Classic Cinema Online - Legal?

Mike L · 02-05-2012, 11:02 AM

Is anyone familiar with Classic Cinema Online (http://www.classiccinemaonline.com/)?

They have a collection of movies, apparantly available for streaming free of charge. Many of them are pretty obscure, but there are quite a few big-name films in there too.

I was wondering if the site is legal? I can't see any copyright statement attached to the films themselves, and no indication of who owns or operates the site.

I'd like to watch some of the flicks, but not if they're pirated.

RainingLemur · 02-05-2012, 11:17 PM

I haven't seen anything that would indicate that they're not legal. Seems that they are ok.

Mike L · 02-06-2012, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainingLemur

I haven't seen anything that would indicate that they're not legal. Seems that they are ok.

Thanks for your reply. But I was thinking the opposite was true. There's nothing to indicate that they are legal. I would have thought that it they weren't legal, the last thing they would do is to indicate that on the site.

GeoffC · 02-06-2012, 11:26 AM

They've been around a long while - This is from an article in 2009 ....

Unlike the Internet Archive, Classic Cinema online doesn’t host any of the films locally. Instead, they embed from popular video sharing sites like YouTube or Google Video. This means that – even though the streaming rate is very fine, the availability of classic movies to watch is less stable. If one of the video hosters decide to get rid of a film, you won’t be able to access it anymore on Classic Cinema Online.

Mike L · 02-07-2012, 10:07 AM

Thanks for that, Geoff. The fact that they've been around for a long time is a good sign, I suppose. As for getting their content from the likes of YouTube, that's another matter. Who's to say that all the movies on YouTube are legal?

Anyhoo, it sounds like I'd be safe enough watching their flicks. In any case, these aren't exactly Hollywood blockbusters. The ones I am most interested in are silent-era classics.

02-05-2012, 11:02 AM	#1
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Classic Cinema Online - Legal? Is anyone familiar with Classic Cinema Online (http://www.classiccinemaonline.com/)? They have a collection of movies, apparantly available for streaming free of charge. Many of them are pretty obscure, but there are quite a few big-name films in there too. I was wondering if the site is legal? I can't see any copyright statement attached to the films themselves, and no indication of who owns or operates the site. I'd like to watch some of the flicks, but not if they're pirated.

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02-05-2012, 11:17 PM	#2
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I haven't seen anything that would indicate that they're not legal. Seems that they are ok.

02-06-2012, 11:26 AM	#4
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	They've been around a long while - This is from an article in 2009 .... Unlike the Internet Archive, Classic Cinema online doesn’t host any of the films locally. Instead, they embed from popular video sharing sites like YouTube or Google Video. This means that – even though the streaming rate is very fine, the availability of classic movies to watch is less stable. If one of the video hosters decide to get rid of a film, you won’t be able to access it anymore on Classic Cinema Online.

02-07-2012, 10:07 AM	#5
Mike L Wizard Posts: 1,479 Karma: 3846231 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Kindle 3, Samsung Galaxy	Thanks for that, Geoff. The fact that they've been around for a long time is a good sign, I suppose. As for getting their content from the likes of YouTube, that's another matter. Who's to say that all the movies on YouTube are legal? Anyhoo, it sounds like I'd be safe enough watching their flicks. In any case, these aren't exactly Hollywood blockbusters. The ones I am most interested in are silent-era classics.

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