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PopCorn Time

38 points by qvolte 12y ago

sagivo 12y ago
isn't it last year's news?
theon144 12y ago
>Our user's safety comes first!! Therefore we added a free Built-in VPN so you can use Popcorn Time ANONYMOUSLY! Eeeh. As somebody else on HN said before, I'm wary of people paying money out of their own pocket so that I can enjoy pirated media.
silentmars 12y ago
Is there anything of particular interest happening on the site now? There doesn't seem to be any new release or any kind of announcement, and this has been featured on HN before. While the free VPN feature is cool, it's been there for at least a month already. For those who haven't seen it before and are disinclined to go to the site: PopCorn Time is a slick client app around watching streaming torrents of popular movies. ThePirateBay for the masses.
w4 12y ago
So, I'm a bit confused: it looks like Time4Popcorn (a Popcorn Time fork) has rebranded as Popcorn Time based on the Facebook link on the bottom of the page, and used the original Popcorn Time's website (at popcorntime.io). Despite the fact that the original Popcorn Time project still exists. Is this some sort of weird open source turf war, or what? EDIT: In case you missed it, scroll to the bottom: http://imgur.com/S6CBHqI http://imgur.com/S6CBHqI
Animats 12y ago
They were closed down, but they're back under a new domain name. Hence the promotion here. http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/572006/20141107/popcorn-time-beta-5-0-pirate-bay.htm http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/572006/20141107/popcorn-time-... Also, trying to do Netflix over Tor isn't going to scale.
giancarlostoro 12y ago
Since the original popcorn time shut down there's been numerous forks. I'm curious to know if they're using RootVPN (I think that's the name of it) that was advertised by TPB. Looks like they also touched up on the UI as well compared to the original Popcorn Time (based on the screen-shots).
caineodactyl 12y ago
Didn't know that it comes with a torrent VPN
jscheel 12y ago
I mean, it's cool tech, a pretty site, etc, but it's still encouraging you to break the law. And no HN, I'm not getting dragged into another debate about that :)
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SoftwareMaven 12y ago
I would watch this very closely if I were the MAFIA, but I wouldn't shut it down. A centralized location for viewing torrented movies could provide a way to monetize torrented media. I would gladly kick in a couple bucks when I watch a movie to help support the art if I got the convenience Popcorn Time purports to have (I've not used it). I realize that takes a level of strategic thinking the MAFIA aren't known for, but it's worth hoping.
- chii 12y ago
  >I realize that takes a level of strategic thinking the MAFIA aren't known for i bet they (the existing distribution channels/companies) have thought about it, and have projected that there is less profit to be made that way, due to the fact that their entrenched business model is incompatible (thus require a lot of new investment). If it was more profitable, it would've been done already!
consti2k 12y ago
Isn't that a clone of the original PopcornTime? Those guys are still alive and kicking right here: https://popcorntime.io https://popcorntime.io They also have their source-code as a git repo (now self-hosted since they got DMCA'd on GitHub): https://git.popcorntime.io/ https://git.popcorntime.io/ And a status page: http://status.popcorntime.io/ http://status.popcorntime.io/
- vidyesh 12y ago
  So this one probably is fork of the original PopcornTime with a built-in VPN? Thats all right?

38 points by qvolte 12y ago

isn't it last year's news?

>Our user's safety comes first!! Therefore we added a free Built-in VPN so you can use Popcorn Time ANONYMOUSLY! Eeeh. As somebody else on HN said before, I'm wary of people paying money out of their own pocket so that I can enjoy pirated media.

silentmars 12y ago

Is there anything of particular interest happening on the site now? There doesn't seem to be any new release or any kind of announcement, and this has been featured on HN before. While the free VPN feature is cool, it's been there for at least a month already. For those who haven't seen it before and are disinclined to go to the site: PopCorn Time is a slick client app around watching streaming torrents of popular movies. ThePirateBay for the masses.

w4 12y ago

So, I'm a bit confused: it looks like Time4Popcorn (a Popcorn Time fork) has rebranded as Popcorn Time based on the Facebook link on the bottom of the page, and used the original Popcorn Time's website (at popcorntime.io). Despite the fact that the original Popcorn Time project still exists. Is this some sort of weird open source turf war, or what? EDIT: In case you missed it, scroll to the bottom: http://imgur.com/S6CBHqI http://imgur.com/S6CBHqI

Animats 12y ago

They were closed down, but they're back under a new domain name. Hence the promotion here. http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/572006/20141107/popcorn-time-beta-5-0-pirate-bay.htm http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/572006/20141107/popcorn-time-... Also, trying to do Netflix over Tor isn't going to scale.

giancarlostoro 12y ago

Since the original popcorn time shut down there's been numerous forks. I'm curious to know if they're using RootVPN (I think that's the name of it) that was advertised by TPB. Looks like they also touched up on the UI as well compared to the original Popcorn Time (based on the screen-shots).

caineodactyl 12y ago

Didn't know that it comes with a torrent VPN

jscheel 12y ago

I mean, it's cool tech, a pretty site, etc, but it's still encouraging you to break the law. And no HN, I'm not getting dragged into another debate about that :)

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SoftwareMaven 12y ago

I would watch this very closely if I were the MAFIA, but I wouldn't shut it down. A centralized location for viewing torrented movies could provide a way to monetize torrented media. I would gladly kick in a couple bucks when I watch a movie to help support the art if I got the convenience Popcorn Time purports to have (I've not used it). I realize that takes a level of strategic thinking the MAFIA aren't known for, but it's worth hoping.

chii 12y ago
>I realize that takes a level of strategic thinking the MAFIA aren't known for i bet they (the existing distribution channels/companies) have thought about it, and have projected that there is less profit to be made that way, due to the fact that their entrenched business model is incompatible (thus require a lot of new investment). If it was more profitable, it would've been done already!

consti2k 12y ago

Isn't that a clone of the original PopcornTime? Those guys are still alive and kicking right here: https://popcorntime.io https://popcorntime.io They also have their source-code as a git repo (now self-hosted since they got DMCA'd on GitHub): https://git.popcorntime.io/ https://git.popcorntime.io/ And a status page: http://status.popcorntime.io/ http://status.popcorntime.io/

vidyesh 12y ago
So this one probably is fork of the original PopcornTime with a built-in VPN? Thats all right?