Limewire Scam

[immental1200]

There are alot of posts and emails going round about an new alternative to the old limewire. This is FAKE. The new software is just a virus and nothing more. Watch out for this!

[truenorth]

It would undoubtedly be of greater help to those you seek to warn if you were more specific as to the e-mail(s)  that you are referring to. As an assist to those who might be inclined to react to said e-mails. truenorth

[patio]

Who uses or would use Limewire ? ?

[ThomasTheXPUser]

Who uses or would use Limewire ? ?

ARRGH!! Pirates of course

yoho yoho a pirates life for me





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[Helpmeh]

I know Frostwire is a legitimate alternative to Limewire. I used it when I got tired of limewire capping my speeds (no "turbo-charged connections"), but then never bothered to reinstall it when I reinstalled my OS the first time.

[Geek-9pm]

Any pirates out there might use Pirate Bay, which is still around. (So the ell me.)

Scam in my email:

Lime-Wire has Been Shutdown for Good

Want to know what other people are using as their replacement?

Personalized Download Code: LW39
Enter it Here
**http://new-instant-download.com/1/promo/index.asp?aff=11677&camp=feb11_lime_jun03

Our lime-wire replacement has been adopted by millions of lime-wire users from around the globe.

Same great features, tons of files and it's easy to use

Enjoy,

Tom Lee
MP3Share™
Founder

Please do not share this code with anyone else. Thank you for your cooperation

(** is to stop linking here.)

[patio]

You should know better...

[BC_Programmer]

legitimate alternative to Limewire.

No such thing.

[Helpmeh]

No such thing.

More legitimate than the one Geek got in an email. It actually works.

[Kurtiskain]

Frostwire is/isn't legitimate in two takes of the word.

It is legitimate in that yes, Frostwire does replace Limewire Pro
It is not legitimate in the fact that it still illegally shares files with the Gnutella II network

[BC_Programmer]

More legitimate than the one Geek got in an email. It actually works.

And of course what it "works" for is purely illegitimate.

[Geek-9pm]

So then, shall we conclude that -
Anyone who offers a
so-called legal alternative
to lime-wire
is telling a lie?

Well, there is legalized gambling.
Therefore legalize copyright infringement.

-anonymous

That is not acceptable.

[Kurtiskain]

So then, shall we conclude that -
Anyone who offers a
so-called legal alternative
to lime-wire
is telling a lie? -anonymous

That is not acceptable.

Assuming that there is no money being traded for the items, then yes.
An advertising based version of Limewire may be what the industry needs to gain a margin profit from something like Lime/Frostwire. Any program giving you 'free' anything is either freeware, supported by donations/advertising, or illegal.

Have to crack/patch it? illegal

If you have to use a File sharing program in order to acquire the album, then it is most definitely illegal. A free album would be released on easily accessible channels, more likely the band's site itself.

Gambling is using your own capital anyway.
Piracy is more like gambling with the companies money, losing it all, and just walking away.

The last "legal" shared file for the public I heard of was a torrent copy of "Sintel" http://www.sintel.org/

[CBMatt]

There are alot of posts and emails going round about an new alternative to the old limewire. This is FAKE. The new software is just a virus and nothing more. Watch out for this!

Sounds like the old Limewire.

[BC_Programmer]

The last "legal" shared file for the public I heard of was a torrent copy of "Sintel" http://www.sintel.org/

There are plenty of legal torrents...