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“We are at this moment where states and corporations are trying to restrict so much of what we can do on the internet because we have centralized the internet.” Popcorn Time was a free, open-source application that allowed for streaming of movie and television show torrents. Niv Sardi is an activist and developer based in Argentina, who previously worked on the main fork of Popcorn Time, popcorntime.io. Niv is also the founder of the Butter Project, a spin out project from Popcorn Time. Questions  Did the MPAA shut down Popcorn Time? Why did the MPAA allege that Popcorn Time was illegal? What is specific about Torrent that makes it different from other P2P technologies? Why was the decision made to spin Butter out of Popcorn Time? How could Netflix improve by adopting P2P? What are the principles behind your activism? How has working on Popcorn Time affected your worldview?  Links  Popcorn Time MPAA says it shut down Popcorn Time Butter Project Niv on Twitter  Sponsors Hired.com is the job marketplace for software engineers. Go to hired.com/softwareengineeringdaily to get a $600 bonus upon landing a job through Hired. Digital Ocean is the simplest cloud hosting provider. Use promo code SEDAILY for $10 in free credit.  The post Popcorn Time with Niv Sardi appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

<h3>“We are at this moment where states and corporations are trying to restrict so much of what we can do on the internet because we have centralized the internet.”</h3> <p>Popcorn Time was a free, open-source application that allowed for streaming of movie and television show torrents.</p> <p>Niv Sardi is an activist and developer based in Argentina, who previously worked on the main fork of Popcorn Time, <a href="http://popcorntime.io" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">popcorntime.io</a>. Niv is also the founder of the Butter Project, a spin out project from Popcorn Time.</p> <h3>Questions</h3> <ul> <li>Did the MPAA shut down Popcorn Time?</li> <li>Why did the MPAA allege that Popcorn Time was illegal?</li> <li>What is specific about Torrent that makes it different from other P2P technologies?</li> <li>Why was the decision made to spin Butter out of Popcorn Time?</li> <li>How could Netflix improve by adopting P2P?</li> <li>What are the principles behind your activism?</li> <li>How has working on Popcorn Time affected your worldview?</li> </ul> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn_Time" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Popcorn Time</a></li> <li><a href="https://torrentfreak.com/mpaa-we-shut-down-ytsyify-and-popcorn-time-151103/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MPAA says it shut down Popcorn Time</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/butterproject/butter-desktop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Butter Project</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/xaiki" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Niv on Twitter</a></li> </ul> <h3>Sponsors</h3> <p><a href="http://www.hired.com/softwareengineeringdaily" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hired.com</a> is the job marketplace for software engineers. Go to <a href="http://www.hired.com/softwareengineeringdaily" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">hired.com/softwareengineeringdaily</a> to get a <strong>$600 bonus</strong> upon landing a job through Hired.</p> <p><a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/?utm_medium=podcasts&amp;utm_source=sedaily&amp;utm_campaign=sedaily" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Digital Ocean</a> is the simplest cloud hosting provider. Use promo code SEDAILY for $10 in free credit.</p> <p><a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/?utm_medium=podcasts&amp;utm_source=sedaily&amp;utm_campaign=sedaily" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"></a></p> <p>The post <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2015/11/23/popcorn-time-with-niv-sardi/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Popcorn Time with Niv Sardi</a> appeared first on <a href="https://softwareengineeringdaily.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Software Engineering Daily</a>.</p>

Popcorn Time with Niv Sardi