shamu726 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Popcorn Time for movies really shook things up earlier this year, so a comparable product for free music would also be huge, right? Well actually one exists already but it's just not having the same kind of impact. While pirates once easily had the upper hand with music, competing with legal services is getting harder. At this very moment, anyone with a keyboard and access to the Internet can listen to pretty much any track currently available.Much to the annoyance of the music industry, most of that music can be found with a simple Google search and if it’s already been deleted from there, switching to Yahoo does the trick. Hundreds of sites lie a click away, many offering access to millions of free MP3s.While there’s no doubt that plenty of people use them, there’s no absolute need to access music from unauthorized sources anymore, even if the listener is payment averse. YouTube, for example, works very well indeed, even for the biggest selling tracks.The story for movies is quite different. Sure, there are unauthorized services a few clicks away but even the hottest torrent sites represent a daunting prospect for Joe Public. Streaming sites bridge the usability gap somewhat with their advanced presentation and simple interfaces but often spoil the viewing experience with waves of popups, fake download buttons and other intrusive advertising.Then earlier this year Popcorn Time arrived, offering the power of torrents under the hood and a Netflix-style quality interface on top. Unlike its legal competitor, however, the latest spinoff versions of the software have no restrictions on content availability. When all the angles are considered, this software pretty much beats the professionals at their own game – no wonder Hollywood wants to kill it.It was with excitement, then, that news of a “Popcorn Time for music” reached our ears recently. Called HipHop, the tool has actually been out for a number of weeks already but recently received renewed exposure on Hacker News. The tool has a decent interface and boasts free access to 45 million tracks, that’s better than iTunes and most of the official streaming services around today. So where are the dozens of news articles charting HipHop’s rise to fame in the way they did with Popcorn Time? Thing is, apart from a token mention here and there, there aren’t any. This isn’t because people don’t like music or that HipHop doesn’t do what it claims, because it does. Maybe it’s because free access to music and music alone simply doesn’t cut it these days.While pirates have run rings around Hollywood for some time and in some ways continue to do so, in the music sector services like Spotify and even YouTube are doing a much better job than the majority of mainstream pirate alternatives. Sure, anyone can head over to MP3Skull, MP3Juices or GoSong and grab free MP3s all day, but aren’t we demanding more these days?YouTube provides not only the music but the videos to accompany them. Spotify provides great content discovery opportunities, unrivaled multi-device convenience and is completely free at entry level. It’s been in development for years and it performs better than HipHop in every way. It’s competing with free and winning.While a Popcorn Time or similar for movies is likely to prove attractive for many years to come due to Hollywood’s archaic release restrictions and unfriendly pricing, pirates are really going to have to up their game to make a Spotify beater for music.While someone might appear with something amazing, at this point we have to consider that it might never happen. That in itself is quite extraordinary.Source: TorrentFreak Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallhagrid Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 This is goofy=> go to their site (http://gethiphop.net/) and there's no way to download it or even see what is offered...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamu726 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 This is goofy=> go to their site (http://gethiphop.net/) and there's no way to download it or even see what is offered...?How did you miss the big download button? :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GRiM Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 This is goofy=> go to their site (http://gethiphop.net/) and there's no way to download it or even see what is offered...?Are you blind? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misaki2010 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I'll stick to Spotify :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamu726 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 I'll stick to Spotify :)Spotify isn't available in some countries. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captcha Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I'll stick to Spotify :)Spotify isn't available in some countries. :(Recently I have been to my hometown that is India and "no spotify here"Still using a vpn trick you can use it almost anywhere.I am using it for months now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VileTouch Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 grooveshark still seems like a better option. or even tunein radio. it's been ages since i have had to download any music at all. not because i have any problem with it, but because i'm pretty satisfied with the streaming offering so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallhagrid Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Ayup - sure is a nice, big button - saw it - clicked it....:This is goofy=> go to their site (http://gethiphop.net/) and there's no way to download it or even see what is offered...?How did you miss the big download button? :huh:Clicked it and clicked it - but nuttin happened a'tall when I did.Did it work for anyone else ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smallhagrid Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) A nice, big button that does NOTHING, and:This is goofy=> go to their site (http://gethiphop.net/) and there's no way to download it or even see what is offered...?Are you blind?No link to a download page of any sort either - yet it is offered for multiple OSes ??Colour me baffled.Also, just for yuks, did a little searching for any other possible sources, but it is not even mentioned except for at Github, where one may get the source code to build it one's self.Perhaps if you have a magical way to get this app you may wish to helpfully mirror it for others ?!? Edited June 9, 2014 by smallhagrid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misaki2010 Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 I'm using Spotify with TunnelBear :) works like a charm!Also, as an alternative to PopcornTime I use Flixtor, it's way better and ALL the movies load (I got loading problems with movies on PopcornTime, TV series work but movies don't), on Flixtor everything works just fine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamu726 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Share Posted June 9, 2014 Downloaded, installed and tried. Everything working here.Mirrors:http://www.tusfiles.net/332ho6x8zdl8http://www.solidfiles.com/d/808522e915http://rghost.net/56277160 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mray88 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Downloaded, installed and tried. Everything working here.Mirrors:http://www.tusfiles.net/332ho6x8zdl8http://www.solidfiles.com/d/808522e915http://rghost.net/56277160Just tried installing it today, but it immediately crashes every time I open it up. I went to the website for it, but the site seems to now be saying they've closed up the project????? If someone else hears about others picking this up and it running (again), please post. TY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shamu726 Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 They probably didn't want to deal with any RIAA lawyers.App is still working for me though. Try running it as admin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mray88 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 They probably didn't want to deal with any RIAA lawyers.App is still working for me though. Try running it as admin.Based on the brief statement on their webpage ("We are all users of paid music services and we do believe in artists getting paid for their creations") it sure sounds like lawyers threatened them and they decided to fold quickly. Shame, it looked interesting. Hopefully as with Popcorn Time, someone else will pick up the project and continue to develop it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 (edited) I was curious about this popcorn software but after installing it and playing with it...I went back to xbmc which has everything in it. The main reason I did not like the popcorn software is that the movies were choppy as hell. I know even xbmc has some slow servers but you have more to choose from in case one link is too slow for streaming. Can you tell? I am a xbmc fan. ;) Edited June 13, 2014 by Cerberus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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