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Popcorn Time lets you stream torrent movies on your Linux desktop

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Mar 6, 2014

I suspect that Popcorn Time is going to be a very popular desktop movie application. Like it or not, there are a lot of people out there who get movies from torrents, and they are bound to find Popcorn Time at some point or another.

You should know a few things about it before downloading it, however. The Popcorn Time FAQ points out that there might be legal issues with watching movies via streaming torrents. That is something to be aware of before using Popcorn Time since the movie industry takes a dim view of anyone who views its content without paying for it.

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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