This is an accepted version of this page Putlocker is a file hosting index website used for streaming entertainment media, particularly films and television series, for free.

[5] The website's operations officer, Adrian Petroff, found Megaupload's closure worrying, stating "who needs SOPA when a studio exec can make a wish/hit list and sites 'voluntarily' shut down?

"[6] In March 2012, Putlocker was identified by Alfred Perry, vice president for worldwide content protection at Paramount Pictures, as one of the "top 5 rogue cyberlocker services".

[12] On 27 February 2017, the putlockers.ch address was suspended after a ruling by a Tribunal d'arrondissement of Luxembourg in favour of the Belgian Entertainment Association, and the domain ownership transferred to EuroDNS.

[18] In July 2017, the International Business Times reported that "15% of internet users in the UK are either infringing copyright through streaming or illegal downloads, with pirated TV material primarily accessed through Kodi (16%) or Putlocker (17%)".

[23] In October 2018, Franklin was sentenced to 24 days in federal detention for a Class A Misdemeanor followed by a year of supervised release, including 20 hours of community service per week.