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Torrents Time Lets Anyone Launch Their Own Web Version of Popcorn Time

Posted by timothy on from the this-oughtta-be-good dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Popcorn Time, an app for streaming video torrents, just got its own web version: Popcorn Time Online. Unlike other attempts to bring Popcorn Time into the browser, this one is powered by a tool called Torrents Time, which delivers the movies and TV shows via an embedded torrent client. Oh, and the developers have released the code so that anyone can create their own version. If Popcorn Time is Hollywood's worst nightmare, Torrents Time is trying to make sure Hollywood can't wake up.

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  1. No use fighting it by Fire_Wraith · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "You can't stop the signal, Mal. Everything goes somewhere, and I go everywhere." They're never going to stop piracy. It's like trying to play whack-a-mole. Movie companies would do a much better job if they stopped trying to squash any sort of piracy, and focused more on providing what people want, in the form they want, when they want it, at a convenient price. Some people will always pirate, sure, but 99% of people aren't going to ever bother if they can get what they're looking for conveniently and without paying through the nose for it.

  2. You sure they "released the code"? by xxxJonBoyxxx · · Score: 3, Interesting

    On the "Torrents Time" github location all I see is an "embed" project that's essentially a JS snippet.
    https://github.com/torrentsTim...
    https://github.com/torrentsTim...

    Where's the source code for:
    https://cdn.torrents-time.com/...
    https://cdn.torrents-time.com/...
    ?

  3. Ps: 2008 is over. 50% of Redbox sales go to studio by raymorris · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Ps your studio propaganda about Redbox is WAY outdated, and it wasn't even true back in 2008-2009 when the studios were saying that.

    In fact, Redbox reports that 50% of their rental revenue goes to the studios. Most often through a revenue- sharing deal like the one they have with Warner Brothers:
    http://deadline.com/2015/03/wa...

    Back in 2008, and today for Disney, Redbox stocks (buys) enough DVDs and Bluray discs to meet demand. If a lot of people rent Disney movies from Redbox, then Redbox buys a bunch of Disney disks to keep their machines stocked. If fewer people rent a particular movie, Redbox might put one copy in half of their machines. (Ever had to drive to a different Redbox location to find the movie you wanted? This is why. Only the most popular releases are in every machine.) If few people want to rent a movie, Redbox doesn't stock it at all, so they buy zero copies.

    In short, the more people want to rent a movie, the more copies Redbox needs, so they buy more - which means more money for the studios.

  4. No, they shouldn't thow in the towel by GPS+Pilot · · Score: 1, Interesting

    They're never going to stop piracy... Movie companies would do a much better job if they stopped trying to squash any sort of piracy

    How is your argument any different from the following?

    - Retailers are never going to stop shoplifting. The should stop trying.
    - The police are never going to stop murder. They should stop trying to enforce that law.
    - The SEC is never going to stop securities fraud. They should stop trying to enforce those laws.

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    That that is is that that that that is not is not.