There’s a new Popcorn Time-like site for streaming music, and RIAA sues

A screengrab from the aurous.me music streaming piracy site. (credit: Aurous)

That didn't take long. The Recording Industry Association of America is suing a new music piracy site for the truly lazy only days after its debut.

Aurous is a Popcorn Time-like player that allows pirates to stream from an overseas library of pirated music. Popcorn Time, on the other hand, performs a similar service for movie pirates—and its users are in the crosshairs of the movie industry.

The recording industry is asking (PDF) a federal judge to shutter the Aurous service.