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Movie Studio Sues Individual Popcorn Time Users For Infringement

Posted by timothy on from the popcorn's-where-the-money-is dept.

An anonymous reader writes with another story about Popcorn Time, after yesterday's report that two Danes were arrested for sharing information about how to use it. From the article at BGR: Often described as 'Netflix for pirates,' Popcorn Time users are now being targeted for infringement. The makers of a film called The Cobbler recently initiated a lawsuit against 11 Popcorn Time users in Oregon for copying and distributing the aforementioned film without authorization. The Cobbler, in case you're unfamiliar, stars Adam Sandler and was released in early 2015 to tepid reviews. "Tepid" is putting it nicely.

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  1. The New Napster by wiggles · · Score: 4, Insightful

    How is this Popcorn Time app any different than Napster? Easy and professional looking it may be - legal, it isn't, and right or wrong, the users are liable. The news here isn't that the users got busted, it's why it took so long.

  2. The New Business Model by Hydrian · · Score: 5, Insightful

    1. Release shitty movie.
    2.Somebody illegally downloads it to see how bad it is. (because no movie theater will show it)
    3. Sue the downloader!
    4. Profit!

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    No good deed goes unpunished.
  3. Re:Warning by kthreadd · · Score: 2, Insightful

    What's sane about allowing large-scale copyright infringement?

  4. Re:Warning by Cederic · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Allowing large-scale copyright infringement.

    What's sane about current copyright laws?