Is Nites TV legal? We checked whether the ‘free streaming website’ is safe to use
WITH lots of us having to spend more time inside, streaming services have seen increased demand.
Recommendations for the online 'free streaming' service Nites TV are circulating on social media but people are unsure whether it's actually legal to use or safe.
Is Nites TV legal to use?
The Nites TV website supposedly provides good quality TV and films for free.
Users say they don't have to watch adverts and the playing speed is impressive.
However, this is a very new website and the fact it's providing some of the latest films and shows for free is concerning, especially if the same content has to be paid for elsewhere.
We don't actually know what permissions or licenses Nites TV has because it doesn't state on their website and this is also cause for concern.
The site does have a section called "Terms and Conditions / User Agreement".
In this area it states: "We provide legal copyright owners with the ability to self-publish on the Internet by uploading, storing and displaying various types of media.
"We do not actively monitor, screen or otherwise review the media which is uploaded to our servers by users of the service.
"We take copyright violation very seriously and will vigorously protect the rights of legal copyright owners.
"If you are the copyright owner of content which appears on the Nites.tv website and you did not authorize the use of the content you must notify us in writing in order for us to identify the allegedly infringing content and take action."
Nites TV seems to be saying that because users upload the content, the users themselves should make sure they have the right copyright permissions to do so.
However, the site doesn't appear to actively check if this is occurring.
Some types of streaming can be illegal and unsafe streaming can risk your exposure to viruses.
Online streaming sites can get in trouble for taking and enabling people to watch copyrighted content that they don't own the rights for.
It is always advisable to double check whether you are using a legitimate streaming service because you could technically break the law if not.
If you're unsure about the safety of a website it is best not to use it and don't share any personal details on the platform.
We have attempted to reach out to Nites TV for comment.
We also contacted Paramount as some of its films appear to be available to watch on the site.
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