The software itself is legal. There are legal uses for the software. However, using the software to download copyrighted material is a violation of federal and international intellectual property laws.
JAIL! DON"T DO IT!
you will not go to jail if you use limewire the right way. look for downloadable things with a lock icon in front of the item. if you download the wones with locks, it is totally leagal.
It means you are going to jail.
You didn't mention what specific problems you have been having with LimeWire 4.9 but that is not the latest version of LimeWire. Perhaps your problems will be solved by updating to the latest version at limewire.com
You can download the installer without having Java. But you cannot actually install and run LimeWire without it.
No. It is the viruses you download with the songs using LimeWire that slow your computer down.
Well yes you are safe from the law, but your not exactly. Unless you remove all downloaded content from limewire then technically you are still breaking the law by having illegal copies of media. Also if you have imported and music or files from limewire into another program, I suggest you get rid of these files as a little box will appear from limewire saying that some files are corrupt, although they are not, because limewire is not there. If these files are not deleted then limewire will corrupt your whole system as I found out last year. I ended up having to re-format. The safest thign to do is remove limewire and all file downloaded by it, no matter what program they're in.
Yes. If you download something from limewire to avoid buying it, you are violating copyright. If you own the song already, having the CD or having purchased it from a vendor, then there is no need to download it.
Not going to jail. Living a long time. Having friends. Having a job. Not going to Jail.
no
limewire was a free service, but currently there is no way to download or use the limewire service. there is another service for people who want to get free MUSIC on their iPods illegally, but watch out for FROST bite.
my opinion: i believe it is illegal and that there is a possible punishment such as 5 years in jail or paying up to 500k. that is what i heard. not sure if it is true.