The music industry relies on copyright protection to sustain itself.
No, downloading music via a program such as LimeWire is not legal. It is not legal to obtain music unless you have paid for it due to copyright infringement.
it may come with copyright laws
The downloading of music never became legal, for it was always illegal according to copyright laws. However, in 2001, the Recording Industry Association of America or RIAA filed suits on companies allowing the download of music for free.
Copyright laws protects the artist in the music industry. They prevent others for stealing music and claiming it as their own.
It is not legal. If you do not own rights to the music it is copyright infringement.
With a license, yes. Without a license, no.
Its legal....because i say it is. copyright laws are just another form of control!!
Vuze is completely legal as long as you don't download types of music such as piracy/copyright(:
There is no free and legal sheet music. Authors of music copyright their music and deserve payment for their work.
No. There is no legal provision (nor additional protection) for a "poor man's copyright"
Not unless you have permission from the copyright holder to do so.
Not necessarily; often works will be protected by copyright long after they are out of print.