We're going to go out on a limb here on this one, because we're still perplexed . . .

For your consideration: Can You Save Money On Movies By Downloading Them Cheaper Than You Can Rent Them From ZML.com?

The Money Kings are not quite sure what to do with this, just yet. Take a look at ZML.com. The site looks legitimate enough. There are apparently tons of movies that users can down load to DVD, PDA, iPod, DivX formats for as little as $1.99.

Yeah, readers. You can download, according to ZML.com, entire movies for $1.99 to your iPhone.

Now, if you craft a basic A/V rig provided by cables and converters from the Web with your flat-panel TV (Did you buy one during the LCD-craze over the past few years?!) you can save money by circumventing all that Blockbuster and Hollywood Video provide.

WARNING: The Money Kings aren't necessarily recommending that you use ZML.com. Our research group is still investigating this site, its services and the legality of what it offers.

You should also be aware that the Febrary 21st edition of The Economist outright declares ZML.com as a pirate site. Not that we really care what the legacy media thinks anymore (See The Money Kings post on Newseek and Amazon.com's Kindle product). They're just as subject to the rest of us when it comes to getting the facts straight, AND helping people live better lives by saving and making more money for themselves. We're not quite sure that the legacy media is really interested in helping anyone save or make money. That's why you read The Money Kings, but we digress . . .

The Money Kings recommend that you merely "look into" ZML.com at this time. Let us know what you think. We're definitely all feeling the sex appeal of cheap downloads of whole movies. We just don't want to wind up being made an example of by the MPAA! From what we can tell, at this time, ZML.com is

1. Owned and run out of Russia, and
2. Explicitly tells users in its "Terms of Use" that all users are bound by the copyright laws of their country

These are interesting facts; so beware. We know that movie downloading is part of our future, we just don't know if ZML.com is the outfit that will be legally providing these services to us here in the US.

Good luck out there.


The Money Kings

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