Popcorn Time is becoming Hollywood's biggest nightmare. The multi-platform, open source BitTorrent client has gained massive popularity after it's death last year and is now posing as a threat to Hollywood.

Popcorn Time allows you to watch and download pirated movies online. So far they get around 100,000 downloads per day.

"Making all our data available via P2P will mean that Popcorn Time will no longer rely on domains and centralized servers, but only on its user base....After everything we went through, this will be our sweetest revenge and our biggest victory." Anonymous software engineer

Wired says the application will use the same P2P protocol for streaming , so if the central the service itself should remain operational. Another forthcoming addition will issue software updates for the app via P2P downloads that take advantage of "cryptographic signatures" to ensure that no malicious code proliferates the community.

The is a really interesting read, but the engineer seems incredibly cavalier about what the app is doing and how long it can outrun the law. Reading through it may remind you of the attitude the had before the shutdowns and litigation ensued. We all know how that turned out.

Courtesy: Engadget.com