[The Next Web] Hollywood just shut down a popular KickassTorrents mirror


Almost one week ago, KickassTorrents was delivered what many thought to be a death blow, as the US government seized its domain name, switched off its servers, and arranged for its alleged owner, Ukrainian national Artem Valin, to be arrested in Poland. But this was by no means the end for the world’s largest torrent site. Almost overnight, dozens of mirrors have emerged, including one operated by IsoHunt. Now, it seems that there’s a growing backlash against these mirrors. The latest casualty is KAT.am, which had its domain name suspended after the Motion Picture Association (MPA) complained to AMNIC – the Armenian registry…

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