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    #26
    Free and legal films!

    I think we've mentioned this previously: Film Noir free goodies.

    A bunch of them are on the excellent Archive.org. Here's the direct link to their free Film Noir catalogue.

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      #27
      Free and legal films!

      For Horror, there's Tubi, Hulu and OVGuide.

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        #28
        Free and legal films!

        By the way, my favourite proxy site is:

        http://myproxysite.org/

        Now, I think I may have used my various ad blockers to block any ads or frames of horrible porn that might exist there. ...But I can't be sure - I can't see them!

        All I can say is that - from my point of view (blocked ads notwithstanding) it is the most vanilla proxy out there (and very efficient too, I might add!).

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          #29
          Free and legal films!

          Virtually the whole of Holland uses a site called Poporntime. It's virtually rendered Netflix redundant over here. There was a kerfuffle about it which went right up to parliament, but in the end an amnesty against possible proseution was established for all current users.

          Far better than Netflix and way faster in bringing out new films. The beardies that run it are extremely good at continuously patching it up.

          Whether it's available in other countries, I'm not sure.

          For a GB proxy, I'm afraid I just bite the bullet and pay the monthly 5 GBP for myexpat. I've used it for 5 years and never had a problem.

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            #30
            Free and legal films!

            Whether it's available in other countries, I'm not sure.
            Not legally (I mean, even more so than usual). It's blocked by court order in the UK.

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              #31
              Free and legal films!

              Huh. Apparently the Beeb is cracking down on VPNs.

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                #32
                Free and legal films!

                I've never understood why the BBC don't just introduce an overseas licence scheme, or just a subscription fee.

                The income stream would be colossal.

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                  #33
                  Free and legal films!

                  They trialled it in a few countries earlier this year, but apparently it's been stopped. Don't know if it's permanent or what.

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                    #34
                    Free and legal films!

                    Not film, but free and legal - all 20 episodes of 'The Sandbaggers' are available on YouTube - here.

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                      #35
                      Free and legal films!

                      Vicarious Thrillseeker wrote: Not film, but free and legal - all 20 episodes of 'The Sandbaggers' are available on YouTube - here.
                      You sure about the legal bit? That just seems to be a random personal YouTube account as opposed to any of the rights holders.

                      A stranger example would be Sean Hughes uploading the second series of Sean's Show himself as it wasn't available on DVD or on demand. Now no-one can argue about copyright there - thing is, he only has shoddily-edited VHS copies!

                      Likewise with Tony Husband sticking all the episodes of Round The Bend on his site - why is it so difficult for some rights holders to get masters of their own work?

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                        #36
                        Free and legal films!

                        Usually it's because they have to pay the makers of the show (or find someone else who'll pay those who produced the show) to buy the rights.

                        I'm guessing if Sean Hughes or that other bloke tried to do that, the buying back price may have been a little steep for them.

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                          #37
                          Free and legal films!

                          The BBC are apparently starting a crackdown on proxies, which will annoy a lot of people (and a lot of companies running proxy servers).

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                            #38
                            Free and legal films!

                            Luke R wrote: Usually it's because they have to pay the makers of the show (or find someone else who'll pay those who produced the show) to buy the rights.

                            I'm guessing if Sean Hughes or that other bloke tried to do that, the buying back price may have been a little steep for them.
                            True enough - I suppose this digital equivalent of "keep circulating the tapes" is their up-yours to those greedy bastards still wanting to cash in on something they have little or no interest in.

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