#Who shuts down pirated movie websites crack#

The collective illegal practices carried out by the operator of are not only limited to copyright infringement and could potentially encompass tax evasion and money laundering crimes as well, which may subject this operator, as well as others in the future, to harsher sentences when criminal cases are brought against them.Īfter ACE identified the operator located him in the remote countryside of Peru in March, the operator turned over all related domains to ACE, which are now redirecting to the Watch Legally section on the ACE website.

#Who shuts down pirated movie websites crack#

This speaks volumes about ACE’s ability to crack current cases utilizing years of past gathered intelligence and highlights the global, strategic approach that determines our actions around the world.” “The successful action against the operator of was only made possible because of evidence that we gathered from previous operations conducted in other countries in Latin America. “This is a huge win for the ACE team based in Latin America as we work to protect the legitimate digital ecosystem throughout the region,” said Jan van Voorn, Executive Vice President and Chief of Global Content Protection for the Motion Picture Association. The site was also particularly popular in Mexico, where it was the 54th most popular site in March 2022 with higher numbers of visits than, and. With 1.5 million of these visits originating from the United States, it was the 15th most popular streaming site in North America last year. The site had 383.5 million visits in the past six months and averaged 68 million visits per month during the last six months with nearly 75 million visits in February 2022 alone. was ranked as the second-largest rogue Spanish-language website in the entire Latin American region. ACE is the world’s leading coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal ecosystem and reducing digital piracy The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) has officially announced the closure of Peru-based piracy operation, one of the largest illegal providers of on-demand audiovisual content in the world.