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http://movies.io/ http://movies.io/ ? Sounds familiar?

by arnaud13 14y ago

chmod775 14y ago
That is what I thought when I saw the site. Looks like a cheap clone of movies.io.
- thinktankaoi 14y ago
  It doesn't look too cheap to me. Plus he or she made an easier to use watchlist RSS feature than movies. That's just my 2¢.
  - nddrylliog 14y ago
    Just interested: how is the moviemagnet RSS feature easier to user than movies.io's ?
cantbecool 14y ago
I'm not going to lie, that's what inspired me, but on a podcast I recently listened to: http://technophiliapodcast.com/2012/episode-25-interview-with-movies-io/ http://technophiliapodcast.com/2012/episode-25-interview-wit... They said they were planning on going legit and go with only indie movies, but that would be a bummer, and with the recent demonoid takedown, I thought it would be an interesting project to play around with.
- chmod775 14y ago
  If that's so please ignore what I said. Good job.
- rockyleal 14y ago
  I like your spirit. Would you consider that there could be something similar to solve the disappearance of library.nu?
  - cantbecool 14y ago
    That actually sounds like a great idea. I have nothing but time at the moment (start-up I was working for recently laid me off) I will definitely consider a project along those lines. Thanks for the recommendation.
  - threedaymonk 14y ago
    As always, when one copyright-infringing service is shut down, it's replaced by something more distributed and robust: it's called Library Genesis. As I understand it, they distribute the catalogue in incremental chunks via BitTorrent, which means there are multiple mirrors and no single point of failure.
- lewisflude 14y ago
  Keep up the great work! I'm not sure about the serif fonts you've chosen though - maybe try a sans for the body text?
  - cantbecool 14y ago
    I'll definitely consider changing around the CSS on the next deploy. Thanks for your input.
- nddrylliog 14y ago
  movies.io founder here, I definitely said that in that podcast, but changed my mind since. Going legit is too much trouble. The world of licensing is way too complex and antiquated - and we would've been forced to adopt DRM, which is a step back, in my opinion: http://amos.me/blog/2012/vision/ http://amos.me/blog/2012/vision/ So, in short, movies.io's not going away, and yes we're keeping torrents.
  - esonderegger 14y ago
    For those interested in a legit variation on this theme, check out http://www.moviepresto.com http://www.moviepresto.com Pretty much every movie out on video is available via one of the online platforms (currently iTunes, Amazon Instant, Netflix, and Redbox), but availability outside the US is still frustrating.
    - nddrylliog 14y ago
      "Frustrating" is an understatement. Also, I still think having a separate website for 'legit outlets' is a waste of time and effort. I'd rather have you help us integrate it with movies.io - but you know that already :)
patrickk 14y ago
Also http://torrentbutler.eu http://torrentbutler.eu

http://movies.io/ http://movies.io/ ? Sounds familiar?

chmod775 14y ago

That is what I thought when I saw the site. Looks like a cheap clone of movies.io.

thinktankaoi 14y ago
It doesn't look too cheap to me. Plus he or she made an easier to use watchlist RSS feature than movies. That's just my 2¢.
- nddrylliog 14y ago
  Just interested: how is the moviemagnet RSS feature easier to user than movies.io's ?

cantbecool 14y ago

I'm not going to lie, that's what inspired me, but on a podcast I recently listened to: http://technophiliapodcast.com/2012/episode-25-interview-with-movies-io/ http://technophiliapodcast.com/2012/episode-25-interview-wit... They said they were planning on going legit and go with only indie movies, but that would be a bummer, and with the recent demonoid takedown, I thought it would be an interesting project to play around with.

chmod775 14y ago
If that's so please ignore what I said. Good job.
rockyleal 14y ago
I like your spirit. Would you consider that there could be something similar to solve the disappearance of library.nu?
- cantbecool 14y ago
  That actually sounds like a great idea. I have nothing but time at the moment (start-up I was working for recently laid me off) I will definitely consider a project along those lines. Thanks for the recommendation.
- threedaymonk 14y ago
  As always, when one copyright-infringing service is shut down, it's replaced by something more distributed and robust: it's called Library Genesis. As I understand it, they distribute the catalogue in incremental chunks via BitTorrent, which means there are multiple mirrors and no single point of failure.
lewisflude 14y ago
Keep up the great work! I'm not sure about the serif fonts you've chosen though - maybe try a sans for the body text?
- cantbecool 14y ago
  I'll definitely consider changing around the CSS on the next deploy. Thanks for your input.
nddrylliog 14y ago
movies.io founder here, I definitely said that in that podcast, but changed my mind since. Going legit is too much trouble. The world of licensing is way too complex and antiquated - and we would've been forced to adopt DRM, which is a step back, in my opinion: http://amos.me/blog/2012/vision/ http://amos.me/blog/2012/vision/ So, in short, movies.io's not going away, and yes we're keeping torrents.
- esonderegger 14y ago
  For those interested in a legit variation on this theme, check out http://www.moviepresto.com http://www.moviepresto.com Pretty much every movie out on video is available via one of the online platforms (currently iTunes, Amazon Instant, Netflix, and Redbox), but availability outside the US is still frustrating.
  - nddrylliog 14y ago
    "Frustrating" is an understatement. Also, I still think having a separate website for 'legit outlets' is a waste of time and effort. I'd rather have you help us integrate it with movies.io - but you know that already :)

patrickk 14y ago

Also http://torrentbutler.eu http://torrentbutler.eu