Free Movies Theatre
Written by Alan Thursday, 21 October 2010 08:00
Today I came across an interesting web site. I debated writing about it here. I don’t advocate piracy. But, the site is so blatant it intrigued me so I checked it out (no, I didn’t actually download any content so put down the phone before the MPAA even answers).
The site is FreeMoviesTheatre and it’s basically a collection of links to download or stream movies for free. Many of the movies are still in theaters.
By writing about this, of course, I am probably giving free publicity, but in these days of DDOS attacks against anti-piracy sites and The Pirate Bay continuing to operate, even after a year of court losses, these things just fascinate me. There is obviously no way this site is the least bit legal. And if a representative would like to contact me and give their side I will be happy to listen and publish the interview.
But here it is – running on a normal dot-com domain. It even has a link to DMCA information and contact info for take-down notices.
It seems, on the surface, to be legit. In fact it seems SO legit that I would be suspicious it’s a honey-pot set by the MPAA or a similar organization.
I don’t recommend downloading or streaming any content from here. And I certainly think that signing up for a free account would be a really bad idea. But in the interest of fairness and entertainment I decided it was worth at least covering. And, as I said earlier, I welcome a response from a site representative and will promise equal time. Barring that, this is just an interesting, and probably short-lived, web oddity.
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