![]() ![]() ![]() "The film and TV industry is comprised of hundreds of thousands of men and women working hard behind the scenes to bring the vibrant, creative stories we enjoy to the screen content theft undermines that hard work." "Court orders are a proportionate and effective measure to tackle sites dedicated to facilitating and promoting online copyright infringement," said Stan McCoy, president and managing director of the Motion Picture Association's operations in Europe. While technically impressive there's no denying it's overwhelmingly used to watch illegal content. Users search for the film or series they want to watch, it seeks out the most seeded and/or highest quality version, and streams it as it downloads. If only all those pesky Hollywood blockbusters and hit TV shows weren't cluttering the service up.ĭespite the glossy UI, Popcorn Time works as a BitTorrent client. The Popcorn Time application has no legitimate purpose." This is a particularly striking observation from the court, as supporters of Popcorn Time often claim it is a valuable resource for public domain movies. More powerfully, Birss added that "the point of Popcorn Time is to infringe copyright.
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