The popular torrent site MKVCage, which distributes torrents to other sites, is being prosecuted by producers of the action movie Hellboy.
Almost immediately after the lawsuit was filed, the website went offline and so far, no one knows if it will return. It is also not yet known if the downtime of the website is related to the legal issue mentioned above.
The MKVCage team uploads them Movies of various torrent sites and has gathered quite a few friends over the past few years.
The band also has their own site at MKVCage.com, where they share their latest releases. However. in recent days, the website does not respond.
The suspension began after the producers of the movie "Hellboy" were sued in a federal court in Hawaii. According to the complaint, the site is managed by a person named Muhammad Faizan. Faizan is accused of promoting and distributing pirated copies of Hellboy.
The complaint states:
Defendant Faizan operates an interactive website mkvcage.com as well as mkvcage.fun, which include a torrent library of copyrighted movies. The archives torrent can be used by a application BitTorrent client for downloading and playing movies for free and without permission.
The creators add that the accused creates torrent files files that are available through the website. One of them is "Hellboy.2019.720p.HC.HDRip.x264-MkvCage.Com.mkv". The site name is often included in the title to advertise the site.
"Defendant Faizan sometimes includes words such as 'MkvCage.com' in the titles of the torrent files he creates to enhance his reputation and certify the quality of the torrents, attracting users to MKVCAGE's interactive website," the complaint states.
The producers found the name of the accused from sales site domain Namecheap. The same person is also listed as the owner of the domains mkvcage.com, Mkvcage.ws, Mkvcage.cc and Mkvcage.me. The alleged owner used PayPal to pay for at least one of them.
Read her complaint HB Productions (Hellboy) from Torrentfreak (pdf)
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