75,000 Popcorn Time users will be getting a surprise in the mail this fall
Aug25
Authorities in Norway have told users of the popular pirate streaming service Popcorn Time to expect “a surprise in the mail,” after the Rights Alliance claims it has has gathered data on 51,000-75,000 users of the site. The question is, what will the organization decide to do with this information? The Rights Alliance is legally allowed to monitor people it suspects to be pirating. However, monitoring IP addresses is one thing, it would need to go through the courts to be allowed collaborate with ISPs to obtain the names and addresses behind them. It seems counterproductive to grant organizations like the Rights Alliance permission to…
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