Big Hollywood companies are planning to bill users of Popcorn Time, a popular free service for film. However, an associate professor of copyright which VA has spoken with saws plans.
The service Popcorn Time has been identified as a real nightmare for services like Netflix, and has quickly become popular among users. Among other things because of it is free and has a very user friendly interface where you just click on the movie cover and select subtitles, as well as for its fresh selection of movies.
Several Hollywood company is said to be poised to send invoices to Popcorn Time-users.
Sanna Wolk, who is Associate Professor of copyright at Uppsala University, does not give much for the companies’ plans.
At the moment, says EU law that only is that downloading a movie to a particular device or providing a website where you can download movies committing a crime. It is not illegal to stream the movie, according to Sanna Wolk who also has founded an intellectual institution at Uppsala University.
“It’s not illegal to watch movies online as long as you do not download it. It does Whether it streamed through the torrents either, “says Sanna Wolk , which also has founded an intellectual institution at Uppsala University.
According to EU laws governing the whole it is only the who download a movie or provides a website where you can download movies committing a crime.
Sanna Wolk says that of course it stands companies free to send invoices and choose how much money you want, but since it is up to the court to determine whether the amount is reasonable and whether the person actually committed a crime by downloading the movie.
As long as the person receiving the invoice also denies it is in the next stage up to the film company to prove that it has committed a crime. You do not have to pay over time.
“It’s just to write a letter to the film company that you do not accept the invoice,” says Sanna Wolk.
So your answer is thus that it is free to use Popcorn Time as long as you do not download movies?
“Yes, but will surely film companies that want to try the principle. It would not surprise me if one runs a legal case surrounding the streaming ‘ says Sanna Wolk.
There have been news to users of Popcorn Time in Denmark and Germany fined?
“That’s because you have downloaded. Not that it has streamed as far as what I’ve heard, “says Sanna Wolk.
She believes that there will probably be put before the EU rules change – must first be a case finalized in court, then it must be a precedent European Court of Justice.
True Wolk has certainly understanding that the film companies act as it risks losing revenue, but stands still questioning if the behavior does not harm the film companies more than it does good in the long run.
“I think it will stabilize. You always have to find new business models, technology shifts, “says Sanna Wolk.
But why would people want to pay for a service if free can see it streamed in high quality without committing any crime?
“Netflix and HBO are great services and then there will always be some who use other options. Ultimately it is about creating services that appeal to the masses, “says Sanna Wolk.
Clean morally you could have objections? The film industry also losing revenue that can affect film offerings in the future?
“All industries have developed,” says Sanna Wolk.
Popcorn Time has today put out a April Fool’s joke about the Netflix service is purchased for $ 11.5 million.
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