What are they legalities of downloading.?

Question

now that someones been fined 16k what is the law on downloading? can you download a film and watch it yourself without concerns from a free site like mininova?......why dont the governments just close down sites like this if its illegal?

Answer 1

Chances are if you are paying a legitimate source, like itunes it is legal, If you're getting something for free, it is more than likely illegal. The government ARE trying to shut down these sites, although in a lot of cases it's not the sites that are illegal, it's the stuff they link to that is.

Answer 2

no due to copy right laws and its too expensive to police websites