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MPAA: We Shut Down YTS/YIFY and Popcorn Time

By Ernesto
on November 4, 2015
C: 468

The major movie studios of the MPAA are behind the recent shutdown of the torrent site YTS, the associated release group YIFY, and the main Popcorn Time fork, PopcornTime.io. In an international effort spanning Canada and New Zealand, visits were carried out at the premises of at least two key…

Popcorn Time Shuts Down, Then Gets Resurrected by YTS (YIFY)

By Andy
on March 15, 2014
C: 248

A roller-coaster week for controversial movie application Popcorn Time hit a huge low last evening with the news that the creators of the software were throwing in the towel. Well people, not so fast. The people behind YTS (YIFY) inform TorrentFreak that they are taking over the project with immediate…

Popcorn Time: Open Source Torrent Streaming Netflix For Pirates

By Ernesto
on March 8, 2014
C: 144

Popcorn Time, a cross-platform and BitTorrent-powered movie streaming app, may very well be Hollywood's worst nightmare. The software can be best described as a Netflix for pirates, allowing users to stream the latest blockbusters at no cost. TF talks to one of the developers to find out how the app…

Popcorn Time Chaos Leads to Shutdown

By Ernesto
on October 23, 2015
C: 111

The main Popcorn Time fork has been pulled offline permanently. The problem was triggered by an exodus of developers, including the person who registered the application's domain name. A few hours after the operators tried to transfer its ownership, domain registrar Gandi is now refusing to process the changes.