Rightscorp Launches Service To Protect Copyrighted Content From Popcorn Time Pirates
Rightscorp, a data and analytic services provider for artists and owners of copyrighted property, said it launched a Popcorn Time Protection (PTP) service for content owners who want to prevent unauthorized streaming of their content via Popcorn Time. “Popcorn Time…
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aka ‘Netflix for pirates’ is an illegal BitTorent-based software application that has become one of the most popular ways to illegally stream movies and TV shows,” said the company in a news release Thursday. “Our new Popcorn Time Protection service is the only scalable solution for this major threat to Hollywood,” said Rightscorp CEO Christopher Sabec. “Popcorn Time is unaffected by domain blocking and by [Digital Millennium Copyright Act] takedown notices.”