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Live from Iran, Film88

Posted by michael on from the get-it-while-it's-hot dept.

MemFun writes "The now defunct Movie88.com has became Film88.com. These are the guys that are streaming a ton of movies for $1 a piece (but not allowing you to save the movie). Of course, to avoid all the Tinsel Town Club baddies (mpaa) from shutting them down, they are now based in Iran of all places. We just finished watching the free Harry Potter movie they are offering. Question: Does this make me a criminal? I really like the selection of movies they have and stream or not, it's still pretty cool to have the ability to watch some those movies that are never on TV any more."

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  1. Wow, no suprise there. by GrandCow · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Whoda thunk it.
    We can slashdot a site that is hosting just regular text, and then we link to a site hosting movies. I bet that film88.com lasted about 5 minutes after the story was posted. Oh well, I guess I'll have to wait till later to watch Harry Potter for free.

    On another note... for all the people who hate the MPAA for price gouging, yatta yatta yatta, etc, and are boycotting it... If you can watch the movie for free from this site are you still going to boycott it?

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    "Well kids, you tried your best, and you failed. The lesson is, never try." -Homer Simpson
  2. I don't see how this is illegal... by Mode+Frozen · · Score: 0, Redundant

    They are selling a service here... and as a rule, companies ask for payment. They are based in Iran so that certain associations in the USA cannot force them to close by draining their money through litigation. Did this website aquire licences to publicly play these movies? Will this website be blocked at the router by USA based servers?