“This case of KickassTorrents, we’re not able to find any cases, especially criminal cases, where a hyperlink was considered direct willful infringement. “It is a glorified set of hyperlinks, very much like you would get from a search engine like Google,” Rothken told Ars Technica. In an interview with Ars Technica, the attorney said Kickass Torrents is similar to a simple search engine, and therefore can’t be held accountable for copyright infringement. While Rothken told media he’s yet to speak with Vaulin directly (he’s currently relaying messages through Vaulin’s Polish counsel, Katarzyna Dąbrowska), he plans to employ the same tactics to free Vaulin of the charges.ĭuring Dotcom’s ongoing legal battle over alleged copyright violation through file-sharing site Megaupload, and charges of money laundering and conspiracy, Rothken has maintained no crime had been committed.

Now, Vaulin has hired Dotcom’s attorney Ira Rothken from Warsaw jail. US officials want him extradited to face the charges.

US officials seized its domain names and charged Vaulin with conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement, to commit money laundering and criminal copyright infringement. Artem Vaulin was arrested in Poland last week as part of a sting against notorious pirate site Kickass Torrents.

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