Movie Studio Sues Individual Popcorn Time Users For Infringement

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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is there no mercy??

[nimbius]

stars Adam Sandler

You sadistic bastards...as if an Adam Sandler film isnt a punishment unto itself.

Always figured it was a honeypot

[Nyder]

I don't know about anyone else, but Popcorn Time seems like a trap to me. Make a program that using bit torrent to share the movies between it's users. Let it run for a few years. Start testing the waters will a small lawsuit against a few users. If that succeeds, then use the info you gathered over the last few years to bring a lot of lawsuits against a lot of people.

Defendants have a clear defense...

[sconeu]

Anyone who deliberately downloads an Adam Sandler movie is obviously insane.

The New Business Model

[Hydrian]

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!