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The big question is how this streaming operates and the legal consequences. There was a previous version of torrent streaming called Popcorn Time: https://en.w
by pasttense01 7y ago
The big question is how this streaming operates and the legal consequences.
There was a previous version of torrent streaming called Popcorn Time:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_Time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_Time
Basically users suffer the same legal consequences as for torrenting: they are not just downloading, but also uploading--that is how the software works. This is quite different from a streaming site like Fmovies--where the user is downloading only--and not uploading.
- BlueTemplar 7y ago"was" ? (And most of the content is obviously going to be illegal...)
- tyre 7y agoPopcorn Time is up and, from what I hear, running just fine.
- CraneWorm 7y ago> Basically users suffer the same legal consequences as for torrenting namely, none, baring exceptional cases
- iforgotpassword 7y agoMaybe in Somalia...
- Mediterraneo10 7y agoOr Eastern Europe. Everyone torrents films here, and until recently, ISPs often even facilitated filesharing. Cases where anyone has received criminal sanctions are vanishingly small, even in the EU or West Balkan states, let alone Russia where reportedly most copyright infringement cases are dismissed out of hand.
- sp332 7y agoDownloading is a civil violation. Uploading is a crime, since it's "commercial-scale" even if no money actually changes hands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement#Criminal_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright_infringement#Crimina... While it's true that most pirates won't be prosecuted, there are a lot fewer people willing to risk five years in jail compared to the civil penalties for just downloading.