Kat.ph Taken Down By IPOPHL

Kat.ph, a popular torrent website, has been taken down by the Philippine government.

Kat.ph Taken Down IPOPHL

The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), the government agency mandated to administer and implement State policies on intellectual property, issued a temporary restraining order following a copyright infringement complaint filed by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry Inc (PARI).

PARI alleges the website of illegally using Original Pilipino Music (OPM), which has caused "irreparable damages" in the industry.

The TRO, which prompted local domain registrar dotPH Domains to halt its service to Kat.ph, will last for 72 hours and may be extended to 20 days if Kat.ph files a memorandum.

Kat.ph's previous web address was kickasstorrents.com. Talks on Facebook say the website has migrated to another address following the IPOPHL take down.