Surfthechannel

Surfthechannel.com was a popular link website for people seeking TV shows and movies.{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-33481175.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105233800/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-33481175.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 5, 2013 | title=The film industry fights back | publisher=The Irish Times | accessdate=August 23, 2012 | author=Boyd, Brian}} It had over 400,000 visitors a day. While the site hosted no videos, it organized a collection of links that made it popular with those seeking content. At the site's peak in mid-2009 it generated up to £50,000 ($78,500) per month in advertising revenue,{{cite web | url=https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/08/private-justice-how-hollywood-money-put-a-brit-behind-bars/ | title=Private justice: How Hollywood money put a Brit behind bars | date=17 August 2012 | publisher=Ars Technica | accessdate=August 23, 2012}} and was more popular than Facebook.{{cite web | url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-299937732.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106001553/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-299937732.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=November 6, 2013 | title=Four years' jail for web film pirate; SENTENCE | publisher=The Mirror (London, England) | accessdate=August 23, 2012 | author=Byrne, Paul}} It was shuttered by Federation Against Copyright Theft and its operator, Anton Vickerman, was tried, convicted and sentenced to four years in jail by a private party prosecution under British law. In November 2012 Anton Vickerman admitted Contempt of Court in relation to material he caused to be published on the Internet on sentencing, and he received a further term of imprisonment. {{cite web | url=http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/47579 | title=Internet Pirate's Jail Term Increased For Posting Court Documents Online | publisher=Sky.com | accessdate=November 21, 2012 | author=Holliday, Ruth | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130109023946/http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/article/47579 | archivedate=January 9, 2013 }}