Yesterday, GitHub took down two repositories used by the Popcorn Time developers for their Desktop client and API after receiving a DMCA infringement notice from the Motion Picture Association.

Popcorn Time usage represents less than 1% of total torrent-related client downloads in March, according to data provided by Excipio, a German piracy analytics firm.

Update: The Popcorn Time project is now up on GitHub, and the new installers are available here. I tested Popcorn Time out briefly last weekend, and I was shocked by how well it worked.

As Popcorn Time continues it will inevitably have to deal with Hollywood and potential shutdowns. Popcorn Time has a public website and exists as an open source project on GitHub, albeit without a ...

Popcorn Time originally launched in 2014, offering pirates a safe way to illegally stream TV shows and movies without having to download any files individually.

The program is available for download on time4popcorn.eu. Like previous versions and forks of Popcorn Time, all the source files for this Android app are available on GitHub.

GitHub shuts down Popcorn Time repositories due to MPA DMCA notice GitHub has shut down two repositories belonging to the video streaming BitTorrent client Popcorn Time after receiving a Digital ...

Shortly after 'Hail Hydra' made its way out into the world, the original GitHub repository was updated, the website in the tweet above came online and Popcorn Time appeared to be back in action.

Popcorn Time’s creators are quick to acknowledge the legal dangers. A disclaimer, warning that it may be illegal in your country to download copyrighted material, appears on the Popcorn Time ...

As expected, new developers have re-released Popcorn Time’s open-source code, once again making it extremely easy to illegally watch the latest movies. Popcorn Time gained widespread attention ...