Are free online movies illegal

Answer 1

If you are watching movies online that are still in theaters or are not out on DVD, you're receiving stolen goods. Go to the motion picture association of America website to get a list of legal movie sites.

Answer 2

Generally speaking, NO if your access to the video is legal. Because laws vary from country to country (and within), you should consult a local attorney who specializes in electronic media, intellectual property and decency laws. In some places the viewing of "unacceptable images" can be illegal. E.g YouTube is one famous and biggest site to watch streaming videos. They also have a live streaming service. You will find that some videos on YouTube are not available in some countries where the IP right and laws restrict the video to be shown in that particular country. So watching streaming videos is not illegal provided the videos itself are legal and you are viewing them from a legit source like YouTube. YouTube has also launched YouTube XL which is a streamlined version of YouTube for TVs so that you can stream and watch YouTube videos on your internet enabled TVs or using STBs with TVs.

Answer 3

There are only certain sites that are legal, for instance iTunes and Netflix. Check the legal terms if you don't know.

Anything from a site that gives movies for free without a paid subscription is likely not legal. Movies uploaded to video sharing sites like Youtube that are not owned by the uploader are also illegal.

As for actually watching these illegal movies, it is only legal if the site makes promises that its content is legal and does not take down what isn't. That is their responsibility not yours. You can watch Youtube videos without issue whether or not they are legal.

Check the laws of where you live before taking this as fact.

Answer 4

Streaming movies may be illegal. You are required to pay a membership for sites before streaming movies, you must be weary and cautious of sites before attempting to stream movies.

Answer 5

Almost always, yes. Producers and distributors of extraordinarily small projects might choose to allow access via streaming, but no large studio would do that.