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Openload

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File-sharing website
Openload
Screenshot
Screenshot of a file's download page on Openload
Type of site
File-sharing
DissolvedOctober 31, 2019 (2019-10-31)
URLopenload.co
Current statusShut down

Openload was afile-sharing website that shut down in 2019 after legal action by theAlliance for Creativity and Entertainment. The site was highly-used before its shutdown, making most of its money fromadvertising andcryptojacking. The site was designated as anotorious market and often used forcopyright infringement.

History

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Message that appears on openload.co after the takedown

Openload was available as anopen alpha in July 2015,[1] and fully launched as of October 2015.[2]

In 2016, Openload's domain was suspended byNamecheap due to the large number ofDMCA reports they generated. The domain was later reinstated by Namecheap.[3]

In 2017, Openload was criticized for using their users' browsers to mine thecryptocurrencyMonero, using code similar toCoinhive.[4] Openload earned an estimated $95,000 per month from the mining, while their suspected subsidiary Streamango earned an estimated $7,200 per month.[5]

In 2018, Openload was listed as anotorious market.[6] Openload accounted for more network usage than services such asHulu.[7]

In February 2019,Reddit was found to beshadowbanning links to Openload.[8] In April 2019, Openload stopped paying uploaders as part of its affiliate program.[9] In June 2019, Openload's maindomain name, openload.co, was suspended.[10]

In October 2019, Openload agreed to shut down after the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) took legal action against them in Germany.[11] ACE then acquired all of Openload's domains, which now redirect to a page stating that the site is no longer available due to copyright infringement, along with a warning against subscribing or using illegal streaming services. After a ten second countdown, the page redirects to a page on ACE's website on watching content legally.[12]

Streamango

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Streamango was a similar streaming website, long believed to be operated by Openload. Streamango shut down at the same time as Openload, with the same reasons given.[12] Streamango domains also redirect to ACE's website.

See also

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References

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  1. ^"openload".Virustotal. July 30, 2015. RetrievedAugust 27, 2020.
  2. ^"openload".Wayback Machine. October 23, 2015. Archived fromthe original on 2015-10-23. RetrievedDecember 17, 2020.
  3. ^Maxwell, Andy (July 26, 2016)."Openload Domain Suspended By Namecheap".TorrentFreak.Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. RetrievedDecember 16, 2020.
  4. ^Gibbs, Samuel (December 13, 2017)."Billions of video site visitors unwittingly mine cryptocurrency as they watch".The Guardian.Archived from the original on November 13, 2020. RetrievedDecember 16, 2020.
  5. ^Meshkov, Andrey (December 13, 2017)."Crypto-Streaming Strikes Back".AdGuard.Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. RetrievedDecember 17, 2020.
  6. ^"2018 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets"(PDF).Office of the United States Trade Representative.Archived(PDF) from the original on December 10, 2020. RetrievedDecember 16, 2020.
  7. ^Van der Sar, Ernesto (October 2, 2018)."File-sharing Site Openload Generates More Traffic Than Hulu or HBO Go".TorrentFreak.Archived from the original on November 20, 2020. RetrievedDecember 16, 2020.
  8. ^Van der Sar, Ernesto (February 2, 2019)."Reddit 'Shadowbans' Posts With Openload URLs".TorrentFreak.Archived from the original on November 17, 2020. RetrievedDecember 16, 2020.
  9. ^Maxwell, Andy (April 19, 2019)."Huge Video-Hosting Site Openload Stops Paying Uploaders".TorrentFreak.Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. RetrievedDecember 16, 2020.
  10. ^Van der Sar, Ernesto (June 19, 2019)."File-Sharing Giant Openload Has its Domain Suspended (Updated)".TorrentFreak.Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. RetrievedDecember 16, 2020.
  11. ^Maddus, Gene (October 31, 2019)."Studios Shutter Pirate Site That Got More Traffic Than Hulu".Variety. Variety Media, LLC.Archived from the original on September 18, 2020. RetrievedDecember 16, 2020.
  12. ^abVan der Sar, Ernesto (October 31, 2019)."Openload and Streamango Shut Down by Anti-Piracy Alliance ACE (Updated)".TorrentFreak.Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. RetrievedDecember 15, 2020.
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