BREIN wants Popcorn Time - users fine

Copyright watchdog BREIN wants to individual users of the popular but illegal streaming service Popcorn Time to go fine, says BREIN director Tim Kuik of BNR .

According Kuik is "likely" that the first fine within a month falls on the mat. Kuik calls the service, where users can stream free full movies and series, " awfully illegal " and calls it worrisome that the service is becoming easier to use. Kuik is particularly now worry Popcorn Time app users do not have to use it, but can see in their browser films via browser popcorn Netherlands navolgingIn in many European countries have been (several) fines handed out for the use of services such as Popcorn Time.

Although BREIN probe focuses on the providers of illegal content, it is as real Kuik that individual rights holders to combat improper use of their product liability claims. In a similar case in Danes Marken had to pay 300 euros a user after he illegally had watched the film And So It Goes by Michael Douglas. Previous research shows that about 600.000 Dutch use Popcorn Time.