PeekVid Sites

Hi

I am thinking of opening a site like peekvid is there any legal issues that may affect me?
I wont be hosting any of the movies it will be embedded from other video hosts.


Thanks

 

There may be some. I think the MPAA may come after you for "Linking to pirate material". Though I'm not totally sure.

 

Oh i see.

Thanks

 

Having said that, there are sites which do exactly that....

 

Yeah i dont want to establish a site if there is going to be any touble like that.

 

The MPAA has successfully gone after sites that simply list torrents. Actually embedding the video would be even easier for them to go after. Yes, there are are thousands of sites that do it, but then there are thousands of people that steal cars.

 

What if i make a movie trailer site where i display trailers of the lastest movies embeded from sites like youtube would this be legal?

 

100% illegallll

I owned dopiitv.com way back in the day (yea thats where my name came from lol) and I got a cease and disisit letter from the MPAA + adsense doesn't accept you, and its a worthwhile adventure ONCE you get it all started- and host it off shore (treat it like a warez site)

Thanks
Mike

 

So even the trailer site would be illegal ?

 

no clue about trailer sites.

I guess it would depend if trailers were copyright or not... I don't think they are though

 

Thanks ill see what more users have to say on the trailers site.

Thanks again.

 

Well yea, I wouldn't think so, but you can never be too careful.

 

Trailers are copyrighted. Sites have been gone after for using them without permission before.