fullnelson9999 Posted December 27, 2009 Share Posted December 27, 2009 Words cannot describe how bad the Gnutella network is. You are a terrible person for using it. Oh wow thanks! Limewire has worked fine for me for years. Frankly I dont care what you think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammsteinSkins Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 I've had Limewire for years and I've never had a virus. I do buy all of my favorite artist's music though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve09ru Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 download from limewire and then open and save them in itunes (once you have them saved in itunes...delete from limewire) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Never used a xerox or checked a book out from the library?? checking a book out from the library is not stealing...not seeing the connection with that one :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty dread Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Do the right thing, pay for your music. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST is my boy Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Back in the day I probably had 3,000 songs off limewire on my computer. These days I guess since im a little older I pay for my music......just feels like the right thing to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonCampbell177 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 download from limewire and then open and save them in itunes (once you have them saved in itunes...delete from limewire) Once you move the songs from limewire to itunes how do you save them because i tried deleting the songs from limewire that i already had transferred to my itunes but when I did that they could no longer be played in Itunes because the orignial source could not be found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDawg Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Once you move the songs from limewire to itunes how do you save them because i tried deleting the songs from limewire that i already had transferred to my itunes but when I did that they could no longer be played in Itunes because the orignial source could not be found? What? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckus Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 um...limewire.com no, its not legal. no, you wont get caught. I can say that of the thousands of songs I have in my iTunes library, I have never paid to download any of them. Don't use limewire - ever. Start using bit-torrents. People on this board actually taught me how to use them. A millions times better, fast, easier, and safer. I actually buy most of my music now though. A lot of other music I get from my bothers or friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titaw Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Most of the music I download "illegally" I have already paid for once in CD's that I lost over the years. The new music that I haven't bought the CD for then I pay for it. Why should I have to pay for my music twice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty dread Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 So it's ok to steal it the 2nd time around just because you paid for it once? How does that logic apply to the real world? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonCampbell177 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 What? Yeah that wasn't really clear haha here is what I meant. I have the songs in my limewire library and I now transfer them to iTunes. Since the songs are now in my iTunes library, I try to delete the songs in my Limewire library because I just transferred them to iTunes. But when I delete the songs in my Limewire library and now try to play them in my iTunes it says the original source cannot be found thus the song cant be played Edit: And for the record I don't use limewire any more, usually buy the song or use a torrent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty dread Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Sounds like you deleted the actual song files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 So it's ok to steal it the 2nd time around just because you paid for it once? How does that logic apply to the real world? When you purchase a CD, you are purchasing a license for that song. Just because you lost the CD does not mean you have lost the right to the music. If you sell the CD, that's another story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanTaylor5907 Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Torrents 100%. Never have had any problems with it and its fast and easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IONTOP Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Actually if I got an Ipod/Zune/whatever, I'd probably illegally download the first batch (songs I know and love now), then switch over to Itunes when I was wanting 3 or 4 songs a week... Because if I were to shell out $400 or whatever for an MP3 player, I don't want to shell out another $700 for songs just to get the damn thing running... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty dread Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 When you purchase a CD, you are purchasing a license for that song. Just because you lost the CD does not mean you have lost the right to the music. If you sell the CD, that's another story. Unless you have a receipt how do you prove that you owned it? And let's be honest, people that are downloading illegally aren't just replacing songs they used to own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 And let's be honest, people that are downloading illegally aren't just replacing songs they used to own. Correct. They are just greedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Unless you have a receipt how do you prove that you owned it?And let's be honest, people that are downloading illegally aren't just replacing songs they used to own. Who cares if he can prove he owns it? In this case you're saying that what he's doing is WRONG because he lost the CD. You're saying that even though he owns the license to the music, he should have to pay for it again because he lost it. So it's ok to steal it the 2nd time around just because you paid for it once? How does that logic apply to the real world? All he is doing is making another copy of the music he has already purchased the license for. He is not going to a store and swiping a CD off a bookshelf, he's simply making a digital copy of the music that he owns the license to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted December 28, 2009 Share Posted December 28, 2009 Who cares if he can prove he owns it? In this case you're saying that what he's doing is WRONG because he lost the CD. You're saying that even though he owns the license to the music, he should have to pay for it again because he lost it.All he is doing is making another copy of the music he has already purchased the license for. He is not going to a store and swiping a CD off a bookshelf, he's simply making a digital copy of the music that he owns the license to. I know you figure the crime is so widespread that you will never get caught. Your reasoning would never hold up in court. Fortunately for you it's a crime that won't be prosecuted. I wouldn't try to excuse it. I don't know anyone that goes to those "free" sites only to download songs they once purchased in their life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I know you figure the crime is so widespread that you will never get caught.Your reasoning would never hold up in court. Fortunately for you it's a crime that won't be prosecuted. I'm not talking about law enforcement or anything like that, I'm talking about the morality of this particular situation. I'm also not talking about myself. I wouldn't try to excuse it. I don't know anyone that goes to those "free" sites only to download songs they once purchased in their life. Again, we're talking about this scenerio, no need for a strawman. in this one hypothetical scenario, I don't see there being any questionable morality involved. The differences between copying the files from your own CD to your computer before losing the CD and downloading the files after losing the CD are minimal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipwhich Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'm not talking about law enforcement or anything like that, I'm talking about the morality of this particular situation. I'm also not talking about myself.Again, we're talking about this scenerio, no need for a strawman. in this one hypothetical scenario, I don't see there being any questionable morality involved. The differences between copying the files from your own CD to your computer before losing the CD and downloading the files after losing the CD are minimal. This isn't walking into a grocery store and replacing a lost item. This is participating in a illegal enterprise on the premise that you are replacing a lost item that you claim is rightfully yours. Your dealing in an illegal enterprise, not authorized to publish music, most of which was gotten in an illegal means. In addition, you can't even be sure the version you download is the same version you had your original "rights" too. The whole process is illegal. If you want to do it, it's your choice. Trying to defend it isn't a great idea. It's illegal in all aspects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackest Eyes Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 The differences between copying the files from your own CD to your computer before losing the CD and downloading the files after losing the CD are minimal. I can sort of understand the thought behind this. But if the CD were so important, why would you not make a copy of it when you first got the CD? Also, if the CD was so great, why not just buy it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerPacker Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 This isn't walking into a grocery store and replacing a lost item.This is participating in a illegal enterprise on the premise that you are replacing a lost item that you claim is rightfully yours. Your dealing in an illegal enterprise, not authorized to publish music, most of which was gotten in an illegal means. In addition, you can't even be sure the version you download is the same version you had your original "rights" too. The whole process is illegal. If you want to do it, it's your choice. Trying to defend it isn't a great idea. It's illegal in all aspects. :yawnee: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fullnelson9999 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Don't use limewire - ever. Start using bit-torrents. People on this board actually taught me how to use them. A millions times better, fast, easier, and safer.I actually buy most of my music now though. A lot of other music I get from my bothers or friends. Ill use torrents if im looking for an album or a large quantity of music, but if I want just one song im going to continue to use limewire. Im not going to give the industry what it wants. Downloading music on iTunes is a scam. Why sell mp3 players that can hold thousands of songs if you really expect people to pay for every one of them? I certainly wont, and Apple is probably hoping for that. Apple will make much more money if music is downlaoded illegally. They will make more money off the sale of an ipod than the download of one song. If people were not able to illegally download, there would probably be a significant drop off in ipod sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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