Thursday, June 9, 2011

Film Streaming Site Shut Down!

Do you know the site Kino.to? It was a site where you could watch even the newest movies using a flash player and streaming. Its operators have been arrested and the site was shut down due to copyright infringement. What do you think about this? Would you use a streaming site to watch a movie if it's free but perhaps illegal? Click on the link below to read an article about the arrest of the Kino.to operators, then answer the following questions.

Article from PC World

1. How many people have been arrested?
2. How many locations have been raided?
3. How did Kino.to work? Did you ever use the site? Was it easy to use?
4. How much revenue did Kino.to and other hosting sites generate per year?
5. How might the operators of Kino.to be charged? Do you think this is appropriate?

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