You can really get into trouble when you download songs.... WOW!

All I can say is WOW! Why would they give a mother of 4, barely making it as it is, that much of a fine? To make a point? Okay but I am quite sure that $1000 would have been the same as $1.92 million. She has nothing! dl

how they are looking at it, downloading songs is hurting the music business for the artist. there for it's taking money away from them on cd sales. like i am a songwriter, so if you download one of my songs, then turn around and sale it to someone else for a few bucks it take money away from me to feed my family. i can see both side of this for real. but i yea why would fine her that much if they know she dont have it and will never have it or get it to pay.

I am doing the same exact thing. I love lime wire. I didnt know any of this. I mean I do know about copyright infringement. I didnt realize how serious and issue this is. I, too, use it personally. I have made cd's for people as gifts. I dont understand if its not allowed, why they let you do it.dl

yeah i actually got my limewire totally cancled somehow but i didn't get in trouble for it all they did was not let me download limewire at all when they program i had wouldn't open so yeah i guess you can

BTW, it's my understanding that whether you are uploading music or a movie to share or whether you are downloading music or a movie that someone else shared that it is illegal. You are violating copyright laws by sharing something that you don't have permission to share. Even though you bought the CD or DVD it states it's copyrighted on it and not for public sharing. Also if your downloading your taking something that you didn't pay for. Ppl do it b/c they can't afford to buy them new but it's still illegal and if your caught the fines are very hefty along with possible jail time. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]

I went to magavideo.com you pay 200.00 for lifetime and everyone get's their money is happy....

THey allow you to download music to that they will get you to buy the CD. THey allow you to do it so you can enjoy it. Not to sell it. I dont think that any site should give the song on good faith if they are going to charge you with a crime later. Lets be honest... How many households have been hurt by the economy? How many single parent homes are there? I can totally understand why people do it. I am living proof that working 3 jobs still dont have money. dl

Of course I did borrow records and cassettes the difference is It was not so wide spread .I have never downloaded music I would not know where to start,my son gets i tunes vouchers and he uses that to down load music,I am not calling everyone a criminal perhaps using the super market as an example was not clear,but if someone you knew had a nice top ,you would not go and steal one would you.like I said just be careful.It is up to you what risks you are prepared to take,but you asked me what I knew and passed on the information whether you choose to take notice is up to you.

I dont think its so much downloading as it is selling or sharing your downloads with others. When you sign up for limewire, it makes you agree that you aren't breaking any copyright infringment laws. I think they want you to watch what you're doing. If someone wants a song have them get it themselves.Also most of the time you dont get an entire song. Most of te time you dont even notice it. Sometimes they will say something over the song like the company that provided the download.It is said a little bit softer during the song. You can hear it perfectly. THis way they figure you cant sell a song that says"this is an on demand download" throughout the song. Honestly I think the people that get into trouble are the ones who are selling them in bulk at stores and flea markets etc. You are fine. Keep on downloading. dl

oh you see I just learned something new, I don't share with anyone thats for sure, I usually just listen to the music on the computer like I am now, I do agree with the artist it is unfair to them for people too be able to download their music, as oppose to buying the cd, I never heard the message you a referring too, at lease I don't recall,anyway I enjoy listening to music on my pc, will still support my favorite artist by purchasing their cd's.

yes; LimeWire (the regular version) is open-sourced under the GPL license. The woman got in trouble for illegally downloading the music.