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In October 2019, Openload agreed to shut down after the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) took legal action against them in Germany. 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,
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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. Streamango domains also redirect to ACE's website.
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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.
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links to Openload. In April 2019, Openload stopped paying uploaders as part of its affiliate program. In June 2019, Openload's main
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In 2017, Openload was criticized for using their users' browsers to mine the
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reports they generated. The domain was later reinstated by Namecheap.
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website that shut down in 2019 after legal action by the
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Message that appears on openload.co after the takedown
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in July 2015, and fully launched as of October 2015.
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October 23, 2015. Archived from 171:In 2018, Openload was listed as a 14: 550:Maddus, Gene (October 31, 2019). 488:Maxwell, Andy (April 19, 2019). 39: 361:"Crypto-Streaming Strikes Back" 297:Maxwell, Andy (July 26, 2016). 194:, openload.co, was suspended. 115:. The site was designated as a 1: 1543:Former video hosting services 139:Openload was available as an 150:due to the large number of 1584: 1396:Sony Entertainment Network 67:October 31, 2019 1411:Streamworks International 1044:Microsoft Movies & TV 650: 33: 24: 1236:Global Wrestling Network 164:, using code similar to 1032:YouTube Movies & TV 1517:WWE Classics on Demand 1502:Warner Archive Instant 1211:Disney Movies Anywhere 558:. 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Index


Screenshot of a file's download page on Openload
File-sharing
Dissolved
file-sharing
Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment
advertising
cryptojacking
notorious market
copyright infringement

open alpha
Namecheap
DMCA
cryptocurrency
Monero
Coinhive
notorious market
Hulu
Reddit
shadowbanning
domain name
Megaupload
4shared
"openload"
"openload"
the original
"Openload Domain Suspended By Namecheap"
Archived
"Billions of video site visitors unwittingly mine cryptocurrency as they watch"

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