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Popcorn Time: the 'Netflix for piracy' that refuses to die
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.
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February 8, 2016
The Pirate Bay now lets you stream torrents from your browser
With the help of the Torrents Time plugin
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August 20, 2015
Explaining how Popcorn Time works can get you arrested in Denmark
How-to sites for the popular piracy app were shut down by authorities
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April 29, 2015
Piracy app Popcorn Time to be blocked in the UK
Hollywood studios win first legal injunction against popular app
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