: It aimed to utilize the world's 25 billion existing DVDs to create a catalog far larger than Netflix or Hulu.
: Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video.
Despite the initial hype, the project was canceled in April 2016.
: Hollywood studios and legal experts questioned the service's legality, suggesting it was essentially unauthorized streaming of copyrighted content. Outcome : All Kickstarter contributors were refunded .
: Crackle, Popcornflix, and the Internet Archive for public domain films. MovieSwap DVD-Streaming Service Canceled - Yahoo
MovieSwap was designed as a legal workaround for digital movie ownership. The platform invited users to physically mail their DVD collections to a central warehouse. In exchange, the company would digitize these discs, allowing the owners—and other "swappers"—to stream the content remotely.