Kickass site closure and the arrest of the owner of the violation of property rights

Kickass site

Were arrested Artem FALLEN Ukrainian aged thirty years in Poland and extradited to the United States, after confirming evidence of ownership and management of the site Kickass, it was ascertained during the IP used for tracking entry on the Facebook page for the site and comparing purchases made through the site Apple iTunes, next to trace bank accounts and transfers the movement from advertisers on the site.

Kickass site is the site to download and share files, it has proven that this site has caused losses to the movie industry, music, games and all of the creative content industries, the amount of more than a billion dollars, which affects the US economy.

Receives site Kickass more than 50 million unique visitors per month, as he got on the order of 69 of the most visited web sites, the net value as estimated for this site by more than $ 54 million, and the amount of annual advertising revenue of between 12.5 and 22.3 million US dollars , it was also identified seven subsidiaries ranges site Kickass has been Aiqagaha.

Decision to shut down the site and arrested its owner has been issued, because of the many cases presented in US courts, as well as in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Malaysia, was where the charges against Artem FALLEN in violation of property rights, as well as money laundering.