When a piece of work by an artist (in this case, a song) becomes available to the general public it is considered part of the 'Public Domain'. It can become part of the public domain for three reasons: (1) the term of the copyright has expired, (2) the original author failed to gain a satisficatory copyright, or (3) it a work belonging to the United States government.
There are numerous sites available with information for songs that are currently in the public domain. A Google search with the following key words 'public domain' and 'music' will yield thousands of hits with information. One of the many useful sites is http://www.pdmusic.org/ which gives a list of genres, artists, and songs that are currently available for public use.
You are subject to lawsuits if you violate these copyrights. Here is advice and input on the question of whether you will get sued for using Limewire:
LimeWire has been sued.
Yes
You use to be able too, now Limewire is being sued. So, I don't know another way to get free music sadly. :/
New York
I think its ~$4000 per file. Check here. http://moviedownloads.pxdco.com You do not get sued for Internet piracy unless your selling it for money. If you are using it for your own use then you just get fined not sued.
Some people have been sued for illegally downloading music.
LimeWire is getting sued for a bunch of people not following the rules of copy-right
yea because it donwload free song
Well they can get sued over $1,000,000,000 cash.
I knew a guy who got sued $3,000 for using limewire
If you live in the United States the answer is definitely yes. Other countries may have other rules.http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
about 3.56% of the population uses limewire