Illegal Netflix-style Popcorn Time could lead to trouble for users

Started by Maximus, Sep 1, 2015, in Life Add to Reading List

  1. Maximus
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    Maximus Skeppy

    Sep 1, 2015
    IT’S been dubbed “the Netflix of piracy” and with one quick download, provides users with an extensive and free catalogue of movies and TV shows.

    It sounds too good to be true. That’s because what it allows you to do is not legal, and could land you in a lot of trouble.

    Once downloaded, Popcorn Time allows users to scroll through a seemingly endless library and stream movies and TV shows with one click of the mouse.

    The application can be downloaded like any other program and has proved wildly popular in Europe and the US. But rights holders are beginning to fight back in what has become a new battleground for illegal downloading.

    “Technically, Popcorn Time’s software is not illegal. But the vast majority of people who use Popcorn Time’s software are doing so to engage in an illegal activity,” Melbourne copyright lawyer Shaun Miller told news.com.au.
     
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  2. RockstarX3000
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    RockstarX3000 I missed my one year anniversary :'

    Sep 1, 2015
    My dad uses that lol
    He also has Netflix too and he just renewed it yesterday
    Should I tell my dad he may get in trouble for using it soon?
     
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