Police Raid File-Hosting Site, Arrest Operator and ISP - WJunction

ShareShiz · 21st Feb 2012, 06:57 PM

Police Raid File-Hosting Site, Arrest Operator and ISP
By Ernesto

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German police have shut down the cyberlocker Skyload.net and arrested the alleged owner along with a person who provided hosting services to the site. The actions are part of an ongoing sweep against people connected to the popular movie streaming portal Kino.to. Skyload’s operator is suspected of uploading more than 10,000 films to Kino.to’s paid affiliate program.

On June 11th last year Europe witnessed one of the largest piracy-related busts in history.

An international operation shut down the movie streaming portal Kino.to and police made more than a dozen arrests. As collateral damage, several file-hosting services connected to Kino.to also went down.

A few days ago Skyload.net, another cyberlocker with connections to Kino.to, was raided and shut down while the site’s alleged operator Maik P. was arrested. According to the authorities the 28-year-old operator was personally responsible for uploading more than 10,000 films .

The German anti-piracy outfit GVU reports that after Kino.to was shut down Skyload continued its operation by linking unauthorized streams and downloads to alternative movie portals such as kinoX.to.

Together with the operator of Skyload, the police also arrested Marcel E., the 25-year-old owner of the site’s hosting provider. Aside from providing hosting services to the cyberlocker, the Internet provider is also alleged to have hosted servers to release groups and movie streaming portals.

How tight the connections were between the hosting provider and the file-sharing services is unclear from the information currently being made public. It is quite unusual for a hosting provider to get arrested for alleged crimes that were committed through clients.

Both men have been charged with copyright-related offenses and face up to several years in prison if they’re found guilty. Several other people connected to the Kino.to ring have already gone on trial for their part in the site’s operation and the main admin was recently sentenced to three years in prison.

Together with the Megaupload shutdown, the actions against sites affiliated with Kino.to have drastically changed the cyberlocker business. In particular, rewards programs for uploaders became a liability and have been dropped by dozens of sites.

SiMmER · 21st Feb 2012, 06:58 PM

one more down...

ibby · 21st Feb 2012, 07:07 PM

another down, 6 dozen more to go!

GeeZus · 21st Feb 2012, 07:08 PM

People never learn.

Oh well, nevermind eh.

K3V · 21st Feb 2012, 07:17 PM

Skyload.net ? Kino.to ?
Why have i never herd of any of these sites being taken down ? oO

SCORE · 21st Feb 2012, 07:17 PM

no idea who they were until today.

DJboutit · 21st Feb 2012, 07:19 PM

This site had over 10k movies movies are the worst type of warez to upload porn is hands down the safest

mopar546 · 21st Feb 2012, 07:22 PM

They can shut down as many places as they want & arrest as many people as they want,but someone else will just step in and fill the void.It's like drug cartels,before the police get back to their cars someone else has already set up shop.

People are more than willing to risk jail if enough money is involved.

Snikerzz · 21st Feb 2012, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by mopar546

People are more than willing to risk jail if enough money is involved.

Yeah. And willing to be someone's bitch in jail.

Music_Machine · 21st Feb 2012, 10:21 PM

Ok, another down...next???.....

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DJboutit Member Website(s): sexybabess.info Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,170 Liked: 158 Times Rep Power: 4	This site had over 10k movies movies are the worst type of warez to upload porn is hands down the safest

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mopar546 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 126 Liked: 28 Times Rep Power: 1	They can shut down as many places as they want & arrest as many people as they want,but someone else will just step in and fill the void.It's like drug cartels,before the police get back to their cars someone else has already set up shop. People are more than willing to risk jail if enough money is involved.

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Music_Machine Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 107 Liked: 8 Times Rep Power: 2	Ok, another down...next???.....