Popcorn Time, Stremio, Top Flix, Niter… from time to time a new app or streaming platform comes out that promises to “have it all”. This phrase is repeated in the lexicon of those who are users and recommend them to others.
After all, it’s almost a dream to be able to use a single app that can concentrate on the main launches of television, movies and services like Netflix and HBO Max without paying that many subscriptions, right?
The name of the time that brought a significant difference compared to similar applications is Ailem Cinema: It is paid and contains copyrighted content unofficially fed by the subscribers themselves..
But does that make it illegal? To what extent does this type of service avoid being considered a pirate? Here we will explain the operation and dynamics of this controversial platform. To follow!
What is My Family Cinema and how does it work?
The app describes itself as: personal media player and news and information center about the cinematographic universe. And indeed, My Family Cinema offers these functions.
But the tricky point is that the platform allows users to upload their own personal content and what’s shared is not tracked or filtered. This, in a way, “evacuates” the service of any illegality, provided it does not hide the material.
It’s so easy for anyone to upload their own cloud/server to make the content available to other users as if it’s a Google Drive or OneDrive link, with a user-friendly, intuitive interface reminiscent of the standards used on official platforms. .
In a way, this is what distracts My Family Cinema from the ‘dark’ look associated with pirated apps that are less concerned with hiding their privacy.
My Family Cinema is installed via APK, meaning it’s not available for download in official app stores, and has become a real rage on Android smartphones and tablets in addition to the infamous TV Box.
Values and plans available in My Family Cinema
It is possible to use My Family Cinema for free, but only for 7 days. At the end of this period, the user is invited to make a paid subscription to continue browsing the platform. See the following values and benefits according to the official website:
- Monthly: 16.75 BRL per month. Plan includes HD and Full HD footage and unlimited reproductions;
- Basis: BRL 12.00 per month or BRL 143.95 per year. The plan includes HD and Full HD footage, up-to-date information and unlimited playback;
- dual: BRL 19.99 per month or BRL 239.95 per year. This plan includes HD and Full HD images, up-to-date information, unlimited reproduction and up to two simultaneous displays;
- familiar: BRL 27.99 per month or BRL 335.95 per year. The richest plan offers HD and Full HD images, up-to-date information, unlimited playback and up to four simultaneous screens.
Payment can be made via card, money order, bank statement, PayPal, and even Pix, as well as shops specializing in the platform that receives the money. Plans automatically renew as soon as the contracted cycle ends.
Extensive catalog of movies, TV shows, reality shows and more
It is difficult to cite numbers referring to the amount of content available at Ailem Cinema. According to the service’s website, there are more than 55,000 movies and 9,000 TV shows in the catalog, but that data may be underreported – because users upload countless of their own content every day.
The app offers movies, TV shows and cartoons in many languages, from classics to the latest releases, as well as: access to the programs of national and international TV channelsIn addition to sports content, which includes the main football leagues such as the Champions League, Premier League, Serie A and so on.
After all, is My Family Cinema illegal?
Recently, the team responsible for the app received accusations that the platform facilitated piracy. The owners of the app again claimed in their defense that they are “personal media players” to provide “cinematic information” and that the content itself was not provided.
According to lawyer and public law expert Gustavo Henrique Alves da Luz Fávero, it is necessary to understand what happens to the My Family Cinema application, as well as to other applications and devices that transmit copyrighted videos without the consent of their owners, and also delve a little deeper into this. What would constitute a crime before the court?
“It should be noted that Law No. 9.610/98 and the Penal Code itself state that the reproduction of a copy for non-profit purposes does not constitute a crime (and therefore does not constitute a crime) of copyright. Article 46 of the Copyright Law and Article 184 of the Penal Code In the 4th paragraph of the article. “
However, Fávero states that there is a ‘link’ where the MyFamily Cinema application is asked, from the moment the application sells or gains economic advantages, albeit indirectly.
“Especially since it is a chain where it is difficult to determine who will make these contents available or provide something that is not even a company, it does not go unnoticed that these are difficult cases to prove. the criminal case itself, in these cases, depends on the initiative of the victim, that is, one of the damaged copyright holders.concluding.
The civil law expert, on the other hand, concludes by explaining that it should also be noted that both users and maintainers of the application are subject to their own legal responsibilities. Since Copyright Law, in your art. 102 provides compensation to the beneficiary.
The question is complex and could possibly win more chapters with Anatel and Ancine’s “war” instigated against the pirate signal. keep following Technology World so as not to miss any developments in the case.
Source: Tec Mundo
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