Piracy has always been a major issue in the entertainment industry. Whereas, websites like CoolMoviez comes into picture when we talk about Piracy. In fact, many actors and product houses have always been a part of the anti-piracy campaign. Similar to other illegal websites, CoolMoviez is also a part of illegal movie download of Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, English, Malayalam and other language movies.
Disclaimer: movie-rater.com does not support or promote piracy. In fact, we are committed to the fight against Piracy. We are educating millions of viewers every month, about the impact of Piracy on the Film industry. We educate them about how piracy affects the Livelihoods of millions of people.
CoolMoviez is Illegal, Governments block these websites
After receiving several complains against piracy, the Indian government has decided to ban these websites. Also, countries like the USA, UK, China and more have banned websites like CoolMoviez. After several bans, CoolMoviez came with different domain extensions. All these CoolMoviez website is illegal, hence banned by the government.
Not only sharing but also downloading movies from ExtraMovies is illegal and against the law. As per the recent article on Indiatimes it quoting that “Soon Downloading Pirated Movies Could Land You Behind The Bars For 3 Years, Fine.”
Watching any kind of movies in CoolMoviez websites or downloading it for free is punishable offense in India as per copyright acts, So movie-rater strongly suggest not to do such activities and go for legal ways to watch or download videos, songs, movies or TV Shows.
Why Is It Illegal To Download Movies From CoolMoviez?
Behind every movie, millions are spent. Only the Product Houses and Investors have the right to have the copyright of the content they create. Production Houses till now haven’t authorized CoolMoviez to share their content. Hence, it is illegal for CoolMoviez to list unauthorized movies on their website.
To prevent piracy, every country has its own Copyright act, For eg: The Indian Copy Right Act 1957. Under this act, CoolMoviez is an illegal website for movie distribution. Not only that, but the law also states that distribution and the consumption of copyrighted content is a punishable act. If you are doing this, then as a viewer, you are punishable under this act. If you are doing so, then stop downloading movies from CoolMoviez.
Why CoolMoviez Does Not Have Official Website or Social Media Presence?
How much Illegal websites like CoolMoviez are costing Film Industry?
As per the recent report from, MoneyControl the Indian Movie Industry average loss due to piracy is 18,000 Cr INR/year.
Extracted from US Government website
Following text from the US government website, gives us an idea about the impact the sites as CoolMoviez has on the audience and also on the society at the macro level.
“The revenues lost from piracy affect carpenters, electricians and other craftsmen who work in the entertainment industry as well as the economies of countries all over the world where movies are made. Movie piracy can affect you as well, even if you’re not downloading illegal copies of movies” – share.america.gov
Legal ways to watch Movies Online?
If you have a smart device, it is really easy to stream movies online for cheap. Thanks to the price drop in the telecom technology, granting easy access to content you search. Every legal streaming website has 3 main services as given below.
- Free Streaming of Movies online – There are websites that allow free streaming of movies. Some are free to watch, whereas some needs registration. The only drawback with this service is that you have access to old movies.
- Pay per Movie – Pay Per Movie is one of the best services for those who watched movies once in a lifetime. You can pay only for the movie you want to watch. But, if you are a regular watcher, then this is not the service you are looking for.
- Monthly subscription – If you are one of those who watches movies regularly, then this is the service you need to have. Websites like Amazon Prime videos and Netflix offers a monthly subscription.