KYIV/PRAGUE -- In late January 2012, authorities in Ukraine shut down one of the most notorious websites in the world for illegally downloading films, television shows, and other intellectual property. Police seized 200 servers and more than 6,000 terabytes of data.
It was hailed as major progress in coping with Ukraine’s chronic problems in the area of intellectual-property rights.
Yet by February 2, 2012, the website was up and running again, reviving suspicions that the organized-crime groups behind such piracy in Ukraine are protected by highly placed officials.
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