KickassTorrents is a website, founded in 2008, which provides links to torrent files and magnet links to facilitate peer-to-peer file sharing using the BitTorrent protocol.
On 28 February 2013, Internet service providers in the United Kingdom were ordered by the High Court in London to block access to KickassTorrents, along with two other torrent sites. Judge Richard Arnold ruled that the site's design contributed to copyright infringement.[1][2]
On 29 March 2013, KickassTorrents announced in a blog post that its domain name would be ka.tt.[3]
References
- ^ "Online piracy: ISPs ordered to block access to three file-sharing websites". The Guardian. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- ^ EMI Records Limited, Infectious Limited, Liberation Music Pty Limited, Polydor Limited, Simco Limited, Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited, Universal Music Operations Limited, Virgin Records Limited, Warner Music UK Limited, Weainternational Inc v British Sky Broadcasting Limited, British Telecommunications Plc, Everything Everywhere Limited, TalktalkTelecom Group Plc, Telefónica UK Limited, Virgin Media Limited [2013] EWHC 379 (Ch) (28 February 2013), High Court (England and Wales)
- ^ "From KAT.ph to KA.tt!". KickassTorrents. Retrieved March 29, 2013.
