Distribution of copyrighted music is illegal. The same is true of software, whether it is games or tools for work. Distributing them to other people means they did not pay for them.
Downloading with Limewire or ANY other p2p software is not illegal. Its illegal to download Copyrighted material.
The software mp3rocket itself is legal. However, if you are downloading copyrighted files, and not paying for them, then that would be illegal.
Frostwire is peer to peer (P2P) software that allows you to connect to other peoples computers and they can connect to your computer. Once connected you can share files. This is not illegal. Most files which contain music, movies, games, software etc. will be copyrighted and it is illegal to share (to send or receive) such files. As you do not know who is sending the file it may well contain viruses and/or malware that can compromise the security and functioning of your computer. In many countries distributing computer viruses is illegal. To sum up; the Frostwire software is not illegal but what people do with it very often is illegal.
Limewire is not illegal. Limewire is a perfectly legal P2P agent. Downloading certain files may be illegal if they are copyrighted or you do not have permission.
In layman's terms, online piracy is the illegal copying of any copyrighted materials from the Internet. This includes movies, games, music files, software, and even published written works.
Using Limewire is not illegal. Limewire is a P2P file sharing utility. If you share files which are copyrighted and without a licence or permission then that is illegal.
Software such as BitTorrent is frequently used to download copyright-protected files, although it's important to note that downloading copyrighted material without proper authorization is illegal in many jurisdictions.
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Torrents themselves are not illegal. They are simply small files that help a BitTorrent client connect to a tracker and find peers to download files from. Nor is downloading stuff using torrents necessarily illegal. The BitTorrent protocol is a legitimate way to distribute large files without straining a server too much. It is used for legal software like Linux distros and OpenOffice, as well as some public domain music and videos. Using torrents to download copyrighted material without permission is, of course, illegal.
Torrents themselves are not illegal. They are simply small files that help a BitTorrent client connect to a tracker and find peers to download files from. Nor is downloading stuff using torrents necessarily illegal. The BitTorrent protocol is a legitimate way to distribute large files without straining a server too much. It is used for legal software like Linux distros and OpenOffice, as well as some public domain music and videos. Using torrents to download copyrighted material without permission is, of course, illegal.
Many users of Bittorrent upload illegal content of copyrighted files such as music that they did not pay for. Other users then download this content to their own device to illegally use. Correction. Downloading using Bittorrent is only illegal if what is being transmitted is copyrighted. It can be used to share Linux, public domain movies, music, and many other things that are free to share. It is only illegal when used with copyrighted works. Bittorrent itself is 100% legal.
It can be. It can also be artworks, choreography, or architecture designed by others. It can also be any of these works created by you.