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teejayy
Posts: 134 - Karma: 14
i currently use limewire but after all the shit that has been going on (people getting fines) i dont know if i should still be using it.... any suggestions?
Jun 26 2008 9:03AM
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2+2=5
Posts: 3676 - Karma: 18
download peer guardian

google it
Jun 26 2008 9:36AM
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mr_grom
Posts: 708 - Karma: 51
i used to use limewire but then i switched computers and now i have to use itunes. it sucks
Jun 26 2008 9:55AM
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-Tristan-
Posts: 915 - Karma: 19
Limewire also gives your computer e-herpes, I've learned to stay away.
Jun 26 2008 10:02AM
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Phill.
Posts: 1149 - Karma: 37
i did have ares....but i switched to limewire...and i kinda hate limewire but my security system on my computer wont allow ares back....so i just move all my downloaded files out of the limewire folder and in to a different one that way so if i get caught they cant say i got thos songs from limewire..... at least thats what i figured anyway
Jun 26 2008 10:22AM
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bradcoffey
Posts: 582 - Karma: 31
i heard about the copyright thing in canada So are people in canada getting fined for illegal downloads or is this going on in the US too?
Jun 26 2008 10:33AM
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bradcoffey
Posts: 582 - Karma: 31
i heard about the copyright thing in canada So are people in canada getting fined for illegal downloads or is this going on in the US too?
Jun 26 2008 10:34AM
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Phill.
Posts: 1149 - Karma: 37
i no like a year ago a bunch of kids at purdue (which is like 40 miles south of me) were gettin in trouble and either had to pay like 700$ a song or 3grand for everything (idk if the $$$ is the right amount but it was somthin like that) they got from limewire but i think it was on the campus network so that may be y they found them... idk
Jun 26 2008 10:41AM
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StanMcStanson
Posts: 2773 - Karma: 11
I used to use Limewire, which was a total pain in the ass, and then tried uTorrent, which was so much better with quicker downloads and actually being able to download by album.  If you want a better program, switch to bitTorrent, and I think you are less likely to be fined because the info is sent in packets from many different people, instead of a single file, making it impossible to trace it to the person that uploaded it.
Jun 26 2008 11:26AM
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kepler.
Posts: 8761 - Karma: 139
Well those kids are just plain retarded because Purdue has its own P2P network called Dtella and you can't get in trouble for using that.
Jun 26 2008 11:39AM
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ski93
Posts: 1280 - Karma: 84
thanks for the advice i just downloaded bit torrent i was using limewire and had no problems whatsoever with it but dont want to take the risk of getting fined
Jun 26 2008 11:40AM
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Hubsta
Posts: 1279 - Karma: 156
Use peer Guardian and don't share your files.
Jun 26 2008 11:41AM
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sarahskis
Posts: 1587 - Karma: 41
Limewire's killed two of my computers, don't use it
Jun 26 2008 11:44AM
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StanMcStanson
Posts: 2773 - Karma: 11
Yeah, on my computer, limewire pops up as I turn it on.  I never use it, so I uninstalled it and searched my hard drive for files and deleted them....and it still pops up. 
Jun 26 2008 11:50AM
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fezz
Posts: 542 - Karma: 28
use BitTorrent it gets the job done
Jun 26 2008 12:35PM
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Phill.
Posts: 1149 - Karma: 37
huh...neva heared of that..... i just remember seeing that a bunch of students got in trouble in the laffeyette** paper
Jun 26 2008 12:35PM
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phishfood
Posts: 2542 - Karma: 298
work for mac?
Jun 26 2008 12:38PM
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chimp
Posts: 616 - Karma: 117
yeah just use a torrent
Jun 26 2008 12:40PM
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i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
frost wire!
or
BitTorrent
Jun 26 2008 12:49PM
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kepler.
Posts: 8761 - Karma: 139
yeah my brother told me about it. All the people in his computer science classes were cracking up because they all have hundreds of gigs of music and movies they didn't pay for. The people who got caught were just really really stupid.
Jun 26 2008 1:07PM
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Karcher
Posts: 3788 - Karma: 1,934
dont use limewire, use http://file2hd.com you can get sll the songs on myspace, which is quite a few, but of course there are some songs you cant get because they arent on there. oh and right click save as on the low quality version and it should work. if it doesnt try it again
Jun 26 2008 1:10PM
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-Tristan-
Posts: 915 - Karma: 19
Exactly, e-herpes
Jun 26 2008 1:11PM
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walcott
Posts: 319 - Karma: 39
what are the chances of getting caught
Jun 26 2008 1:40PM
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Phill.
Posts: 1149 - Karma: 37
ya my dad comes down and acts all smart about computer crap because he read it in the paper {even though i have to do everything like typing checking his email and getting him on the enternet} so i was like okay and deleted the i con but not the program
Jun 26 2008 1:44PM
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Franny
Posts: 3980 - Karma: 77
Torrent with peer guardian or onion router.
Jun 26 2008 1:45PM
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jamers
Posts: 1311 - Karma: 164
frostwire is like limewire pro its sick and free
-all you have to do to not get fined is to stop "sharing"
your music
to do that, go to the limewire library, right click on a song and hit "stop sharing file"
Jun 26 2008 1:54PM
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Powdered_Donuts
Posts: 2180 - Karma: 187
dude, download azeurus or bitlord or utorrent or something and find yourself a nice torrent site, dont use and of the 'wire' programs or any of that other 'kazaa' like software, torrents will allow you to download more stuff faster and with less chances of getting yourself a virus or something.
Jun 26 2008 2:36PM
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FellowJibber
Posts: 476 - Karma: 12
if you want a song and its on ANY MYSPACE ARTIST PROFILE, copy the url, go to file2hd.com, and paste the url in the box, click "agree to terms of service", and click audio only files. then press"get files" button. then right click on the song under low quality and save link as.

thats how its done
Jun 26 2008 4:15PM
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Peter.
Posts: 23796 - Karma: 13,014
frostwire

or get a mac
Jun 26 2008 4:18PM
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Mike34113
Posts: 1088 - Karma: 112
im pretty sure as long as u are carful about ti and dont run it through like a public network like a college wifi or something like that than u should be fine but then again i rly dont know i just know that my teachers son got caught at college on the colleges internet and was fucked
Jun 26 2008 4:24PM
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RICK_ROSS
Posts: 6983 - Karma: 3,343
1/ inatrillion
Jun 26 2008 5:05PM
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walcott
Posts: 319 - Karma: 39
limewire music sounds just fine to me
Jun 26 2008 5:19PM
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short_and_steezy
Posts: 760 - Karma: 18
I use ares. It works fine and you can import it to iTunes.
Jun 26 2008 5:23PM
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dave44
Posts: 11052 - Karma: 113
I think you're more likely to get in trouble for sharing. Just go into the options and remove all the folders from the sharing options.

I'd recommend using torrents to. If you have a semi-decent internet connection it's just as easy to download stuff... with a huge variety and it's always quality.
Jun 26 2008 5:25PM
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rj.
Posts: 3323 - Karma: 28
ive been using limewire for atleaast 3 years now, ive never had any problems

(knock on wood)
Jun 26 2008 5:31PM
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GatoGordo
Posts: 1496 - Karma: 10
Actually, using torrents is more risky than limewire, because you show your ip address when you download or upload. The only way that people get caught is by using these programs where they have been told not to use them, like colleges, and schools. Torrents are definately much better than limewire, and you really shouldn't worry about being caught downloading.
Jun 26 2008 7:33PM
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TheFugitive
Posts: 60 - Karma: 11

You can use Limewire to download Limewire Pro, Pro doesnt have any spam/virus' :)

Jun 26 2008 9:37PM
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396222687862
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hahahaha
Jun 26 2008 10:51PM
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Powdered_Donuts
Posts: 2180 - Karma: 187
how does that even make sense to you, if you dont share you cant get a virus...
well considering you would have to download something infected with one to get it, how would sharing files so other people can download them get you a virus? not sharing will keep you off the riaa/mpaa's watch list maybe, but it has absolutly nothing to do with you getting or not getting a virus. wow.
Jun 26 2008 10:55PM
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e.soule
Posts: 118 - Karma: 10

frostwire...or buy your music, but thats no fun

Jun 26 2008 11:04PM
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nkinsman10
Posts: 1088 - Karma: 45
i just use limewire and dont share my files, and my computer has always been fine even without security programs
Jun 27 2008 12:52AM
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ben_southworth
Posts: 1063 - Karma: 447
hahaha awesome.
it does though
i recommend downloading full albums from torrents
or getting a mac, which dont really get viruses
Jun 27 2008 12:59AM
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StanMcStanson
Posts: 2773 - Karma: 11
I did that when I used to use Limewire...didn't do shit.  About once a week I would check for viruses with Spybot after I downloaded Limewire Pro, and I still got 10-15 per week.  I switched to uTorrent, and get about 2 -3 per month.
Jun 27 2008 6:20AM
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