Limewire itself was released under a GNU General Public License, a "copyleft" style license used for free software distribution.
Materials passing through Limewire may or may not be protected by their own copyrights or other licenses. That is to say, although it is possible to use Limewire to infringe copyright, it can also be used for legal sharing.
LimeWire was shut down for violating copyright law.
The courts shut LimeWire down for copyright theft.
Limewire can download copyright-protected files, which is one reason why it is so contentious.
Limewire holds copyright on its software, trademarks on its name, and more. However, they are not the rightsholder of the files made available.
Limewire was shut down for copyright theft.
no limewire is not illegal. but the things you get off it can be i have had my internet shut off for downloading copyright things on limewire
LimeWire was shut down because it was found by the courts to violate copyright law.
Copyright Laws. It says so on their website.
LimeWire was shut down because the US Courts found it to violate copyright law.
Limewire is a perfectly legal program. The problems arise when and how you use it. Downloading copyright material is illegal no matter how you do it.
LimeWire was shut down because US Courts found it violating copyright law.
Limewire was shut down because US Courts found it was violating copyright law.