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I had LimeWire and downloaded a few songs. I have always used iTunes in the past. I became afraid of perhaps downloading music with copyrights and decided to uninstall LimeWire.
My question is : Is there any way to tell if the songs have a copyright or not ? Is it just a chance one is taking with downloading music files from such software ? I became very uncomfortable with this. Thanks in advance for your response If this is in the wrong forum , please move it to the correct one. Last edited by Jillian; 05. Jul 2009 at 10:20 PM. |
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I would really like some answers please. Surely you more knowledgeable guys/gals should know the answer to this one. Surely someone out there knows if this type software is bad or good .
Last edited by Jillian; 06. Jul 2009 at 12:31 AM. Reason: spelling correction |
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If you have to pay for them on itunes, they they are copyrighted. I would venture and say 99% of artists work is copyrighted. Therefore most of the music files on Limewire are illegal.
This does not stop many people from downloading, but nevertheless, there is your answer. If you do use Limewire, please use extreme caution as many files contain malware. drew |
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Thanks for your response , but I am NOT talking about those I purchase on iTunes. Yes , I know those are safe. No worries about violating copyrights.
I am talking about those files you download from LimeWire , FrostWire , BareShare etc etc. The Freebies. Are these safe ? Or , is one just taking a chance with the songs having a copyright ? |
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Please read:
http://osmoothie.com/2009/06/19/woma...ion/#more-9283 I'd rather pay a $1.00 per song instead of $80,000.00 per song ![]() Stick to legal purchases via Itunes or some other service. ![]() I personally use Rhapsody.
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For 14.99 a month you have unlimited music downloads. Quite nice. Cheers drew |
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Perhaps there could be a list of legal music download sites here.
I know these would be mostly commercial as there aren't many free legal music downloads but a list of legal sites would be useful even if they are not free. So how about a list of OK music sites? |
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Almost certainly, the songs will have a copyright that prohibits distribution, unless the download indicates a release under a Creative Commons copyright. 99%+ of content on Limewire is covered by a copyright that prohibits unauthorized distribution. |
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