Subtitle database

Hi,

I want to make an online subtitle database, where users can submit their subtitles to movies, like subscene.com. My site will contain much more and will be more advanced.

Is it legal to have such sites, because the users will (I think so) upload subtitles to ripped movies (that you can download as torrents etc., and then download subtitles to)?

I will NOT link to any illegal movies on download-sites etc. My site will only contain the subtitles, that users can download (subtitles will be hosted on my server).

Can I get in troubles with a site like that?

 

Bump.. No answers?

 

there should be no problem
there is no copy right problem about that

 

I doubt it, why don't you contact a couple of major publishers and ask?

 

You mean the major publishers of movies, or the subtitle sites??

 

You really need the advice of an Intellectual Property Lawyer. This is beyond the scope of normal domainers imho.

Something tells me there are legal problems though. Lyrics of music are copyrighted so I can't see how the text of movies isn't.

 

But there's just many sites with these services, so I can't see how a site like that should be illegal.

 

Movies, just see what they say if you ask them directly. I always tend to do this for my projects and have only been turned down once

 

It depends on where you live in: http://polishlinux.org/gnu/poland-9-people-arrested-for-translating-movies/

 

There are many sites with kiddie porn on them. Does that make kiddie porn legal?

 

Yeah.. Thats right..