pretty much if its a torent
If the music is copyrighted it is illegal. Yes. If the music is copyrighted it is illegal. Yes. Unless you purchase the music. In Canada it's legal.
Utorrent is legal but downloading copyrighted music without paying isn't. If you pay first, then it's legal.
Music is copyrighted so yes.If you have the CD i think you can download it and claim it is an extra copy.
The music downloads are legal if download from legal sites where you will probably have to pay a nominal amount.The music downloads using torrents or from forums are illegal
winmx Any program that allows you to download COPYRIGHTED music for free is illegal. If you do not pay a fee, it is illegal, no matter what anyone tells you.
It all depends on what you define as a "download helper." If you are talking about a P2P network program, then it depends. As long as the song is not copyrighted, it is legal to download. If you are talking about a iTunes or Amazon, then, no. A commonly used p2p program where you can find plenty of non-copyrighted music that is legal to download is my music, inc. If you want to get an idea of a typical P2P site, copy and past the following link in your browser: http://tinyurl.com/virus-free-music
Downloading or uploading copyrighted material is ILLEGAL. Here is what they say on their own website. "Purchasing a membership in MyMusicInc.com does not give you license to download or upload copyright material." They put the burden on you to not download any copyrighted material. That means almost all current music out there will be illegal to download. So what is the purpose of the software if you are trying to not be a thief. The majority of the music you find will be illegal. There are plenty of legal downloads available. They are mostly unknown artist looking to make it. They allow the download of their music. www.mydownloads.com is one site to get free legal music. Some of it is great and some not so great. If you want to stay legal, either pay for downloads or download non copyrighted music.
LimeWire is a legal file-sharing program. Using it to share or download copyrighted files such as music, is illegal and violates the LimeWire Terms of Service.
Check out flatster.com/us, its a music download program!Totally legal! you can download a free program called WinMX not sure if its legal but its nice to have.
Limewire IS legal. Just don't download copyrighted material. * Limewire can be used for sharing and downloading many types of files other than music.
Yes and no. It is legal because LimeWire is setup outside of the USA and their government says it isn't illegal. Plus some artists who are just starting out want their music to be downloaded for free so they can get heard. But if you live in the United States or another country in which it is illegal to download copyrighted music, then no, it is not legal.
Well, you can't download a real item such as a CD off the Internet, but if you are talking about a music CD file, then: It depends on if that music you downloaded is copyrighted. If what you download is copyrighted, then it was illegal to download that music off the Internet in the first place (unless you bought it from a place like www.last.fm or iTunes Store). If what you bought did have copyright, then it is also illegal to sell that music for profit. But, if what you bought didn't have copyright (called freeware), then it is legal to do so.