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A CLI version of Popcorn Time, published using the real life identity of the author? Brave move.
by 07d046 11y ago
A CLI version of Popcorn Time, published using the real life identity of the author? Brave move.
- Buge 11y agoAnd using a Hollywood movie as an example? If he wanted to claim "it's just a tool, usable for anything" he should have used something like Big Buck Bunny as the example.
- amelius 11y agoThis was just an example to be used by the rightholders of that movie. If you published your own movie, you can substitute the name of your movie in the example. :)
- andkenneth 11y agoHe should probably change the preview image from selecting from which high res stream of inception he wants then.
- empressplay 11y agoThey're in the Netherlands so I suppose they're safe(ish?)
- tinco 11y agoI wouldn't count on it. The Netherlands is basically a state of the U.S. As far as I know many of the Popcorn Time authors were Dutch as well and they were threatened into taking it down too.
- herbst 11y agoWhat a complete bullshit.
- tinco 11y agoSo you're saying Wessley is safe? Is that your opinion as a Dutch law expert? Maybe before making such dismissive comments you should consider that maybe Wessley is reading this and forming an opinion on whether this silly little github project will have any significant impact on his life. Despite what many people associate The Netherlands with, we're not a liberal state. We're a democratic bureaucracy that leans heavily towards pleasing our trade partners and making sure the country is pleasant to live in for our citizens. That means we will extradite hackers, spy on our inner cities with cameras and force our ISP's to keep communication records of everyone. Every once in a while citizens get pissed off and some policy is reversed or diminished, but usually they don't care enough. I'm not saying Wessley will be fined or worse, but just that should this small app draw the ire from whatever big publisher corporation, he definitely is not 'safe' just from being in The Netherlands.
- herbst 11y ago> The Netherlands is basically a state of the U.S. ^ this is all i ment. I agree that he is not _safe_. But he also does not perse do anything forbidden. I am pretty sure he is aware of the gray zone he is working in.
- userbinator 11y agoHe has a picture, but it's not particularly distinctive, and the name could just be a pseudonym.
- odinduty 11y agoI'd call this distinctive https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/2286385 https://avatars3.githubusercontent.com/u/2286385
- guilhermepontes 11y agoYou're such an asshole.
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- herbst 11y agoI dont see how this could be problematic. There is nothing illegal done here.
- imdsm 11y agoReading these comments sounds like people think we're in China. Next we're going to be arresting people who make knives, because you know, people can use them for illegal activities.
- herbst 11y agoExactly. And think about those bastards that provide us with water. People are drowning every day!! When will this finally stop?
- ssharp 11y agoLet's be honest: what percentage of people use this type of video streaming to watch content they have rights to watch and what percentage are using it watch content they don't have rights to watch? My best guess is that a larger portion of people used Popcorn Time to watch copyrighted materials than people used their knives to injure or kill someone. I agree that the tools isn't illegal but I think it's fair to be honest about it's most likely purpose.