[Link] “Popcorn Time” Shuts Down Due to a Lack of Use

Read: 2/2/2022 torrentfreak.com

During its heyday, Popcorn-Time.to had millions of active users but these and other forks have lost their shine. The piracy tool that once had Netflix CEO Reed Hastings worried has decided to shut down.

interviews netflix piracy piracy hosts piracy indexing piracy sites pirate sites popcorn time service shutdown streaming services torrent sites torrentfreak torrents unlicensed streaming web services

[Link] Google Opposes ‘Sweeping’ Popcorn Time Piracy Blocking Request

Read: 14/10/2021 torrentfreak.com

Google has asked a Virginia federal court for permission to formally oppose the request for a far-reaching anti-piracy injunction. The contested anti-piracy measures, aimed at shutting down a popular Popcorn Time app, are proposed by a group of filmmakers.

alphabet antipiracy organisations cloudflare copyright copyright law dmca domain registrars domain seizures domains google google search internet internet search internet takedowns iptv isps mpa antipiracy piracy piracy court cases piracy indexing piracy sites piracy software pirate site blocks pirate sites popcorn time search engines torrentfreak us companies us courts usa virginia vpns web browsers web services

[Link] Promoting Popcorn Time Piracy Costs Phone Store Employee Her Job and $6,250

Read: 21/8/2021 torrentfreak.com

A federal court in Texas has ordered a former employee of a local phone store to pay $6,250 in piracy damages. The woman, who was fired, promoted the piracy app Popcorn Time to customers and also downloaded pirated content herself.

north america piracy popcorn time streaming services unlicensed streaming us courts usa