1st of all, LW does not cost $40. See http://www.gnutellaforums.com/showth...5&pagenumber=1
Also see get your $$$ BACK!!! (music members) Please tell us which site you got your LW from? You can see a quick reference list here: Known Scam Sites

2ndly, downlding copyright material is not legal depending upon your country's laws, etc. The copyright question is simply to put the onus upon you to decide whether you want to take the risk. If you saw a web site that claimed free unlimited downlds of movies, music & games then that is a scamsite. The official LW site says nothing of that kind at all about free unlimited copyright downlds. The official site: http://www.limewire.com/english/content/download.shtml

About your question see Licence requirement (click on link)