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Acura604 03-11-2014 08:31 AM

'POPCORN TIME' - "like netflix for pirates"
 
Popcorn Time is like 'Netflix for pirates': Dan Misener - Technology & Science - CBC News


anyone tried it yet? :ilied:



It's been called “Netflix for pirates."

Popcorn Time is a new open source app for downloading and watching movies. It's dead simple: a list of movie genres on the left and a wall full of movie posters on the right. That's it. Click a poster, and you're presented with the option to "Watch it now."

Under the hood, Popcorn Time runs BitTorrent software optimized for streaming. This means almost no waiting for a download to finish; the movie starts playing immediately.

This immediacy and simplicity is by design.

"I have a lot of friends who don't understand torrents and I wanted to make it easy and effortless to use torrent technology," says one of the app's designers, going only by the name Sebastian, in an interview with TorrentFreak.

"It reminds me of Napster. It's so easy," says Gil Zvulony, a Toronto-based internet lawyer who has seen the application.

It may be easy, says Zvulony, but's it's not legal.

"Its primary use is to make copyrighted material available. It doesn't have any other use. It clearly infringes copyright according to the Canadian copyright act."

Screenshots on the Popcorn Time website show movie posters for very old public domain movies such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1920), The Phantom of the Opera (1925) and The Three Stooges: Malice in the Palace (1949).

But if you actually download the software and look at what's available, it's almost exclusively pirated material, including recent Oscar nominees such as 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Gravity, Frozen… almost all of it copyrighted.

The Popcorn Time website carries a loud, yellow warning: "Downloading copyrighted material may be illegal in your country. Use at your own risk."

Zvulony thinks the app's creators are playing dumb, and are aware that people will use their software to infringe copyright.

Potential damages

Using Popcorn Time to download and watch movies may infringe copyright, but here in Canada, the financial risk to individuals is small. Back in 2012, Bill C-11 capped damages for non-commercial copyright infringement at $5,000.

"That's really for the worst type of case," explains Zvulony. Realistically, he says, "you're looking at $100 or $200 in terms of damages awarded, which makes it extremely uneconomical for movie studios to go after individual downloaders."

Though BitTorrent has a reputation as a "pirate" tool, it also has many non-infringing uses, such as the distribution of educational content for non-profit organizations. That said, piracy and copyright infringement seems to get the most attention.

For me, Popcorn Time feels significant because of how it pulls BitTorrent movie piracy from a world of sketchy torrent sites full of porn ads and scammy pop-ups into a simple, streamlined interface.

For years, services like iTunes and Netflix have been able to compete with piracy by offering the paid options in a cleaner, safer environment.

With Popcorn Time, it seems as though the bar has been raised on the pirates' side.

"It's like an arms race," says Zvulony. "There's always new innovation."

Mr.HappySilp 03-11-2014 09:09 AM

Haven't try it but now that you mention it I might give it a try lol.

z3german 03-11-2014 04:47 PM

Downloading now, fuck yea im gonna use it

twitchyzero 03-11-2014 05:13 PM

heard about this app...didn't realize it was a torrents for idiots program
may give it a try if i can view it on my TV via media player/PS3.

http://getpopcornti.me/faq

jeedee 03-11-2014 05:23 PM

So.......its basically a copy of Netflix but you don' pay the monthly fee :lol

StylinRed 03-11-2014 07:04 PM

this is like icefilms no

will give it a looksee later tonight thanks

evlee 03-11-2014 07:27 PM

using now its awesome!!!!! thanks

vafanculo 03-11-2014 07:28 PM

Those if you with androids, do a search for "showbox apk" in your browser and install the program. Same thing..free Netflix with brand new releases. I'm buying chrome cast this week just cause of that Lol
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willystyle 03-11-2014 07:28 PM

This is basically Bittorrent on the background, but Netflix on the user interface, which is illegal in Canada.

Not sure why we are discussing this here due to forum rules.

However, since it's already being discussed. I've been using it for a week. It's only good for NEW releases, has limited content, and barely has any older content, for now.

Quote:

Originally Posted by vafanculo (Post 8433872)
Those if you with androids, do a search for "showbox apk" in your browser and install the program. Same thing..free Netflix with brand new releases. I'm buying chrome cast this week just cause of that Lol
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Showbox is better than Popcorn Time, imo.

skholla 03-11-2014 07:38 PM

No one is worried about getting slapped with a lawsuit? The Hurt Locker case just set a new precedent...

JesseBlue 03-11-2014 09:43 PM

Sounds like navi-x
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StylinRed 03-12-2014 04:27 AM

they used Mega to host the file :lol its been deleted though :/

Manic! 03-12-2014 03:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by willystyle (Post 8433873)
This is basically Bittorrent on the background, but Netflix on the user interface, which is illegal in Canada.

Not sure why we are discussing this here due to forum rules.
.

Because it's on the news.

underscore 03-12-2014 05:55 PM

It sounds like a pretty simple system, just torrent software designed to get the pieces in order. Where does it pull the torrents from though? Dumping a bunch more leechers into the mix seem like a stupid idea.

.Renn.Sport 03-13-2014 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by underscore (Post 8434571)
It sounds like a pretty simple system, just torrent software designed to get the pieces in order. Where does it pull the torrents from though? Dumping a bunch more leechers into the mix seem like a stupid idea.

popcorn gets all their torrent source from YIFY off TPB. Their program does not allow you to adjust the upload speed, so you'd be seeding as you watch.

wingies 03-13-2014 02:29 PM

This is old news for those that have been using QVOD for all these years

underscore 03-13-2014 02:57 PM

Ok, so there will be a lot of seeders for the first parts of the torrent, and next to none for the final parts. At best anyone else downloading the torrent will start off with great speeds that diminish the closer they get to the end. Now if it makes your system hold on to the file (or whatever parts of it you've got) until you seed to a decent ratio or for x amount of time then it's pretty good.

z3german 03-13-2014 03:16 PM

Watched Les Misreable few days ago on it

Pretty awesome, only complaint though is that the player functions will randomly show every few seconds. Im guess its because its buffering weird, but I have no issues with play back its smooth and didnt stop once to buffer. With most other video players it will disappear until you move your mouse.

dangonay 03-13-2014 04:27 PM

So an even easier way for assholes to steal content.
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Hehe 03-13-2014 04:36 PM

Buy a completely anonymous VPN and voila~ Hello free movie!

ilovebacon 03-14-2014 03:40 AM

no longer available...

skholla 03-14-2014 01:17 PM

What is a good VPN service? I heard that hide my ass rolled over and gave up the names of all their users.
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Preemo 03-15-2014 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by z3german (Post 8435100)
Watched Les Misreable few days ago on it

Pretty awesome, only complaint though is that the player functions will randomly show every few seconds. Im guess its because its buffering weird, but I have no issues with play back its smooth and didnt stop once to buffer. With most other video players it will disappear until you move your mouse.

Exact same experience.

However, a moot point now that it's no longer available.

Gh0stRider 03-15-2014 12:45 PM

Movie streaming app Popcorn Time is coming back from the dead — thanks to a torrent site

Movie streaming app Popcorn Time is coming back from the dead -- thanks to a torrent site | VentureBeat | Media | by Devindra Hardawar

willystyle 03-15-2014 02:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skholla (Post 8435854)
What is a good VPN service? I heard that hide my ass rolled over and gave up the names of all their users.
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PrivateInternetAccess

Never use HideMyAss, they keep data log and it's written in their Terms and Conditions that they would surrender customer info upon requests from law enforcement agencies.


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