Kickass Torrents is one of the most popular websites torrents σε ολόκληρο το διαδίκτυο. Οι χρήστες του ανεβάζουν χιλιάδες αρχεία στο site καθημερινά αλλά όπως φαίνεται δεν παραμένουν και πολύ. Στην πραγματικότητα, τα τελευταία χρόνια η ιστοσελίδα έχει remove more than a million torrents to comply with takedown requests from beneficiaries.
Like many other torrent sites, KAT is often used to share pirated files, to great frustration for copyright owners.
However, unlike other sites, such as Pirate Bay, the KAT accepts DMCA abolition notices. This means that recipients have the ability to remove content from site violations.
This choice it has not gone unnoticed by the site's users, who have often seen the torrents they upload disappearing in real time. In other cases, it can be quite difficult to find the latest episode of your favorite TV-show.
TorrentFreak asked the Kickass Torrents team how many DMCA requests it accepts.
According to official data from the KAT, 15.794 torrent files were deleted last week, and 55.238 in the last month. This means that the site deletes more than half a million torrents per year.
The fact is certainly a source of frustration for users, but it also encourages others to look for creative solutions to "revive" deleted torrents.
So on the forums of Kickass Torrents the members of the website discuss alternative means to acquire access to content that has been removed. For example, creating a magnet link from the hash of the torrent.
But aside from the discussion, users continue to re-upload the files that have disappeared, continuing the cat-and-mouse game of mouse.
