Cartoon HD is sweeping the internet. The app could be found on Apple's App Store over Christmas, but then was pulled.
Since then various links to the app have sprung up outside the App Store and of Android, as well as imitation software.
What is it?
Cartoon HD was launched, offering users free streaming of both cartoons and movie releases.
How are they doing it?
Clearly, if something is too good to be true, it generally is. Movies are said to include 2014 releases and new steaming releases you would normally pay £13.99 for on the App Store.
What does it cost?
Whilst an App such as Cartoon HD remains free, the creative industries in the UK are worth £8million an hour to the economy.
Internet Piracy
After years of negotiations, the main providers in the UK have said they will letters to people who download copyrighted films without paying for it.
Under the new code bodies will monitor IP addresses of downloaders.
The first letters will sent from next year and it is thought that at first they will have an educational tone, rather than be penalty led.
How to stay legal.
According to the Federation Against Copyright Theft "Downloading illegal content can leave you and your family open to receiving harmful content including unsolicited advertising and pop-ups. Your computer can also be damaged by spyware and viruses. In the workplace, illegal downloading and file sharing can have serious repercussions for businesses. Spyware can infiltrate systems and firewalls compromising network security."
It adds: "The potential harm from rogue sites – exposure to malware, exposure to indecent images, identity theft, unsafe and untested medicines and other counterfeit products, and lost jobs and income for creative workers – is profound.
"Innumerable companies rely on their intellectual property to do business and create valuable products, which supports ordinary peoples' livelihoods as well as tax revenues. In the UK the film industry supports tens of thousands of jobs including drivers, architects, accountants, make-up artists, animators, costumers, digital effects technicians, set-builders and more."
