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Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (CynderRules) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 11:08:52 +0000

yeah, and also, what about music that isn't available in your country?

Then the artist wouldn't be losing a sale, they'd be gaining popularity.

And I don't use BitTorrent or Limewire. They both suck imo.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (bmah) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:04:06 +0000

I personally use uTorrent to download most things, and sometimes BitComet.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (Swaffy) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:53:47 +0000

Spyrorocks wrote:

LimeWire really is a horrible way to get music when there are hundreds of MP3 indexers on the internet..
google "skreemr".

That deserves to be added to my Favorites folder.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (Kamineko) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:37:32 +0000

I just download torrents so I can get the entire discography in one click.

Still illegal, but oh well.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (spyromaster330) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 09:05:24 +0000

I use Limewire just to download songs that i havent heard from a band i like and if i like the song i always go out and buy the cd. I prefer to have a cd then just having it on the computer. All the songs i have on my computer i also have on a cd.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (raven) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:43:52 +0000

DragonFireOKN wrote:

I only use Limewire to get music that cannot be purchased from the owner. They never released an MP3 to the public....so yeah.
However, Limewire is notorious for viruses. Watch yourself.

Yes, they sure do. You can usually tell, because if you type in a song like "jovi highway", most of the results will say "Bon Jovi - Lost Highway" with the hyphen in there, whereas the viruses just have your exact keywords in it just like how you typed it (jovi highway) or it'll have those exact words followed by some pornographic description.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (DragonFireOKN) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 21:34:56 +0000

I only use Limewire to get music that cannot be purchased from the owner. They never released an MP3 to the public....so yeah.

However, Limewire is notorious for viruses. Watch yourself.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (dragon protector x) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:55:17 +0000

Like i said i use Lime Wire to share music with others. I just resently had trouble finding the video of Rianna playing Disturbia at the MTV music awards 2008 video because no on recorded it, but found it on Lime wire. same with the song.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (Spyrorocks) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:38:16 +0000

Whats scary?

Getting an RIAA extortion letter asking for money?

Ha, just use online MP3 search engines. The RIAA can't track you there

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (DarkMaster) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:17:54 +0000

wow that is scary!

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (Spyrorocks) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 06:13:21 +0000

LimeWire really is a horrible way to get music when there are hundreds of MP3 indexers on the internet..

google "skreemr".

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (Fletch_Talon) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:39:56 +0000

SpiritofCynder wrote:

limewire/frostwire, etc is good for downloading individual songs
BitTorrent is excellent for download an entire album, or game, or movie, etc.
I do all my downloading via BitTorrent.

id agree with that, i cant be bothered looking for individual songs on torrent, i use limewire for that and bittorrent for things like games/movies

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (SpiritofCynder) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 04:34:48 +0000

limewire/frostwire, etc is good for downloading individual songs
BitTorrent is excellent for download an entire album, or game, or movie, etc.

I do all my downloading via BitTorrent.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (Spyrorocks) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:44:46 +0000

Pay for music you like, but try to find a way to pay for it that gives the max amount of money to the artists, not the RIAA and the other middlemen.

Buy a t-shirt at a concert, make a donation, find a way to give them some publicity, etc etc. When you buy a CD, money goes to the RIAA which in tern helps them extort people. I need not say anything more for itunes.

Re: Limewire: (I want to clear something up)

dummy@example.com (raven) — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 02:33:37 +0000

dragon protector x wrote:

Downloading the music isnt illegal. Its called File Sharing. We share files on it...we arnt selling it to each other.

True you're not selling it, but the music artists aren't making profits from distribution of their music. They could be selling a CD or song to you for money, instead of you getting it for free. I think that's why they don't like file sharing with music (although I'm kind of unfamiliar with how the music profits/royalties system works).