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By Kyle Wright

If you go to the movies or rent a recent film you might see an advertisement that is against illegal downloads. While showing a car thief, words flash, "You wouldn?t steal a car, you wouldn?t steal a TV, then why would you steal a movie?" While the commercial seems over the top, it is meant to make a point.

There are several typical video formats that your download movie will be in. There are hundreds of different formats but because people try to make it easier for people to watch the films or download them they in several typical format. These formats include; divx, avi, mpg, mov, qt, rm, wmv and swf.

Downloading unlicensed content such movies, music, programs and document has been coined as pirating. There are a couple of definitions of pirate that is pertinent to downloading movies off the internet. Webster defines pirating or piracy as "One that operates an unlicensed, illegal television or radio station but it has come along way since then.

The divx file format is another great type of file to download because it quality to it. These file formats usually are large but if burnt to a CD, they can be played on high definition televisions. To view these on a computer, you will need a DivX player.

On both programs, there are different levels of membership. Most people go with the free one, which allows you to do basic connection from one peer to another. For an additional $14.95 a month you can get all your files to a CD or DVD on Limewire.

Technically, streaming is downloading while you watch but there are many sites like Amazon and Netflicks who pay for the rights to the movies that you like to watch. Sites that do not possess the rights can be shutdown and fined for having possession of these movies.

One big worry people have with using file sharing is whether or not downloading movies is illegal. It is illegal because all the movies are protected under copywriting laws. New movies are often bootlegged or leaked so that makes them illegal to posses as well.

With millions of people downloading, it makes it nearly impossible to prosecute the people who are sharing these movies. People are also using these programs from all corners of the globe. That is why when using Limewire or Bare Share; you might get movies with Japanese subtitles.

What happens if you get caught downloading illegal movies? Since downloading illegal movies is considered to be stealing you can be brought to court. There have been numerous stories on the internet of normal people being brought to court.

Because of the above reasons of safety and illegality, both programs have seen a significant drop in members. There are less peers to share your movies with therefore there are less movies to download. Nonetheless, this is still the place to find new movies on the internet.

Once you know what file suits you and your computer you will need to have the video player. Most can be found on the designer?s website or on download.com. And do not to forget to set your favorite player as your default player.

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