Are download uthama puthiran songs in BitTorrents and download uthama puthiran songs in LimeWire legal for downloading music or should you stick with Napster?

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Answer from the most popular Limewire question in this categoryLimeWire: Legal or IllegalLimewire and other file-sharing software are legal. Using it to upload or download copyright protected media -- music, videos, images, software -- without the copyright holder's consent is illegal because it is theft.

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LimeWire says it is legal because technically it's just a "file sharing" service and it is not held responsible for the files that are downloaded onto the system. Only the users are responsible. That's why, when you download songs from LimeWire, it's legal for them, but NOT for you.

Don't be fooled by the fee you pay to use the PRO version of LimeWire. The artists of the songs you download don't get a penny of that! ("LimeWire offers two versions of the software: LimeWire Basic which is free of charge; the other is LimeWire PRO which costs a small fee, features faster download speeds and better search results, including up to 6 months of free updates and customer support via email.")

Even if you download a coyrighted song for your own personal use, it's still illegal. Perhaps one could skate around the issue if they already own a legal copy on a CD, but then why download it if that's the case. Any fees paid to LimeWire are for purchasing the software and that's it.

LimeWire is not illegal software. All it is is file sharing. However, many people abuse this by sharing songs without the copyright. For example, if you have produced a song and then share it on LimeWire, anyone else can legally have it for free. But when you haven't made it, but an artist has, who has copyright on that song (which they all do) downloading that song without permission from the producer is totally illegal.

Downloading songs and other copyrighted material is illegal, but if you wanted to share a music file of you singing or playing an instrument, then that is perfectly legal.

LIMEWIRE IS ILLEGAL! Although, with LimeWire, you will probably never get caught, if you as much as bring your computer in for a repair and a worker sees the program or any music you downloaded from LimeWire, he is ordered BY LAW to tell his boss, and you will get a fine (I had to pay approximately $200.) It's not pretty. Although we all want LimeWire to be legal, it isn't.

The LimeWire software itself is not illegal -- that is why the site is still up and why you can still download it. However, if you download a song from the program and you do not pay copyright on it, that is illegal. Songs from the 1950's (or before that date) are legal to download because their copyright has expired. Anything from after that is illegal to download. However... You are all going to do it anyway, so this is just to make you aware of the legal situation!

Is LimeWire illegal? No, it is not. It CAN'T legally be held accountable for what its users do. Let's put it like this: A major virus takes out the whole of the internet. But when they trace the source, it leads to Runescape servers, for example. Runescape is an online game that gives its users access to its servers, kind of like LimeWire. Now are the people who own Runescape responsible? Nope, but its users ARE. Same thing with LimeWire. My advice to you is this: Do not use it to access "free" music, or "free" programs... images... and so on and so forth. I have had my fair share of songs I got from LimeWire. And if I could, I would return them to the artists and companies that worked hard to make them.

Here is some info regarding P2P software and file-sharing. If only people would just take the time to read the fine print. I've visited the websites of a few popular file-sharing software distributors and looked for disclaimers, TOS, End User Licenses, etc. I have only quoted bits of relevant information to give you an idea of what to expect. For more detailed info, follow the links I've provided or visit the sites yourself for the full text. Continue reading to see what I found.

LimeWire itself is legal. Downloading any copyrighted song that you do not pay a royalty fee on is illegal and is stealing, unless the artist has given his/her permission to do so. The legality of most P2P sites is questionable, at best. Will you be prosecuted? More than likely not, but the question of legality is another matter. This entire issue has not been resolved as of yet. Could you be prosecuted? Possibly. It is your choice. Agree or disagree, this is how a friend of mine -- a lawyer -- explained it to me.

It's been said again and again. Yes, LimeWire is legal. But not everything you choose to do with it is.

AnswerTorrents and other file sharing software are a big debate which continues to go on... They still operate because they work under specific definitions which mostly don't apply in practice.

They are legal because all they do is give you the opportunity to share files, which could be something beneficial for aspiring artists, writers, etc. People who want to share what they have made.

But downloading copyrighted songs, movies, software, etc. is mostly what they are used for, and THAT IS ILLEGAL, because obviously you're not paying the artist nor the record label for aquiring the music.

The problem is that you cant control which files are transfered and which arent.

To conclude this answer: they are made for legal purposes, but mostly used for illegal ones. Downloading music from them is illegal and there are ways in which you can be traced and the label will sue you and take you to court for thousands of dollars, and while the chance is slim, it can happen.

Suggestion: be a good citizen and don't risk it. Be honest: buy the CDs at stores, or buy them from online services like the ones you mentioned.

AnswerWell, I agree with all of the above information, except one piece. They will not take you to court and sue you for downloading Madonna's new album on Limewire. It is more likely they will sue you if you are downloading Madonna's new album, then burning it onto a CD and selling it for low prices. And even then, the chances are slim. AnswerI totally agree.

It is illegal to reproduce anything you acquire without a license. TECHNICALLY is is illegal to host a file to be uploaded, not necessarily downloading it.

There is a very fine line when it comes to this subject. That's why they haven't shut p2p programs down.

AnswerAgree with the above. Bittorrent can be used to download files like Linux distros faster, you can also download lots more legal stuff on bittorrent, but it's mostly not anything exciting, so it's best to stick with iTunes and the like, as I do, but the software is legal and a great way to download Linux.