Now it's even easier to watch questionable movie streams

In the Hardware Asylum Podcast Extra earlier this month Darren and I talked about two crazy things we found on the Internet, Popcorn Time and Massdrop.  

Crazy Stuff on the Internet Popcorn Time and Massdrop

Popcorn Time is a fully enabled media streaming application/service that works much like Netflix and HBO GO but instead of using an approved pool of content it searches the Torrent network and will stream just about anything it finds.  While watching streams from the Torrent network is largely illegal in the US that isn't the case once you head overseas.  In fact in countries like Taiwan, Hong Kong and China pulling media from the Torrent network is the norm.

CNN has a story up about Popcorn Time and says pretty much what you would expect a large news organization to say.

Though not all torrents are illegal, Popcorn Time has had a reputation for disregarding copyrights. The first Popcorn Time website was shut down after the founders decided they were no longer interested in debating copyright infringement. The Popcorn Time app was removed from the Google (GOOGL, Tech30) Play store within 24 hours of its debut there in May 2014, though the app can still be loaded onto Android phones by bypassing the Play store.

Be sure to check out the CNN story and give the Hardware Asylum Podcast a listen to get our views on the service.

Related Web URL: http://money.cnn.com/2015/05/20/technology/popcorn...