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Youtube Boxoffice

15 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/youtube-boxoffice.141933/

krishnandu.sarkar
krishnandu.sarkar Original post #1
Jun 7, 2011 at 7:52 PM
Well, another nice initiative by Google. :)

YouTube - ‪BoxOffice的频é￾“‬‏

They are featuring Band Baaja Barrat for now. May be will add more movies soon.
TheMost
TheMost #2
Jun 7, 2011 at 8:40 PM
^ Hindi ah ?
rhitwick
rhitwick #3
Jun 8, 2011 at 12:47 AM
thanx dude...

They have some good collection there
Padosan, Abhimaan, Chupke Chupke, Hera Pheri, Pardes ..........wow
Tejas.Gupta
Tejas.Gupta #4
Jun 8, 2011 at 2:25 PM
My internet connection is to slow to watch movies online :-/
nisargshah95
nisargshah95 #5
Jun 10, 2011 at 10:21 AM
TFS buddy. Great initiative. First the IPL, now the movies. Soon the TV channels will be going at losses.
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hdknitro #6
Jun 11, 2011 at 11:28 PM
That's what I wanted. complete PAISA VASOOL for my internet connection
Achuth
Achuth #7
Jun 12, 2011 at 8:36 AM
yeahhh ..but they havnt added more movies
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #8
Jun 12, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Nice initiative.

Great to watch movies the legal way.
deathwish
deathwish #9
Jun 13, 2011 at 11:43 AM
I wonder if you can watch Simi Garewal there. :\
soumo27
soumo27 #10
Jun 13, 2011 at 12:52 PM
This is a great initiative.. And my 256k connection is enough to watch those movies in 240p. :p ;-)
evewin89
evewin89 #11
Jun 13, 2011 at 1:21 PM
SO ON 29TH JUNE WILL THEY (UTUBE) RELEASE TRANSFORMER 3 ON Utube....? HEHE....:)
deathwish
deathwish #12
Jun 13, 2011 at 3:49 PM
Won't this promote piracy, as there are plenty of YouTube Downloaders available through which you can download these movies and share/sell them??
Sarath
Sarath #13
Jun 13, 2011 at 4:45 PM
If its already free then I dont know how they are even bothered. Also its much easier to pirate movies from other sources.

Its is a good initiative. I checked it a few days back. Hope they add more movies.

Shemaroo had a similar initiative running for a long time now. I have their Dhamaal in my to be watched list.
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arescool #14
Jun 14, 2011 at 5:36 PM
deathwish said:
Won't this promote piracy, as there are plenty of YouTube Downloaders available through which you can download these movies and share/sell them??
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If someone wants to promote piracy , there are many other ways ...
So i find this to be a grt initiative :smile:
deathwish
deathwish #15
Jun 14, 2011 at 5:59 PM
arescool said:
If someone wants to promote piracy , there are many other ways ...
So i find this to be a grt initiative :smile:
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I know there are many other ways, but I am still quite confused about how YouTube will handle this. Legitimate media players like RealPlayer have their own plugin through which one can download YouTube videos, hence proving that downloading the videos aren't illegal. And since YouTube does not have permission to redistribute these movies, won't they fall into legal trouble?? :?:

I know this is an unexpected question, but bear with me. I appreciate YouTube's initiative to move audiences away from the theatre and into the comfort of their own homes. I'm just a bit confused about the legal side of the matter.