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[Guevara]

Just as easy as Netflix, which means it's been getting some surprisingly positive press:

Think of Popcorn Time like Netflix, just with movies worth watching. Find a title and click “Watch It Now”. That’s it.

The media catalog is impressive. Everything from first run movies to classics like Hook are available to watch. Frozen, American Hustle, Gravity — even Delivery Man if your a touch masochistic. Captain Philips, Dallas Buyers Club, and the Bridge on the River Kwai are there. All the videos are free. And slightly illegal.

Popcorn Time works by streaming torrents. These are the same files available to download on sites like The Pirate Bay and others. But instead of using a Torrent downloader like Utorrent and then forcing the user to playback the file in a media player, Popcorn Time does all of that in the background. Like any good technology, it’s like magic to the user.

But the lawyers will come eventually because Popcorn Time is just that good.

Popcorn Time is how consumers want to consume media. Click a button and the video plays. Netflix, Amazon and others are attempting to bring this sort of experience to the masses and their growth numbers show consumers are latching on. Yet Hollywood is slow to embrace the future by keeping its best content away from these legit streaming services.

http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/11/popcorn-time-is-like-netflix-for-pirated-content/?ncid=rss

One thing that iTunes, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have proven is that content makers can fight piracy by providing a better, easier service to paying customers. But what happens when piracy fights back with something just as convenient?

A new app called Popcorn Time raises that very question. Available for Windows, Mac and Linux, Popcorn Time lets you stream the latest movies — including American Hustle, Gravity and Frozen – with just a couple clicks. The software uses BitTorrent to find and download movies, but eliminates the usual hassle of wading through sketchy torrent sites and waiting for the file to finish downloading.

Basically, it’s the version of Netflix that you’ve always wanted — and maybe have been willing to pay extra for — but that Hollywood may never allow. It’s also a flagrant enabler of copyright violation, at least in the United States.

http://time.com/18867/popcorn-time-is-so-good-at-movie-piracy-its-scary/

I'm a little surprised to see outlets like Time praise piracy, while barely admitting that it is "slightly" illegal.

 

[.GqueB.]

If it's so good, why haven't I heard of it?

 

[Guevara]

If it's so good, why haven't I heard of it?

you just did

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[.GqueB.]

you just did

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oh shit...

 

[turnbuckle]

If it's so good, why haven't I heard of it?

You're hearing about it now. Once more hear about it I suspect the takedown will be expedited.

 

[polyh3dron]

Time just basically advertised this thing.

 

[The Grim Heaper]

lol I thought the piracy thing was a little joke but it's actually streaming the flicks from torrents.

 

[Gordon Shumway]

you just did

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[Dragoon En Regalia]

Welp, it's hit the big time—Sherwood Forest's gonna burn!

 

[AnotherNils]

Can I watch the Simpsons on it?

 

[Ryu1999]

I wonder if this isn't some elaborate trap to catch pirates...

 

[.GqueB.]

I have a legit question. How long will this take to shutdown? Sites like Piratebay and Isohunt were around for a while until they got shut down. Why is that?

 

[Raistlin]

oh shit...

LOL

 

[dark_chris]

you just did

mindblown.gif

*brain explodes*

 

[Guevara]

Time just basically advertised this thing.

Right? It's a weird tack to take, especially for a media company.

 

[kmax]

Thanks. Will check it out.

 

[Cornballer]

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=782664