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US authorities charge owner of torrent website with copyright infringement

( July 20, 2016, 20:55 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The US Department of Justice said on Wednesday that charges have been brought against the alleged owner of the most visited illegal file-sharing website for criminal copyright infringement. The website's owner, Artem Vaulin, was arrested in Poland for running the torrent site Kickass Torrents. The DOJ made the announcement with the investigative units of the US Internal Revenue Service and the US Department of Homeland Security.Statement follows in full. ...

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