In May 2013, Movie2k.to was shut down by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) due to copyright infringement concerns, but shortly after reopened as Movie4k.to.

In 2011, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) classified Movie2k.to as a "notorious market" for piracy in a letter to the United States House of Representatives.

The federal government of the United States had intentions to shut down video directories, such as Movie2k.to; however, some of these proposals were hindered because of their foreign headquarters.

The website had already been blocked earlier that month in the United Kingdom by major ISPs due to copyright infringement concerns.

The IP address, edited significantly on May 30, 2013 shortly after Movie2k.to's closure, was registered to a server in the British Virgin Islands.

[11] The website provides a detailing listing of television programs and films, and aggregates the media content available on the Internet.

[17] In late July 2017, citing a Supreme Court decision allowing ISP blocks for copyright infringement, the Austrian Anti-Piracy Association (VAP) requested that network operators UPC Austria, A1 Telekom Austria, Tele2, and Drei block access to several portals, including Movie4k.to.