In mijn artikel van Popcorn Time wees ik al op de veiligheidsrisico's die mee kwamen met het gebruik van dit stukje software. Want omdat het werkt via het Bittorrent protocol is het dus heel erg makkelijk om iemand zijn IP te achterhalen, tenzij je gebruik maakt van een VPN of een proxy. Nu zijn in Denemarken een hoop mensen aangeklaagd voor het kijken van de Michael Douglas film And So It Goes. Wat eigenlijk een ironische titel is voor deze situatie. Hier onder kan je een stukje uit het artikel van Torrentfreak bekijken, en het volledige stuk is hier te lezen.

Just lately, however, Popcorn Time has attracted the attention of copyright trolls, the anti-piracy enforcers that inhabit the very bottom of the rightsholder food chain.

Infamous U.S. studio Voltage Pictures recently began targeting Popcorn Time users who downloaded the movie Dallas Buyers Club and in recent weeks troubled piracy monetization outfit Rightscorp launched its own questionable anti-Popcorn service.

Now users of the software in Scandinavia are coming under fire, with hundreds of Danish Internet account holders being hit with cash demands after their connections were linked with infringements of the Michael Douglas movie 'And So It Goes'.

The demands for compensation are being issued by lawfirm Opus Law acting on behalf of the Denmark division of Scanbox Entertainment. They appear to average around $320, a much lower sum than is usually demanded in the United States, for example, but still a considerable amount for a single movie.

Of course, in the background of what is portrayed as a generous initial offer, trolls often indicate that worse could be round the corner if Internet users don't agree to settle. This case is no different.

"It's clear that we did not start the case with the intention of ending up in court, but at the same time it is also clear that when we are ultimately faced with a case where we can not agree [to settle], then we need to go to court," Opus lawyer Niels Hald-Nielsen told DR.dk.