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mark manning said:

Let's go through this point by point for you...


1. Showbox does not pay for the licensing that comes with the movie's and show's on the app.



2. I know this because their servers were recently taken down. Secondly, no one has licenses for movies that are still in theaters or for Shows that either just aired or already have exclusive licensing deals with other web sites.

3. No I do not know where their servers are located or if they are bound by copyright laws. However, I do know where XDA's servers are located and the content on our site is bound by US law. Not to mention stealing is well... stealing.

4. Yes, you are correct. You can google anything your heart desires. Although, Google is a tool that has millions of different applications to what the information it provides can be used for. Showbox only has 1. With that being said, if someone posted a google link that linked to showbox I would have removed that as well.

Cheers Mate :good:

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jblaze10 said:

I understand your point. with respect to you as a mod. im confused why in just about every sprint forum(don't know about other carriers but im gonna assume in most of those also) can a person learn how(which I did) dl and troubleshoot hotspot hacking when clearly that is "illegal" as well? is showbox just the flavor of the month?

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drivenby said:

Well first question would be , is that against the law?????


What law is it breaking??

Also the entities in charge of music , movies and television copyright are much more aggressive than any other similar organizations.

Which is dangerous for XDA, more so than random sprint 'hacking' , which I'm not even sure it's illegal.



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mark manning said:

You are right about the hot spots although it isn't technically illegal. The service providers can end your contract for tethering but since you already paid for the data they have no standing in the eyes of the law. The issue of hotspots has been hotly debated numerous times by the moderation team. The reason the the showbox thread in the sprint forums wasn't closed sooner was because a moderator hadn't seen it. Once the thread was brought to our attention, it was closed with all of the others that have popped up before it. I will say this though, minus the legalities (which we don't always agree with the DMCA either but are forced to follow), I do think it is an app that embodies the spirit of xda. However, letting it stay isn't worth the cease and desist letter that would eventually come.

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Asphyx said:

I would bet that 99.9% of posters here really have no problem with the App in question to the point they may even have it installed.
But there are probably another 100000 Sites where it could be discussed that aren't the #1 BEST source of Mobile device help and Software in the world and would put that #1 Best resource at risk of being taken down!

Use your heads here folks...If you really like this app the last thing you should do is promote it!
If you knew where there were Gold Bars in a Hole would you tell the entire Neighborhood or just keep it to yourself?

The more people who know about it the more resources they will throw at it to stop it and take it down.
And then you will lose it altogether!

Is promoting Warez really worth losing the #1 resource for Custom Roms, Rooting Methods, Free Apps, News and all the expertise that posts here to help you when you have issues?

No of Course not!

And now back to our regularly schedule broadcast....

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