Kickass Torrents is on the run to a new domain

We've grown used to sites like The Pirate Bay making pretty regular moves. It's kind of unavoidable in this business where organizations such as the MPAA exist. While we don't condone piracy, we also don't condone censorship, and there's plenty of studies that show that illegally downloaded content doesn't put much, if any, dent in the copyright holder's bank account.

Today the latest news surfaces -- Kickass Torrents, the top source on the web, is on the move after a brief visit to the Isle of Man. The place proved unfriendly to the organization, shutting it down rather quickly. Next stop? Costa Rica sounds like a nice tropical local, doesn't it?

"We have been seized by the Isle of Man domain registry. The new domain will be Kat.cr”, the site administrator has informed TorrentFreak.

This isn't new for the site, as we've also seen it in Somalia for a bit of time, a location that certainly seems well suited for piracy (yes, make your jokes).

The site apparently has more domains it can use, just in case this happens again -- a scenario that certainly seems likely given the past history.

So far, the new site seems to not be up and running, as several of us in various, and vastly different, locations have tried to access it. We fully expect it to be online soon, if not at .cr then somewhere else. These things do not get stomped out so easily. It's really just a waste of time and money to accomplish nothing.

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