To all of torrent fanatics out there, a new domain Popcorntime.ml has been launched for Popcorn Time. (Photo : Facebook)
BREIN, a Dutch anti-piracy group, recently tracked down two Popcorn Time developers who shared information about their work via Reddit. The developers have agreed to stop working on the popular streaming site and now risk a $2100 daily fine in case they violate their statement agreement.
Within two year, Popcorn Time has become a famous piracy site as one of Hollywood's main nemeses. Through several legal actions globally, the major movie studios hope to contain the piracy threat posed by sites like Popcorn Time and Kickass Torrents. Now, only The Pirate Bay (TPB) is still up and running with YIFY/YTS shutting down for good.
Major movie studios recently booked a major victory when the MPAA filed a lawsuit against a number of key developers of the famous popcorntime.io fork in Canada, according to Torrent Freak. Although the lawsuit shut down the associated website, there are efforts to bring back the site.
The main problem with Popcorn Time is that the site uses open source code that allows anyone to help or distribute personal forks. With some help, developers can easily have their improved version up and running.
While the issue seems to cause a perpetual game of whack-a-mole, Hollywood-supported anti-piracy group BREIN has just announced a win.
BREIN said in a statement, "Since the recent action by the MPAA against popcorntime.io, which took the website offline, various parties are breathing new life into the software, as were these two Dutch individuals."
Developers that helped to keep Popcorn Time alive used GitHub to submit code and Reddit to share information about their breakthrough. However, the developers signed a settlement with the anti-piracy group to avoid a possible court case. The two agreed to stop their Popcorn Time development.
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