Kino.to was among the 100 most-visited websites in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The movie streaming portal is particularly popular in German-speaking countries. Police raided several residential addresses and data centers linked to the site. The site was pulled offline by a joint police operation involving officers from Germany, Spain, France and the Netherlands. The German Federation Against Copyright Theft (GVU) claims the site made significant revenue through a parasitic business model”]
Source: https://torrentfreak.com/kino-to-raided-in-massive-police-operation-admins-arrested-110608/