you (copyrighted material like most songs, videos, etc.) you can be fined.
There is no difference between using limewire, limewire pro, kazaa, or any other file sharing program. However, the program itself is perfectly legal.
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