Vaulin is alleged to own Kickass Torrents or KAT, which in recent years has eclipsed Pirate Bay and others to become the world’s biggest source of pirated media. The complaint said officials were able to track and identify Vaulin from records provided by Apple on his iCloud account. A Ukrainian alleged to be the ringleader of the world’s biggest online piracy site, Kickass Torrents, has been accused of distributing more than $1bn worth of illegally copied films, music and other content. His extradition appeal is set to begin in Auckland on 29 August and is expected to last four to eight weeks. The US justice department unveiled a criminal complaint against Artem Vaulin, 30, of Kharkiv, Ukraine, who was arrested in Poland on Wednesday and is being sought by US authorities for copyright infringement, money laundering and other charges.

Source: The Guardian July 21, 2016 02:46 UTC