Filesharing sites are finding new ways to get around their legal issues. Movies and music that people have put their cash and sweat into are protected by law. Those who run websites to distribute such materials don't feel they deserve compensation. New filesharing sites are cropping up daily and I won't mention any by name, but they all look the same. They offer much for practically nothing.
Here's how they work. You get a flyer in the postal mail or an email saying they have service available for a pretty reasonable (or even a ridiculous price). You go to the website and sign up for an account providing them a credit card number. Hey it's only a few bucks a month, so it's ok, right? Maybe not!
Once you log into your account, you can search for the material you want. Up comes a list of what you want. It's there for free! Great! Um, no, not great. These bit torrent sites are illegal. Once you download these materials you are in violation of copyright law and subject to prosecution. The company you subscribed with gets off scott free because they are just providing you storage space or links or whatever lame excuse they come up with. It's not their content...other bad guys are putting them up on the web and not getting caught.
So the question you have to ask yourself is: "Do I feel lucky?" Well do you? Do you feel you'll not get caught and do you feel it's ok to break the law if it financially helps you?
Personally, I'd rather blow the whistle on these places and pay for my content.
Oh and another thing you have to consider is safety. Do you trust these people and the files they put up? Are you clever enough to find out if they have been repackaged and malicious code put in them?
Stay safe!
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