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I agree that we need a better streaming service that what is available to us, but popcorn time and things like it use Bittorrent, which is insecure and will expose you to legal consequences. The stuff on Popcorn time is not legal. If you use popcorn time, eventually, your ISP is going to be sending you content infringement notices. I advise against it.
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Popcorn Time uses bittorrent to illegally stream licensed intellectual property.
Pros:
The name is good
Cons:
Illegal, will get you sued or at least harrassed by your ISP.
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I watch on https://1putlocker.io/ they have very fast streaming links and all of them works theres no offensive ads and they have more than 20000 movies and 600 tv shows no need for regsitration just press play and watch
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Once again, Product Hunt condones piracy. Seriously people: PAY FOR YOUR CONTENT!
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@aaroncrocco Unfortunately, there is no legal alternative to Popcorn Time with the same content and ease of use.
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@tim_vermeulen I think you would be hard pressed to prove these movies and TV shows are not available to stream via rental or purchase through a legal service.
While some content may be spread out (iTunes, Netflix, Hulu, etc) that does *not* mean there's "no legal alternative".
If $5 to rent a movie is too expensive for you, I suggest you go to your local library, which is free.
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@bentossell Fair enough but where is the PH team's input on this? I just said the same thing to Ryan on Twitter.
The reason it's frustrating is that Product Hunt is an awesome site and I'm an author that creates for a living. So to see posts like this perpetuate the idea that creative content is allowed to be free pokes at a deep conviction.
I have no problems with people wanting to consume movies, shows, books, music, etc, but when everyone believes the work put into creating those things should be free is where I have a big issue. It's a huge reason why many authors I know will forever have day jobs because people piracy outnumbers sales by massive margins.
We don't condone piracy -- this and others like it, are submitted and upvoted by the community.
But I do 100% agree with you that people should pay for great content. I'm hopeful alternative business models succeed (e.g. monthly subscriptions via Spotify or Netflix, advertising-based revenue through YouTube) in compensating creators and providing an acceptable experience for consumers. On a related note, have you seen other creative models working?
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@rrhoover Look at what HBO has done with HBO now. They listened that people wanted GoT and other shows and it's worked great. I think the fact that shows also place clips on YouTube (Last Week Tonight, The Tonight Show, The Daily Show, etc) also works great.
Another creative thing is how Amazon and Netflix create their own content. IMO this means prices won't rise as much because they once again have the leverage to not pay the high prices networks demand for their shows. I'm perfectly fine with some shows not being on Amazon because their own original shows are equally good if not better.
I've been watching SyFy's The Expanse (which is AMAZEBALLS) and I can either log into the app using my cable ISP ID or I can buy a pass straight from them. I believe CBS does the same thing too.
At the end of the day though, someone's gotta pay for all this and as consumers that falls on us.
Popcorn Time uses bittorrent to illegally stream licensed intellectual property.
Pros:The name is good
Cons:Illegal, will get you sued or at least harrassed by your ISP.
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