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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 UTC
The Pirate Bay now lets you stream torrents from your browser
With the help of the Torrents Time plugin
- Oct 23, 2015, 4:00 PM UTC
A brief history of Popcorn Time, the piracy service everyone’s watching
By Jacob Kastrenakes and James Vincent
- Oct 20, 2015, 7:52 PM UTC
Popcorn Time for the web shuts down
Browser Popcorn had a glorious 48–72 hour run
- Oct 19, 2015, 10:59 PM UTC
Popcorn Time for your browser makes illegal movie streaming even easier
By Nick Statt
- Sep 1, 2015, 9:15 PM UTC
A studio is suing Popcorn Time users for illegally downloading a Pierce Brosnan movie
- Aug 20, 2015, 10:13 AM UTC
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 UTC
Piracy app Popcorn Time to be blocked in the UK
Hollywood studios win first legal injunction against popular app
