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Surfthechannel.com was a popular link website for people seeking TV shows and movies.<ref name="Boyd">{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-33481175.html | title=The film industry fights back | publisher=The Irish Times | accessdate=August 23, 2012 | author=Boyd, Brian}}</ref> It had over 400,000 visitors a day.<ref name="Boyd"/> While the site hosted no videos, it organized a collection of links that made it popular with those seeking content.<ref name=Ars /> At the site's peak in mid-2009 it generated up to £50,000 ($78,500) per month in advertising revenue,<ref name=Ars>{{cite web | url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/private-justice-how-hollywood-money-put-a-brit-behind-bars/ | title=Private justice: How Hollywood money put a Brit behind bars | publisher=Ars Technica | accessdate=August 23, 2012}}</ref> and was more popular than [[Facebook]].<ref name="Mirror">{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-299937732.html | title=Four years' jail for web film pirate; SENTENCE | publisher=The Mirror (London, England) | accessdate=August 23, 2012 | author=Byrne, Paul}}</ref> It was shuttered by [[Federation Against Copyright Theft]] and its operator, [[Anton Vickerman]], was tried, convicted and sentenced to four years in jail by a private party prosecution under British law. In November 2012 Anton Vickerman admitted Contempt of Court in relation to material he caused to be published on the Internet on sentencing, and he received a further term of imprisonment. <ref name="Holliday">{{cite web | url=http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/47579 | title=Internet Pirate's Jail Term Increased For Posting Court Documents Online | publisher=Sky.com | accessdate=November 21, 2012 | author=Holliday, Ruth}}</ref> |
'''Surfthechannel'''.com was a popular link website for people seeking TV shows and movies.<ref name="Boyd">{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-33481175.html | title=The film industry fights back | publisher=The Irish Times | accessdate=August 23, 2012 | author=Boyd, Brian}}</ref> It had over 400,000 visitors a day.<ref name="Boyd"/> While the site hosted no videos, it organized a collection of links that made it popular with those seeking content.<ref name=Ars /> At the site's peak in mid-2009 it generated up to £50,000 ($78,500) per month in advertising revenue,<ref name=Ars>{{cite web | url=http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/private-justice-how-hollywood-money-put-a-brit-behind-bars/ | title=Private justice: How Hollywood money put a Brit behind bars | publisher=Ars Technica | accessdate=August 23, 2012}}</ref> and was more popular than [[Facebook]].<ref name="Mirror">{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-299937732.html | title=Four years' jail for web film pirate; SENTENCE | publisher=The Mirror (London, England) | accessdate=August 23, 2012 | author=Byrne, Paul}}</ref> It was shuttered by [[Federation Against Copyright Theft]] and its operator, [[Anton Vickerman]], was tried, convicted and sentenced to four years in jail by a private party prosecution under British law. In November 2012 Anton Vickerman admitted Contempt of Court in relation to material he caused to be published on the Internet on sentencing, and he received a further term of imprisonment. <ref name="Holliday">{{cite web | url=http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/47579 | title=Internet Pirate's Jail Term Increased For Posting Court Documents Online | publisher=Sky.com | accessdate=November 21, 2012 | author=Holliday, Ruth}}</ref> |
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== Early Partnerships == |
== Early Partnerships == |
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Revision as of 21:19, 9 February 2017
Surfthechannel.com was a popular link website for people seeking TV shows and movies.[1] It had over 400,000 visitors a day.[1] While the site hosted no videos, it organized a collection of links that made it popular with those seeking content.[2] At the site's peak in mid-2009 it generated up to £50,000 ($78,500) per month in advertising revenue,[2] and was more popular than Facebook.[3] It was shuttered by Federation Against Copyright Theft and its operator, Anton Vickerman, was tried, convicted and sentenced to four years in jail by a private party prosecution under British law. In November 2012 Anton Vickerman admitted Contempt of Court in relation to material he caused to be published on the Internet on sentencing, and he received a further term of imprisonment. [4]
Early Partnerships
Vickerman claims that in the site's early days he had formed partnerships with the likes of Warner Bros, Discovery Channel, and A&E Television Networks.[5]
References
- ^ a b Boyd, Brian. "The film industry fights back". The Irish Times. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- ^ a b "Private justice: How Hollywood money put a Brit behind bars". Ars Technica. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- ^ Byrne, Paul. "Four years' jail for web film pirate; SENTENCE". The Mirror (London, England). Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- ^ Holliday, Ruth. "Internet Pirate's Jail Term Increased For Posting Court Documents Online". Sky.com. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
- ^ Arthur, Charles (August 16, 2012). "Surfthechannel owner launches furious attack on anti-piracy prosecution". London: The Guardian. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
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