When is file sharing considered illegal?
File sharing is considered illegal when the file you are sharing is licensed or copyrighted, and the license or copyright states that it is for your personal use only. This covers all commercially purchased software, movies, and music. File sharing is legal under the following conditions: 1. The software is a trial version, demo, freeware, sharewear or otherwise determined to be ok to distribute. 2. You are the author or originator of the work and hold the license or copyright. 3. The copyright for the music or movie has expired and it is now in the “public domain” 4. The owner of the copyright is giving the music away as a sample, bonus or for some other non-comercial reason.
