Of course, I wouldn't be stupid enough to upload them or anything like that but I am wondering what the law says about watching the new hollywood movies on sites such as google video or youtube? Can I get in trouble for watching them if I knowwhere to find them?
2007-03-02 02:52:48 · 6 answers · asked by Oasisrock 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
You can watch them on line or download them for private usage .... no one will come knock at your door with an arrest warrant.
The only people who are in any sort of imminent danger of criminal prosecution are those who post them & those who profit from them.
Laws are the same for using your VCR to record a TV show ... it is copyright protected as well, however, the courts will not set a precedent by issuing warrants for the majority of the population in the country just because they have an episode of "24" on a VHS tape in their living room.
Same goes for downloading movies online.
Too too many people do it.
They are working on stopping the sources rather than the users.
Sleep well, my friend, & view or download as many as you like.
You won't EVER get in any legal trouble for that.
Just like millions & millions of other people.
regards,
Philip T
2007-03-02 03:04:00 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You mean download. You won't get in trouble. The only people who've gotten in trouble even for downloading have done massive amounts of it. A few of these guys were taken to court by the greedy media giants recently to set an example.
I honestly would not worry about downloading a few things and watching them streaming should be totally safe. How could they possibly track 10s of thousands of people watching?
2007-03-02 03:02:27 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically if there is a way they track what you watch, then you probably could get in trouble. I have no idea if they can track that, though. I doubt you'd get in trouble for it. You aren't uploading or downloading anything pirated.
2007-03-02 02:56:16 · answer #3 · answered by LifterSteady 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes it is illegal and you can be arrested.. will you? not likely. but a your tracks are recorded, so watch your STEP
2007-03-02 03:01:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't think so... the person who put them there would get into trouble...
2007-03-02 02:58:06 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh yeah...
2007-03-02 02:55:54 · answer #6 · answered by I'm very, very hot. 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋