Copyright holders rejoice! The largest torrent site on earth has been taken down by the US government a few days back. After posing as an advertiser they managed to trace the money back to a Ukrainian guy, Artem Vaulin. It's quite the story really, check out the full article here.

What do you think is going to happen now? Is this a hard blow to piracy or are most people just going to use another site? Will there always be another site to take the lead? Discuss.

 

[Bladexdsl]

it's already back

 

[Subtle Demise]

On behalf of the United States, I want to apologize to the rest of the world. I'm sorry our government thinks it has the power to police the rest of the world. Please understand they are only looking out for our big business' best interest!

 

[Bladexdsl]

and when trump gets elected it will only get worse!

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

I haven't read the full full writeup yet but the newspaper story stuff just made it seem like poor opsec, that or the owner was clueless enough to not play to those rules despite being what they are. Some of stuff done for Scene topsites was worse and this just seems like a similar idea to the lulzsec stuff from a few years back, albeit possibly without the insider.

My interest was more in the fact that despite pushing a pro-privacy message, a number of service providers caved and gave PII to the authorities.

 

[smf]

On behalf of the United States, I want to apologize to the rest of the world. I'm sorry our government thinks it has the power to police the rest of the world. Please understand they are only looking out for our big business' best interest!

It does have the power. What is wrong with them prosecuting someone making a lot of money out of illegal activities?

 

[TotalInsanity4]

It does have the power. What is wrong with them prosecuting someone making a lot of money out of illegal activities?

Ehhhhh... I'm going to have to agree with @Subtle Demise. We need to stop acting like the Internet is under our jurisdiction, because it isn't. However, I do get where you're coming from.

I don't know where I was going with this, it sounded better in my head... Basically, the US needs to back off and stop putting their nose in other people's business unless it's absolutely necessary

 

[Joe88]

it's already back

Those are just cached sites dating from july 19th back

 

[Bladexdsl]

no it's really back just have to know where to look

 

[Subtle Demise]

It does have the power. What is wrong with them prosecuting someone making a lot of money out of illegal activities?

Nothing wrong with it if it was Ukranian officials who shut the site down, but according to the story, that's not what happened.

 

[Deleted User]

there is still kickasstorrents.website soooo LOL

It doesn't have all the torrents that the original Kickass did.

 

[RevPokemon]

and when trump gets elected it will only get worse!

He will build a firewall so big that it will stop torrents from coming into this country AND Mexico will pay for it.

 

[Subtle Demise]

He will build a firewall so big that it will stop torrents from coming into this country AND Mexico will pay for it.

Dey terk er jerbs!

 

[drewby]

It's back already. I don't think I can link it, but it's just the old URL. Instead of ending with .cr it ends with .am

 

[TotalInsanity4]

It's back already. I don't think I can link it, but it's just the old URL. Instead of ending with .cr it ends with .am

In b4 it's an opportunist site filled with spyware

 

[RevPokemon]

In b4 it's an opportunist site filled with spyware

That sucks. Atleast there are other sites to use in the mean time until a legit replacement comes along.

 

[TotalInsanity4]

That sucks. Atleast there are other sites to use in the mean time until a legit replacement comes along.

I honestly don't know if it is or isn't, but I wouldn't be in the least bit surprised if it was

 

[supergamer368]

I've pirated before, but I haven't used torrents, so whatever

 

[Deleted User]

It will come back. Hopefully.

 

[ponygals]

Any of you ever get those email notices, warning you about torrenting?

 

[Xzi]

On behalf of the United States, I want to apologize to the rest of the world. I'm sorry our government thinks it has the power to police the rest of the world. Please understand they are only looking out for our big business' best interest!

+1 to that. Bunch of bloody gobshites our powerful class is! (favorite insult from AMC's Preacher)