engine - 5:06 pm on Jan 2, 2013 (gmt 0)

Gougou, one of China's most notorious pirate content search engines, has been shut down. It follows the site being added to a US blacklist. The site was run by Chinese web firm Xunlei, which had previously planned to float on one of the US stock exchanges. The share sale was abandoned last year due to piracy concerns. Some experts think the closure could be part of fresh flotation attempt.Chinese Pirate Content Search Engine Shut Down [bbc.co.uk]