Wikisubtitles
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| URL | http://www.wikisubtitles.net/ |
|---|---|
| Commercial? | no |
| Type of site | Wiki |
| Registration | optional |
| Available language(s) | multilingual |
| Owner | Non-profit |
| Created by | Smalleye |
| Current status | inactive (threatened by FAP) |
Wikisubtitles is a Spanish wiki site that holds fan created free subtitle files for various movies (not the actual movie files) created for foreign, deaf, and other peoples. It is free and non-profit.
On May 19th, 2008, FAP (the Spanish Anti-Piracy Federation) sent a cease and desist letter, citing copyright reasons, despite the site being non-profit, and only carrying text subtitles of the movies. [1]
Similar Sites
In addition to wikisubtitles, there are many clones of the site using similar coding. They include http://hispanosubs.com.ar, http://www.addic7ed.com, http://notabenoid.com/translate/films/, http://www.subtitulos.es and others.