A little over a month after European authorities took down the popular movie streaming site Kino.to, two similar sites have emerged -- and each claims to be the official heir, with one accusing the other of stealing its content. Pirates that steal stuff? That's unheard of.…
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German rights holders want to sue Kino.to viewers
Have you ever watched a TV show episode or Hollywood blockbuster on a website that didn't have the proper licenses? Then you could be in trouble, at least if the example of Kino.to catches on. Rights holders are threatening to sue users of the now-defunct site.…
Read MoreAnonymous retaliates against Kino.to takedown
It didn't take long for hacktivists to respond to the takedown of the popular video streaming portal Kino.to: Activists affiliated with Anonymous responded on Thursday with a denial-of-service attack against the web site of a rights holders group. Insiders meanwhile believe that Kino.to will return soon.…
Read MoreRights Holders Force ISP to Block Pirate Site Kino.to
Suing Kino.to seemed too complicated because the site is hosted in Russia, so rights holders went after an ISP instead: Austria-based USP has to block access to the popular streaming video site to prevent its customers from accessing any unlicensed streams of Hollywood blockbusters.…
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