Popcorn Time was a simple idea: give people an app that looked like Netflix but streamed BitTorrent files of pirated movies. While it was obviously illegal and quickly shut down, a cloned version popped up to replace it... then another, and another, despite frequent crackdowns, national bans, and multiple lawsuits.
Feb 8, 2016, 9:49 AM UTCJames Vincent
The Pirate Bay now lets you stream torrents from your browser
With the help of the Torrents Time plugin
Oct 26, 2015, 9:44 AM UTCJames Vincent
The most popular Popcorn Time fork has been shut down
Perhaps for good
Oct 23, 2015, 4:00 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes and James Vincent
A brief history of Popcorn Time, the piracy service everyone’s watching
Oct 23, 2015, 2:29 PM UTCAdi Robertson
Piracy service Popcorn Time now has a legal alternative called Butter
Oct 20, 2015, 7:52 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Popcorn Time for the web shuts down
Browser Popcorn had a glorious 48–72 hour run
Oct 20, 2015, 5:01 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Popcorn Time for the web moves domain after apparent MPAA shutdown
Oct 19, 2015, 10:59 PM UTCNick Statt
Popcorn Time for your browser makes illegal movie streaming even easier
Sep 10, 2015, 8:25 AM UTCJames Vincent
Popcorn Time’s creator wanted to make a streaming service for his mom
Sep 1, 2015, 9:15 PM UTCLizzie Plaugic
A studio is suing Popcorn Time users for illegally downloading a Pierce Brosnan movie
Aug 20, 2015, 10:13 AM UTCJames Vincent
Explaining how Popcorn Time works can get you arrested in Denmark
How-to sites for the popular piracy app were shut down by authorities
Apr 29, 2015, 1:23 PM UTCJames Vincent
Piracy app Popcorn Time to be blocked in the UK
Hollywood studios win first legal injunction against popular app
Apr 8, 2015, 3:26 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Piracy app Popcorn Time sneaks onto iPhones and iPads
No jailbreak required
Jan 21, 2015, 10:49 PM UTCJacob Kastrenakes
Netflix says piracy service Popcorn Time is a real competitor
Mar 16, 2014, 9:43 PM UTCNathan Ingraham
Popcorn Time service for pirated movies refuses to stay shut down
