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Court Confirms the Obvious: Aiding and Abetting Criminal Copyright Infringement Is a Crime

Cross-posted from the Law Theories blog.

closeup of a circuit boardIn July of 2016, a criminal complaint was filed in the Northern District of Illinois alleging that Artem Vaulin of the Ukraine was the mastermind behind the popular torrent site, Kickass Torrents (KAT). At the time, KAT was one of the largest pirate sites in the world, with an estimated 50 million unique visitors each month. Read more