MPAA confirms that they closed Popcorn Time by threatening lawsuits. – ITavisen.no

Confirming that they are behind – also laid down YTS.

MPAA confirms that they closed Popcorn Time by threatening lawsuits.

How did they do it
The powerful association for Hollywood studios claim not only to have taken their toll on pirate pouring service popcorntime.io but also YTS / YIFY.

As we suspected defendants MPAA three people behind Popcorn Time from Canada, and marked the end (Project Butter has taken the technical part, but is completely legal).

To stop distro pirates YIFY and website that served content, YTS, contacted MPAA service network provider in order to push them to give up.

It remains unclear what will be the outcome of the lawsuit, but it is conceivable that people receive a lower fine and / or release jail if they disclose information.

This says MPAA
“ This coordinated action is part of a larger action performed by the MPAA and our international partners to combat content theft.

Popcorn Time and YTS is illegal platforms that exist only for one thing: to distribute stolen copies of the latest movie or the latest television series without compensating the people who worked so hard to produce them , “says MPAA boss Chris Dodd In a recent press release.

Source:
TorrentFreak