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Has anybody used "Popcorn Time"? :)

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CarlEric

I want to know if it is good software. I think it's like the Netflix (Never used Netflix)

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Rebi

I did, it works as advertised.

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Hertki

Well duh! How else do you think all those movies would be free...

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Khalaq
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That would be wise.

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ArmadX

Piracy is not allowed on the forums. I would definitely avoid it :)

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Desidiosus

Discussing piracy in general sense is allowed (e.g. is it okay) but everything else is not.

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TheDopefish

Which makes the service illegal in Germany.
Streaming = grey area
Torrents = no go

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ss9c1

So Blizz games = no go?

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TheDopefish

You mean because Blizzard is distributing their updates via torrent?
Obviously it's fine to use torrents for legal activities, I've been seeding Big Buck Bunny and Debian distributions for months in the past.
But as soon as you're also "distributing" material that violates copyright rules, it's against the law.

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ss9c1

Yes, Blizz uses torrents to distribute updates via the Blizzard updater.
Popcorn time streams the data from torrents to a temporary file on your computer/device which allows you to view a movie/TV show, but does not seed, so no "distribution" from the viewer.

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TheDopefish

The Popcorntime FAQ would like to have a word with you :P

Their homepage is mostly gone, but I'm assuming this FAQ is the same they had on their site.

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Popcorn Time works using torrents, fair enough. Am I seeding while watching a movie?

Indeed, you are. You're going to be uploading bits and bits of the movie for as long as you're watching it on Popcorn Time.

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ss9c1

not when any outgoing connections are blocked.

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Hertki

It's pretty great, no problems so far.

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SilentSpartan

private trackers

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CarlEric

Thanks fr the answers :)

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serioux100

I thought Popcorn Time got closed? It worked for like a day and they announce on facebook :"we're closing bye!", i guess another group got the software.

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Kacer

Be aware, that there are 2 "Popcorn time"s out there. One which is trusted the other one is/could be malicious.

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CarlEric

I downloaded mine from www (dot) time4popcorn (dot) eu. Scaning exe atm (I do it with every exe I open)

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CarlEric

I hope mine is harmless :)

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CarlEric

Scanned with Virustotal and Malwarebytes. They found nothing :)

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Kacer

Oh well I recommend you to read this. It has no virus but it is shady.

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CarlEric

So... I should use one of the alternatives? :)

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CarlEric

I downloaded the official one now :)

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Kacer

its up to you ;)

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CarlEric

Well... Official one seems a bit better for me. I also have Malwarebytes opened, so it blocks harmful web domains :)

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CarlEric

Yay, it works! But Malwarebytes (Premium ;) ) found 2 weird websites.

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Closed 10 years ago by CarlEric.