<p>I know they tell you you're not allowed to use things like limewire since they can catch you, but would they know if I use direct download links like megaupload, mediafire, etc? Can I just google direct download links for movies/music without them knowing?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Is that a chance you are willing to take? Assuming you would be downloading illegally I suggest you don’t. At least go to a Starbucks or something so you aren’t using the service provided by your school.</p>
<p>People at my school use something called DC++.</p>
<p>I still don’t know how to use it, lol.</p>
<p>Who the hell would want to use Limewire in the first place.</p>
<p>mp3 spark its like $.10 a song and legal</p>
<p>My sister downloaded music on campus and was just fine, but I’m probably not going to chance it. I can just download on the breaks when I come home.</p>
<p>Most schools will catch you if you are on their network. If you really do want to take the risk (which I advise against) then I’d block your content from being shared. The way these companies go after illegal transfer of their content is to go after things being downloaded off of you, not what you download. As they feel if they can stop people from distributing then there will be nothing for people to transfer. But companies will go hard after you. Penalties for illegal downloading can be around $1000 per downloaded song/file. It’d be better to just legally download than risk getting caught and being sued for a several thousands of dollars.</p>
<p>Why would you use Limewire in the first place?
Mediafire is my favorite. :D</p>
<p>Direct downloading is perfectly safe, I’ve been doing it for years and all year while I was at school on the campus network. My roommate, however, received two letters for torrenting. It’s safe.</p>
<p>this is 100% safe.</p>
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<p>Or it could be one of those websites that sells “legal” mp3s but they’re actually pirated versions with all proceeds going to people that also host sites centered around such subjects as child pornography. There was a pretty big FCC raid a week or two ago, though, sadly the company is based out of eastern Europe and just doubled their foreign servers the following day.</p>
<p>DC++ is pretty big on college campuses. It is all internal and won’t get the school flagged by mpaa/riaa. Just need to find someone who’s already connected to get into their network.</p>
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<p>Its not legal. You’re paying money to pirate music that everyone else gets for free.</p>
<p>i could be wrong, but there isn’t anything illegal about the actual downloading of music. it’s the sharing of music that gets you in trouble.</p>
<p>So direct downloading doesn’t get you caught right? i used to buy legal but itunes is out of control with the prices.</p>
<p>Didn’t the RIAA stop suing people last year?</p>
<p>You’ll be fine if you do direct downloads. The only people who get caught are those who torrent or use Limewire.</p>
<p>Alternatively you could go to Best Buy and put CDs and DVDs into your bag.</p>
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<p>Considerably higher chances of being caught. Do you really think that downloading music is “stealing”? Sorry, I don’t buy it.</p>
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<p>I believe so, but that doesn’t make using limewire any better an idea really.</p>