[Wakeandbake]

I'm wanting to make a movie site using wordpress, I will not actually host the movies on a VPS I'll directly link the movies like embedded. Will this get me into trouble or will I be good?

[de_g3ntl3m4n]

id say look at some movie sites and see their disclamer lists and other types of info that they use to protect themselves - like the DCMA i think - might be wrong

[Wakeandbake]

id say look at some movie sites and see their disclamer lists and other types of info that they use to protect themselves - like the DCMA i think - might be wrong

Disclaimer: This site does not store any files on its server. All contents are provided by non-affiliated third parties

I do see this disclaimer on most movie sites I use, which is what I'm trying to say. If I use third party embedded links I should be fine.

[Charmz-]

I don't think there's anything illegal about it unless you are hosting the files. I would add a disclaimer like Wakeandbake said.

[Perileos]

You will be a facilitator and therefore, be liable for damages. However, you will probably receive a warning to cease and desist, if you refuse they might use the court to shut you down.

[Perileos]

It's still  illegal  because you need a license to do this and if you don't it's considered illegal based on  international laws. It depends on where your site is hosted at.

A disclaimer does not make it suddenly legal. I can't go around killing someone and say I had a disclaimer. So Phantomman55 is right, you need a license otherwise it is illegal. The license isn't cheap and every movie you want to show on your site will need a new license.

[Geralt]

Yes, it's illegal, get an offshore hosting and you'll be fine. There is hundreds of movie sites, they won't even notice you unless you are on the first page of google making 10k+ per month.

[Dorrance]

Yes, it's illegal, get an offshore hosting and you'll be fine. There is hundreds of movie sites, they won't even notice you unless you are on the first page of google making 10k+ per month.

Geralt that's the moves to make bank?

[Geralt]

this isn't true. pirate bay allowed you to download movies ,makes ,softwarre for free and in findland where they live and operated out of it was perfectly legal in that country but because international laws changed. Microsoft got to sue their ass good in finland. they filed charges in finland to allow them to take them to british courts and sue them for international copyright, trademark infringements and they won the case.  

Just because you host a website in another country doesn't make it legal even if that country permits or has no laws against it. International laws that have been update now permits anyone the files copyrights and trademarks and patents internationally they can make a request to the government of that country to send you to a near by country so they can sue you for international infrignment on the laws.

Now, you don't have to be hosting stuff offshore  and then link it to your site that's hosted in the U.S.A this was perfectly legal in the past but now laws change where it states doesn't matter where the data is store they reworded any transmission of copyrighted works or patents etc is illegal.  So, yes it's still illegal and international companies can take you to court for violating international laws.

You wrote 3 paragraphs to confirm what I said in my first sentence - it's illegal. When I said "you'll be fine" I was referring to him covering his tracks and identity, not the legality of this situation.