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illegal music downloading

  • 23-12-2010 12:23pm
    #1
    lightglow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭


    I've just noticed my sister has installed Limewire and Miro on our home pc. Are these both illegal downloading sites? I was going to uninstall them but don't want to if they have any other uses.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Thomas_S_Hunterson
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


    lightglow wrote: »
    I've just noticed my sister has installed Limewire and Miro on our home pc. Are these both illegal downloading sites? I was going to uninstall them but don't want to if they have any other uses.

    Thanks

    Miro is jut a video player with BitTorrent (peer-to-peer file distribution) functions

    Limewire is just another way to distribute files.

    They may mainly be used for distribution of copyright-infringing copies but they're completely legitimate in their own right.

    Not a bad idea to uninstall Limewire though.


  • #3
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Miro looks fine, but Limewire is a Peer to Peer file sharing service (P2P) which is used primarily for sharing\downloading music. (As far as I know!)

    To be honest Limewire is rife with viruses/trojans/etc (from cleaning PC's........no.........seriously!).

    You can install this http://bashsoftware.net/ which will require a password if she wanted to install any new software on the machine.


  • #4
    lightglow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18 ✭lightglow


    Ok, thankyou!:)


  • #5
    youcancallmeal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,067 ✭✭✭youcancallmeal


    Yeah limewire is not good at all, uninstall asap!


  • #6
    old_aussie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,410 ✭✭✭old_aussie


    Limewire is a cesspool for virus, trojans and malware


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  • #7
    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    Check this article too.

    http://downloadsquad.switched.com/2010/10/26/breaking-limewire-p2p-network-shut-down-by-riaa/


  • #8
    Skerries
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭✭Skerries


    and update your anti-virus and run a sweep
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  • #9
    ricman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭ricman


    see here
    http://techsling.com/2010/10/limewire-shut-down-by-us-court/ unless she wants the fbi monitoring her pc 24/7,she may as well uninstall limewire,its of no use to her.just uninstall it.


  • #10
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,907 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    I thought Limewire had shut down ??? How did she download it? There is a message on the home page saying they have been closed since October by an American court.


  • #11
    Naikon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


    rtorrent + Debian/Ubuntu = the solution


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  • #12
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,604 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Naikon wrote: »
    rtorrent + Debian/Ubuntu = the solution

    :rolleyes:


    ktorrent ftw :D

    torrent is just another way to download stuff, if the stuff is legal , like creative commons or open source software there is no problem

    torrent sorta uploads stuff as well so there is a grey area when using it to download movies and films - at presnet many of the rights holders have said for now they won't go after people who download , just the uploaders


  • #13
    GarRo247
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 104 ✭✭GarRo247


    Kristopherus wrote: »
    I thought Limewire had shut down ??? How did she download it? There is a message on the home page saying they have been closed since October by an American court.

    There are still some sites that allow you to download it, id remove it as quickly as possible as when it was closed down an update was sent out that causes limewire to harm your computer if you try to use it, I'm not sure how it could harm you though.


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