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World’s Largest Piracy Website Torrent Kickass Founder Arrested
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World’s Largest Piracy Website Torrent Kickass Founder Arrested

Founder of KickassTorrents, the world's largest piracy website has been arrested by the USA. The 30-year-old Artem Vaulin, from Ukraine, was arrested today in Poland 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. With 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. 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 mone...