The second Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets report from the United States Trade Representative (USTR) names The Pirate Bay, Megaupload and Russian social network VKontakte alongside others.

According to Torrentfreak, the list is based on input from rights holder lobby groups including the RIAA and MPAA.

"These are marketplaces that have been the subject of enforcement action or that may merit further investigation for possible intellectual property rights infringements. The scale and popularity of these markets can cause economic ...