KickassTorrents goes offline, founder arrested
The US government has arrested Artem Vaulin, the alleged founder of the torrent site 'KickassTorrents'. He has been charged with criminal copyright infringement, conspiracy to commit criminal copyright infringement and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The service, which went live in 2008, is reportedly the 69th most frequently visited website and gets over 50 million unique hits per month.