Legal Movie Vs Pirated Movie Downloads

by Ken Parrish on April 3, 2010

Even though choosing legal movie downloads will cost you a few bucks, choosing illegal or unlicensed movie downloads could end up costing you a heck of a lot more in fines and court costs.

Getting something for free is after all what we would all prefer. However, if you are getting something that was made with dedication and hard work, it would be unfair to have it for free. If you were the one who had to work hard and not be paid for the full effort, will you be happy? It’s the same with the people behind a movie.

Worse, these files could potentially contain something harmful and damage your computer and possibly sell your information to someone. If you are caught in the process, the fines and fees could potentially leave you broke.

There are a couple of ways that these legal movie download sites can charge for their services. One is a monthly fee or subscription that will charged, allowing you an unlimited number of downloads per month while your subscription is active.

In this method, you can have access to potentially unlimited number of movies per month and end up paying a very low amount for each movie. The other option is to charge a fee for each movie, wherein you can only pay when you use the service. This is also a good option that can give you the freedom to pay and watch movies only when you have the time to do so.

The biggest advantage with legal movie sites is probably the fact that you will be served only the best quality movies, in terms of picture and sound. You can have the movie in a reasonably short amount of time, and there is no pressure whatsoever to download it all at once; you can pause it and continue at a later time effortlessly.

Hence, when you go to download a movie file, it is only the movie that you will be getting and nothing else. There is no virus or Trojan horse to worry about and you can watch the movie in peace. To top it all, choosing the legal option also ensures that you are doing the right thing and not infringing on any potential copyright laws that can land you in trouble.

Legal movie downloads do have some disadvantages, but they aren’t that many. The biggest problem would probably be the fact that you get to choose only from a fixed set of movies. This means that you cannot download any movie you feel like and have to choose from a set of slightly older movies. In addition, there are fewer legal movie download sites, which means that you need to pick from what little you have. Fortunately, the number of legal sites is increasing, which is a good sign of the things to come.

Consequently, there are fewer legal download sites when compared to the illegal ones and hence, you might have sacrifice on either price or quantity, depending on what you find. Luckily, there are quite a few legal sites coming up these days which are a definite positive sign.

Next, it leaves you with a guilt free feeling and consequently, a less guilty conscience. The files are also from a trusted source, which means that you can just go ahead and play it and not worry about where it has come from.

A lot of the legal movie download sites now a days offer free trials. They allow you a certain number of downloads, or a time frame in which to try their services before any payment will be required.

As with anything else that you would download to your computer, make sure you’re dealing with quality. When you’re about to hit the road, make sure you take your laptop or portable viewing device with you. Well, there’s a quick and easy solution for your movie dilemma.

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