A Little Request Please

[nujinini]

Hello,

I've been googling around for some sites wherein I can legally download movies.

Would anybody happen to know some legitimate sites where I can sign-up, pay and have a wide and beautiful choice of movies to get?

Thanks for your time!

[Rubberman]

Off the top there are iTunes and NetFlix. I'm sure there are others but I don't use them, so I don't know what they are off-hand.

[nujinini]

Hello Rubberman,

Thanks for your response. Would these sites be classified as okay?

Movie Download Sites | 80 Million Movies Here

With all those sites available, I just want to play it safe Thanks again!

[Freston]

I'd be suspicious of the top two. Not to say they aren't legal,but if it looks to good to be true, it probably is. I noticed both sites T&C where exactly the same. On a more technical level, I think it's either some P2P or otherwise filesharing service.

The third link (Legal Movies Capital ) seems legit. They claim they have licenses to distribute the movies they have.


DISCLAIMER
I'm not a lawyer, I'm not a native English speaker and I'm certainly no expert on international law. I just read the T&C's of these three sites.

[nujinini]

DISCLAIMER
I'm not a lawyer, I'm not a native English speaker and I'm certainly no expert on international law. I just read the T&C's of these three sites.

Hahaha!

Thank you Freston. Actually that's also my problem.

You can never be too sure over the internet regarding this things nowadays.

My first concern is even if its legal...will it deliver the goods after I get to pay? I read that there were some who subscribed but failed to download any movies even if the amount was already charged to their credit cards. I just can't remember the sites.

Second is the kind of movies they offer. Have to check their playlist first.

Third is IF they turn out to be illegal later, my name will be listed as one of the clients and I don't want to have that sort of trouble. If you know what I mean.

I think the best info I would need is if somebody I know from LF have actually tried any of these sites (or any site at all) and perhaps know their satisfaction rating.

[Freston]

There was a Dutch site I used to go to for my movies. They where legal, and delivered. I think I payed € 3,50 per movie per telephone. I'd then get a key that I could use to watch that movie a couple of days. That all went well, until all of a sudden it stopped working. I contacted them and never heard anything back. So they lost a customer.

But I noticed how this works. Such a site has a contract with certain movie labels. And you can watch movies from those labels. So that means if the site has a contract with Paramount, you can watch certain or all movies from Paramount (depending on the contract of course). Well, actually, I mention Paramount, but that is a good example of where they probably do not have a contract with. Major labels are often a bit careful (although this may have changed over the years, I dunno). Mostly small independent labels are united under a collective legal whatchyacallit and most likely such a site has a contract with them.

The above is a very complicated way of saying, in my experience they have mostly B movies. And old movies. And pr0n. So be sure to look at what they have in stock, before you pay anything

Also, a thing to look out for, is that they sometimes have a proprietary video player that you need to install (may or may not work in Linux).

[nujinini]

There was a Dutch site I used to go to for my movies. They where legal, and delivered. I think I payed € 3,50 per movie per telephone. I'd then get a key that I could use to watch that movie a couple of days. That all went well, until all of a sudden it stopped working. I contacted them and never heard anything back. So they lost a customer.

Maybe they closed shop because they can really not compete with the others who gives it for free

But I noticed how this works. Such a site has a contract with certain movie labels. And you can watch movies from those labels. So that means if the site has a contract with Paramount, you can watch certain or all movies from Paramount (depending on the contract of course). Well, actually, I mention Paramount, but that is a good example of where they probably do not have a contract with. Major labels are often a bit careful (although this may have changed over the years, I dunno). Mostly small independent labels are united under a collective legal whatchyacallit and most likely such a site has a contract with them.

I think your right!

The above is a very complicated way of saying, in my experience they have mostly B movies. And old movies. And pr0n. So be sure to look at what they have in stock, before you pay anything

Hahaha! I don't need class B movies. I can always watch on cable TV

Porn? No, Thanks!

Also, a thing to look out for, is that they sometimes have a proprietary video player that you need to install (may or may not work in Linux).

I'm still trying to learn to live a totally windows-free life so I guess it has to play on a linux machine.

Thanks!

[Etna]

seriously, if you really like a movie, it's better to purchase the DVD release of it. Give the filmmakers and actors their due, even if a huge chunk of the proceeds go to the licence holders.

just like how countless people always download fan-subbed japanese anime because official subs or dubs stink badly. I personally watch fabsubs online as a trial to see whether i like that particular title, and if i do, its off to Amazon JP to purchase the original DVD.

[Rubberman]

Myself, I download movies I may want to purchase in DVD format in order to check them out. A lot of the time they are such dren that I thank the digital gods for "internet previews". Then there are old or rare movies that are not easily found to purchase on VHS or DVD, even from Amazon.com or similar sources. Perhaps they are out of print, or just there is so little demand for them that no one is willing to invest in distributing them any longer.

So, my philosophy is, if I like it then I buy it if at all possible. If I don't like it, then it goes into the bit-bucket. If I cannot find where to buy it, or it is priced beyond my ability or willingness to pay, then I say that the distributors need a new business model (sic)...

FWIW, my wife and I own literally thousands of music CDs and hundreds of video DVDs, all legitimately purchased. We also have a considerable collection of "other" titles, most of which are very hard to find or unavailable commercially, and some of which were priced so high (the Sharpe's series starring Sean Bean is a good example) that my "you gotta be kidding!" meter broke. That said, I downloaded and viewed the Horatio Hornblower series and enjoyed it so much that I purchased 2 copies of the entire series - one for me and one for my Little Brother. Ditto the entire Stargate SG-1 series which we were both addicted to. Fortunately, Amazon.com had a sale on for that so I was able to get it (about 50 discs per set) without needing to get a second mortgage on the hovel.