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Movie site is illegal

by kocengkuning Banned
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Several days ago i decided to build my first movie site. But the problem is does it legal to build movie streaming site that show about tv show.i have asked in YA but its not solve my problem. Some said that it is illegal, but some say it is legal since you dont host the videos, you just point to them.
SO is it illegal?
#illegal #movie #movie site #site
  • Profile picture of the author CDarklock
    "Is it illegal?" is a question you should be asking a lawyer.
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  • Profile picture of the author Silas Hart
    Maybe not in your country...
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  • Profile picture of the author Edk
    If you can find an authoritative opinion to say it's legal, at worst it can buy you some time
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    • Profile picture of the author Diana Lane
      Originally Posted by Edk View Post

      If you can find an authoritative opinion to say it's legal, at worst it can buy you some time
      Either it's legal or it isn't. At worst it can buy you an unpleasant penalty.

      Originally Posted by CDarklock View Post

      "Is it illegal?" is a question you should be asking a lawyer.
      Maybe the lawyers are all too busy fending off people enquiring how to build backlinks or wanting to know if .net is better than .org
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      • Profile picture of the author Killer Joe
        Well, let's see...

        All the content will be copyrighted.

        It cost real money to produce those shows.

        They sell those shows to cover the production costs and make a profit.

        So the question is "How much are you paying to license the programs?"

        If the answer is "Nothing", then your are not going about it legally.

        If you are licensing the programs then your contract will spell out what you can and cannot do regarding the programming.

        I don't see a lot of gray area here...

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  • Profile picture of the author Floyd Fisher
    Originally Posted by kocengkuning View Post

    Several days ago i decided to build my first movie site. But the problem is does it legal to build movie streaming site that show about tv show.i have asked in YA but its not solve my problem. Some said that it is illegal, but some say it is legal since you dont host the videos, you just point to them.
    SO is it illegal?
    If you have permission from the people holding the rights to the TV show, yes it is legal to do so.

    Where most of these kinds of sites get in trouble is they don't have the requisite permission to do so. Now you run afoul of copyright law, and it can get expensive real fast.

    Contact a copyright lawyer, do it right, and you're good to go.
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