News report

# Alleged KickassTorrents Operator is Now Officially a Fugitive

TorrentFreak, October 28, 2020. Artem Vaulin's later status: he left Poland in violation of his release conditions, his whereabouts are unknown, and the U.S. case was moved to the fugitive calendar..

**Source type:** News report

**Published:** October 28, 2020

**Research grade:** S1

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** TorrentFreak

**Published:** October 28, 2020

**Source type:** News report

**Research grade:** Source grade S1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://torrentfreak.com/alleged-kickasstorrents-operator-is-now-officially-a-fugitive-201028/](https://torrentfreak.com/alleged-kickasstorrents-operator-is-now-officially-a-fugitive-201028/)

**What it supports:** Artem Vaulin's later status: he left Poland in violation of his release conditions, his whereabouts are unknown, and the U.S. case was moved to the fugitive calendar.

**Dataset id:** src\_torrentfreak\_vaulin\_fugitive\_2020

## Research notes

- By Ernesto Van der Sar.

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[Kickass Torrents takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/kickass-torrents-takedown)

Piracy and IP, July 2016

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