My music downloads in limewire turned into an application! I can't access it anymore! Why's that?

Question

ugh. all the MP3 i've downloaded from limewire were converted into applications when i checked the folder where the downloads have been saving into. it's meant to be in mp3 format but i have no idea why it's turned into an application! when i tried opening it, there's thing dialog box that comes up which lets me choose which user i should use to open that file. (including my password) i've tried it and it denied to play. it just irritates me. now all the mp3's i've downloaded are just wasted. please suggest what could solve this or even better, suggest any other free downloading software i could use! i'm so desperate.

Answer 1

FILE SHARING

File sharing is the practice of making files available for other users to download over the Internet and smaller networks. Usually file sharing follows the peer-to-peer (P2P) model, where the files are stored on and served by personal computers of the users. Most people who engage in file sharing are also downloading files that other users share. Sometimes these two activities are linked together. P2P file sharing is distinct from file trading in that downloading files from a P2P network does not require uploading, although some networks either provide incentives for uploading such as credits or force the sharing of files being currently downloaded.



COPYRIGHT ISSUES

File sharing (such as with the Gnutella and Napster networks) grew in popularity with the proliferation of high speed Internet connections, relatively small file size and high-quality MP3 audio format. Although file sharing is a legal technology with legal uses, many users use it to download copyrighted materials without explicit permission: copyright infringement or "piracy". This has led to attacks against file sharing in general from some copyright owners.



There has been great discussion over perceived and actual legal issues surrounding file sharing. In circumstances where trading partners are in different countries with different legal codes, there are significant problems to contend with. What if a person in Canada wishes to share a piece of source code which, if compiled, has encryption capabilities? In some countries, a citizen may not request or receive such information without special permission.



Throughout the early 2000s, the entire file-sharing community has been in a state of flux. In the year 2000, there was speculation over how seriously record companies and the Recording Industry Association of America would strike the file-sharing community because of its limits compared to more traditional forms of media. However, the communities suffered strain as record companies and the RIAA tried to shut down as much of it as possible. Even though they have forced Napster and Grokster into cooperating against copyright violations, they are fighting an uphill battle since the community has flourished and produced many different clients based on several different underlying protocols. The third generation of P2P protocols, such as Freenet, are not as dependent as Napster is on a central server; and as they encrypt the shared data, it is much harder to shut down these systems through court actions. Another attempt (used by the maintainers of KaZaA) is to change the company's organization or country of origin so that it is impossible or useless to attack it legally. To date, file sharing in Canada is somewhat legal, though not completely so. The uphill battle also extends to the legal actions taken by the RIAA and motion picture counterpart MPAA against individuals using file-sharing programs to distribute material protected by copyright. Ambiguity in the interpretation of copyright law has been a major factor contributing the lack of successful enforcement by the Intellectual Property owners. In Electra v. Perez for example, the Court ruled that the act of making such files available for distribution equated to infringement of the works involved. In the more recent UMG v. Lindor, Judge David G. Trager ruled that the RIAA would be required to prove that actual distribution (sharing) occurred. Should this case go to trial in 2007, it will likely set a precedent for further RIAA and MPAA actions.



The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is a donor-supported group which seeks to protect and expand digital rights. Its activities include litigation, political lobbying, and public awareness campaigns. The EFF has vocally opposed the RIAA in its pursuit of lawsuits against users of file sharing applications and supported defendants in these cases. The foundation promotes the legalization of peer-to-peer sharing of copyrighted materials and alternative methods to provide compensation to copyright holders



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Good Luck!

Answer 2

This looks like a file association problem. Try reinstalling your Mp3 playing software again. I know for a fact that WinAmp will ask you which files to 'associate' with it, so that a double click will launch the file in the application. Download WinAmp free and install, when asked about file associations Select All.

Answer 3

Or you could try to view the files with extensions on them. Rename them to .mp3 instead of .exe or whatever they are using. I sometimes do that with files I put up on limewire, but I usually have them in .zip format with a readme explaining how to re-convert. I also do that with emails (If I want to send something like a movie file or MP3, Outlook doesn't let us send media like that over the LAN, so I rename it to a .doc and include a .txt readme as well).

Answer 4

Sounds like you've downloaded something that has given your PC a virus. There is no free downloading software that is completely guaranteed to filter out viruses.

Answer 5

Hi,

I first thing you done wrong is by using LimeWire, you should really use Bitcomet it's faster and safer, I think you have a Virus in your system just Scan it with AVG and this should sort your problem (You do have a Virus checker don't you ????).

Answer 6

on limewire once you kind the song in which you're in seek of, supply it somewhat time to load all the songs on the record earlier selecting one to acquire. then what i do is on the magnificent of the record of songs, form via velocity (cable, t1 and so on whichever fits your notebook) and then seem for a song that has a severe quantity next to it.. that usually works and provides me abetter high quality song.

Answer 7

if it has become a program it should appear in the control panel>add/remove program list. If not, then it is likely something you want to get rid of pronto. I would start by googling the name of this app and see what you can learn about it.