Comment by dmonitor Comment by dmonitor 9 days ago 3 replies Copy Link View on Hacker News It's a shame that apps like these are "illegal". There's so much fun innovation to be had.
Copy Link mhuffman 9 days ago Next Collapse Comment - I don't think the apps themselves are illegal any more than VLC is illegal. You could likely watch something on the app that is illegal depending on where you live. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link mvieira38 9 days ago Prev Collapse Comment - Maybe the legality is clearer if they are self hostable? Then all the liability is on the user who downloaded the movies in the first place Reply View | 1 reply Copy Link mhuffman 9 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - I think this is the way to think about it. Mine was a desktop application with no central server. Reply View | 0 replies
Copy Link mhuffman 9 days ago Parent Collapse Comment - I think this is the way to think about it. Mine was a desktop application with no central server. Reply View | 0 replies
I don't think the apps themselves are illegal any more than VLC is illegal. You could likely watch something on the app that is illegal depending on where you live.