ZML is for movies what Allofmp3 was for music

Posted by Martin in Music and Video, The Web  Tags: , ,

10

Nov



The developers of the now defunct Allofmp3 website announced a new website called ZML - The Movie Library - that offers movies in three different versions for prices that will cause the concern of the MPAA. The lowest price for a full movie begins at $1.99 which is the version for iPods with a width of 320 pixels.

The middle version with a resolution of either 580 or 610 pixels costs $2.99 each and the high quality versions with a resolution of 720 pixels cost $4.99. This is really low ff you compare that to the usual $9 - $10 at Amazon Unbox or other websites. The main question is of course that of legality.

I can only say that this is a completely legal service in Russia paying the usual 15% of the earnings to the Russian Organization for Multimedia and Digital Systems. The MPAA will most likely not accept the royalties from ZML with the same lame excuse that the RIAA used.

So, what can you expect besides the low prices ? The site uses a very straightforward user friendly layout with several ways to browse and search the movie library. The currently 1500 movies are sorted by genre, letter and can also be found by using tags or ratings.

All movies come with 20 screenshots from the movie and soon a two minute sample of what you can expect. Each movie website lists information about actors, the plot, the format and related movies that are worth exploring.

Movies are provided in DivX v5 or Ipod format and can be paid by Credit Card or SMS. The SMS option sounds interesting because it can be used to download a movie without signing up to the website at all.

The movies seem to be about two weeks behind the official DVD release date. What’s your opinion regarding this new website ? Do you think it is legit and would you download movies from it ?

I personally think that this site is offering way more than all those other movie download sites are offering combined in terms of quality, usability and of course pricing.


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Enigma says:

Seems to me they use “scene” released movies which are illegal at the best of times as they normally come from p2p sites.

I can not see this sticking around too long either.

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DigitalRaven says:

Downloading newly released movies and downloading dvd’s are two separate ideas. This article is about the latter in the context of movies, not tv. So let’s keep this targeted to that.

While they could have overlapping reasons, they are usually done for different reasons… downloading a dvd movie from ZML, or pay-per-view, or Amazon Unbox, or renting the dvd at netflix/blockbuster/localjoint are all options for the sake of convenience.

Me? It’s not convenient to watch a movie with my family on the computer. I won’t do it. Now the price of ZML is not attractive enough to make me look at it. I used blockbuster online to rent a physical dvd until they raised the rates, and now I use a Redbox to do the same. It’s $1 a day (plus tax where you live).

Even with insane gas prices, it’s more economical and convenient for me to use redbox ($1 plus some less than $1 in gas) than to download from ZML ($3-$4). With redbox, I can watch the movie on my big screen tv with my family and not on the smaller monitor on my computer.

The pricing would need to be a LOT cheaper for me to even consider ZML… regardless of the legit factor.

Copyright vs. fair use, and blah blah. Consumers will do what they want, and the mpaa/riaa will do what they want regardless of the consumer. I’m happy to see that consumer-oriented options continue to surface despite that it may have to come from outside the USA.

Oliver Alexander says:

Allofmp3 fans may want to check out http://www.mp3sparks.com/

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ded says:

i happened to come across zml’s website by accident and thought it could be useful but i’m reluctant to buy a movie becauce of legality issues…can anyone tell me whether or not it’s legal to download from that site?

SiteUser says:

Russians don’t have any issues with the americans. But, beware, if you sign up with SMS or your credit card, your info. WILL be handed over to the Commeees.

BEWARE OF SITES LIKE THESE!!! THEY ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN TORRENT SITES.

AND DON’T, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, PAY ONLINE FOR SITES LIKE THIS!

Fangta says:

Why would you not pay for these sites? The only thing that can happen is that the site goes offline, and that you can not contact them to refund the money you still had under your account. As far as customers are conserned this is legal. In some contries it’s illegal to distribute movies/music, but not to download them, no matter from what source.

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