They are the enablers. If they were smart they'd just move their operation over seas. Bye bye Supreme Court.AppleBonker wrote: I don't particularly like the ruling either. Why is it LimeWire's fault if someone wants to use their software illegally?
If kitchenaid gave you a toaster, showed you the best way to beat someone up with it, and then pointed at the guy who just banged your 60 year old grandma and winked a couple of times, and you proceeded to beat the s*** out of him they might be somewhat responsible.AppleBonker wrote:Well, I could fairly easily beat someone to death with a toaster, but I doubt anyone would go after KitchenAid if I did...
The product was advertised and marketed specifically for the purpose of getting things that cost money for free, illegally. People don't go after Nissan every time someone is hit by a car or Smith and Wesson every time someone is murdered by one of their guns, because they are not developed and marketed specifically for committing illegal acts. Limewire is. If you want to box up a glass cutter, some pliers, and whatever the hell else you want, fine, but don't call it a "home invasion kit" and expect not to be shut down. Said toaster doesn't exist for the purpose of beating people. It exists to make toast. the maker is not responsible for its misuse, within reason, only for its INTENDED uses. Lime Wire (the company) gave you LimeWire, the product, specifically and download and share copyrighted files, and essentially went so far as to say "here's how to use our product to break the law. Enjoy."AppleBonker wrote:Well, I could fairly easily beat someone to death with a toaster, but I doubt anyone would go after KitchenAid if I did...
Warped161 wrote: piracy has existed long before I was a tickle in my dad's pants.
Bittorrent FTW. I loved the Commodore 64, and I had almost every game for it, thanks to my uncle and his crazy mail in game coop. Buy 1 game, get a copy of 50 or so.Warped161 wrote:I've been using Bittorrent for years. limewire was always a haven for viruses. realistically this kind of thing will never be stopped. piracy has existed since before i had a commodore 64.
What if we shut down porsche then as they did give us sports cars and show us how to drive them fast while winking a couple of times, then told us to go use them on the street where that same useage is illegal?dusred wrote:If kitchenaid gave you a toaster, showed you the best way to beat someone up with it, and then pointed at the guy who just banged your 60 year old grandma and winked a couple of times, and you proceeded to beat the s*** out of him they might be somewhat responsible.AppleBonker wrote:Well, I could fairly easily beat someone to death with a toaster, but I doubt anyone would go after KitchenAid if I did...
No, Limewire is useless...PoorManQ45 wrote:Once again, Limewire is great for a quick and dirty download of single tracks. Torrents are slow and bloated for this.
With proper filters you can avoid viruses.
Yeah.Red coupe wrote:What if we shut down porsche then as they did give us sports cars and show us how to drive them fast while winking a couple of times, then told us to go use them on the street where that same useage is illegal?
Also, where did lime wire & co. show you how to steal movies while winking a couple of times?
Limewire is not for illegal downloads, it is for sharing files. Yes, the creators probably knew what was going to happen... But so did Porsche when they built the 911.
Also, who the hell still uses lime wire? If anything this is a favor to file sharers because now they will be forced to go and learn how things are done in the 21st century.
I don't get it...infiniti_lineup wrote:http://www.musicdumper.com is where the party's at!
That's cool. I will definitely send that link to my Apple friends. I personally don't use a Zune or iPod so for me Dirpy is still probably my best bet.infiniti_lineup wrote:You don't have to set the info. It only is titled "Preview", but once you import it into iTunes or whatever else you're using, it automatically pops up with the correct information!
Maybe he just needs new p0rn?AppleBonker wrote:Seems like the wrong fix ^. You need a new roommate.
AZhitman wrote: I'm gonna miss LW.