English said, is offered by a third party and doesn’t earn Popcorn Time a thing.Īnd that is where Popcorn Time differs in its business-model, and perhaps its legal risk, from predecessors like MegaUpload, the pirate empire run by flamboyant German-Finnish entrepreneur Kim Dotcom.
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The only item available for purchase is an identity-masking service, that protects users from being sued by movie studios for violating copyright. There are no premium subscription fees or advertisements. Popcorn Time’s motto is “Made with love by a bunch of geeks from All Around The World.” It doesn’t make any money, he insists.
However, there are few things in common: They’re in their 20s or early 30s, and they’re motivated by the challenge and possibilities of the project, not money. English said the rest of the members of the core Popcorn Time team are scattered across the globe and have very different personalities. It’s not that he’s afraid of getting in trouble with the law, he says he just prefers not revealing certain information because cultivating a little online air of mystery is “just one of my things.” Peter J. He vows that Robert English is his real name, but won’t give his age, or discuss where he’s living in Barrie. English wasn’t able to say how many users the various versions of the service have worldwide, but Popcorn Time is available on every major operating system, including mobile platforms, and reportedly has over 1 million downloads just in the Netherlands (where it is especially popular) - about 8% of that country’s population. A Bloomberg story this year submitted that Popcorn Time “may pose the biggest threat Netflix has faced to its dominance.” Mr. Netflix declined a request for comment, but it’s easy to see why the company’s so concerned: For those users who aren’t bothered that the service uses mostly pirated content, Popcorn Time offers the same viewing experience as Netflix, but with a larger selection - and free. The Pirate Bay is bringing back moderators to delete spam accounts and fake Torrents.Voltage Pictures ordered to pay $22,000 to TekSavvy in illegal downloads case.Netflix’s executives called Popcorn Time’s “sharp rise” in the Netherlands, relative to Netflix and HBO, “sobering,” and said that “Piracy continues to be one of our biggest competitors.” Recommended from Editorial “I was just one of the people on the team who’s better at handling press.”īeing head of media relations has become a busier responsibility ever since Netflix singled out Popcorn Time as a threat in a letter to shareholders in late January. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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