Pirates refuse to die as more torrent clone sites make their way into the internet

The shutting down of Kickass Torrents has proved to be a shocking move for pirates all over the internet, but it seems that they aren't about to give up, as numerous clone sites have been popping up all over the internet to make sure that the functionality of the main sites remains alive.

According to Gadgets 360, clone sites like torrentz2.eu were made to function exactly like Torrentz.eu, which closed down its portals last Friday, following the events that surrounded the shutting down of Kickass Torrents.

The homepage of torrentz2.eu says, "Torrentz2.eu is a clone of Torrentz, a free, fast and powerful meta-search engine combining results from dozens of search engines."

Artem Vaulin, a 30-year-old Ukranian who was allegedly the owner of Kickass Torrents, was detained in Poland and has been charged with four counts of US criminal indictment. His site was then shut down, but shortly after, another clone site of Kickass Torrents was created with the domain name of KAT.am. The clone claimed that they will keep the site alive, but it was reportedly shut down by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) as well.

Though this has proven to be a huge blow for online pirates, many are still adamant in keeping torrent sites online, and if not KAT.am, another will eventually find its way online, much to the dismay of the MPAA.

Aside from online streaming, torrents have become a popular option for file sharing among the online community and have even given access to material that is considered impossible to find before the torrenting trend began.

In recent news, the defense team of Artem Vaulin is asking the U.S. Department of Justice to drop their charges and release him from prison. According to them, Vaulin can't be held liable for the files that pirates have downloaded from his site.