Feds Seize KickassTorrents Domains, Arrest Owner
The U.S. Government has arrested the alleged owner of KickassTorrents, the world's largest torrent site. The 30-year-old Ukrainian was arrested in Poland today and is charged with criminal copyright infringement and money laundering. In addition, a federal court in Chicago has ordered the seizure of several KAT domain names.
kickasstorrents_500x500With millions of unique visitors per day KickassTorrents (KAT) has become the most-used torrent site on the Internet, beating even The Pirate Bay.
Today, however, the site has run into a significant roadblock after U.S. authorities announced the arrest of the site’s alleged owner.
The 30-year-old Artem Vaulin, from Ukraine, was arrested today in Poland from where the United States has requested his extradition.
In a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Chicago, the owner is charged with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and two counts of criminal copyright infringement.
Full Article - https://torrentfreak.com/feds-seize-kickasstorrents-domains-charge-owner-160720/
Rape and murder in the world yet this is how the government spends its resources....
Ya it's ridiculous. I suppose that they still believe they can wipe out piracy altogether by taking down websites one by one. The funny thing is that as time goes by, even with all of the lawsuits and raids, there are more options than ever to pirate content.
BitTorrent trackers, cyberlockers, Kodi, video streaming Websites... etc. And these are just the newest ways to pirate.
Yeah it's a complete waste of resources yet education continues to get budget cuts...
Wow!
I know. It seems like they used a lot of resources to get him too.
What a sad day. Victime less crime should not be prosecuted. Charlie Shrem just got out of prison. Check out my last post https://steemit.com/charlieshrem/@alexfortin/charlie-shrem-is-free-why-the-war-on-drugs-need-to-stop
Good thoughts