German Lawyer Speaks About Risks of Using One-Click File Hosters
At the end of last month, we highlighted a very interesting case where Rapidshare sent personal information to rights holders of an uploader who leaked the latest Metallica album prior to the release date. Gulli has been covering the case for quite a while and has now asked a German lawyer what his thoughts [...]
Report – Rapidshare Gave Personal Information to Rights Holders to Assist Home Raid of Uploader
For a while, Rapidshare was becoming an alternative to BitTorrent. The speeds were great because you are connected to a server and there’s plenty of content to get through different search engines throughout the web. For one user, who evidently uploaded Metallica’s Death Magnetic album days before it’s official street date release, it [...]
German Book Publishers Want to Add Rapidshare to ISP Blacklist
Two days ago, we pointed to a story about the German government forcing ISPs to agree to a web filtering program in the country. There were fears that the filters would be used as a tool for censorship – it clearly didn’t take long for that to happen.
A report from German news site Heise.de [...]
ZeroPaid Interviews FilesTube – a Web Search Tool for Files
There’s a website currently growing in popularity that might be able to find that song you are looking for without installing a p2p client. This website is called FilesTube.
As many are aware, there are places one can use to search for a file hosted on sites like Rapidshare and MegaUpload. There are also [...]
Rapidshare Loses in Court – Must Proactively Remove Copyrighted Content
The long awaited court ruling has arrived and it may be very bad news for the ever-present content hosting website Rapidshare. A court ruled recently in Germany that the website must not only take down content based on a legal claim, but proactively take down copyrighted content on it’s own.
It was only yesterday that [...]
Rapidshare.de Reborn As Rapidshare.com; Introduces Free Collector Accounts
Rapidshare.de, one of the most popular site for sharing really big files on the internet, has rebranded itself as Rapidshare.com. A good news is that if your uploaded file on Rapidshare gets popular, you automatically qualify for a free premium rapidshare account which means no limit on file downloads or any waiting time.
While Rapidshare AG [...]
