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Kickass Torrents -- the world's top website for illegally sharing movies, TV shows and music -- has been taken down by the U.S. government.

The website's alleged owner, Artem Vaulin, a 30-year-old Ukrainian man, was arrested in Poland on Wednesday.

The international bust is a massive blow to the online torrent community, where millions of people share copyrighted material without paying for it.

It also shows how American law enforcement is ramping up its efforts to combat copyright infringement.

Governments have been pressured in recent years by entertainment giants -- including Sony Pictures, the Walt Disney Company (DIS), Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Universal Music Group -- to crack down on digital piracy.

Full article: http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/21/technolo...s-torrent/