Is it illegal to download music using Ares without sharing it?
If it’s under copyright (99% of what you find on Ares fits into this category) then it’s illegal to download and it’s also illegal to share. It’s copyright infringement, which carries a penalty of $750.00 to $150,000.00 per file downloaded or shared illegally as well as potential jail time. It’s only legal to download or share files that are in the public domain, that you own the copyright to, or that were distributed for free by the copyright holder.
