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| Platform | Free? | Account needed | Content library | |----------|-------|----------------|------------------| | | Yes (ad-supported) | No | 20,000+ movies & shows | | Pluto TV | Yes | No | Live channels + on-demand | | Plex | Yes | Optional | Curated free movies | | YouTube Free | Yes | No | Older classics, indie films | | Library Kanopy | Yes (library card) | Yes | Criterion Collection, indie |

In the United States and most of Europe, copyrighted content without downloading is technically a civil violation, not a criminal one (under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 106). However, recent rulings in the EU’s Copyright Directive (Article 17) and UK’s Digital Economy Act have begun prosecuting repeat streamers.

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