FILESHARING

Peer-to-peer (P2P) filesharing software such as Gnutella, LimeWire, BitTorrent or AresWarez may seem like a convenient way to download music and movies, but this convenience is a double-edged sword... When you download files using filesharing programs, those files are shared with everyone else on the Internet. Copyright holders are vigilant and are always poised to pursue legal action against people--including you--who are sharing these files... Sharing files without the permission of the copyright owner puts you at risk of a criminal and/or civil lawsuit. If you are found to have infringed on copyright you may be liable for damages up to $30,000 for each work infringed and if willful infringement can be proven then damages can go as high as $150,000 for each work infringed. For more information see the "Copyright Infringement and Remedies" [txt] [pdf] document maintained by the U.

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