File sharing service RapidShare ordered to filter content
But Rapidshare has never gained the respect that sites like YouSendIt have. YouSendIt provided a similar service, but it's aimed at sending files to just a handful of users. RapidShare, on the other hand, has become popular with users who upload copyrighted software, music, and movies. And today the company could be paying the price of allowing users to get away with those activities.
A German court is ordering Rapidshare to remove about 5,000 songs from its servers. The lawsuit was brought by GEMA, a group representing copyright holders. The court has ruled that Rapidshare must begin filtering content to prevent users from sharing any songs from artists covered by GEMA. The court estimates the value of those songs at about 24 million Euros (roughly $34 million).
Of course, it's pretty difficult to filter content on a site like Rapidshare, where users can easily ZIP files, change file names, or make other small changes to trick any filtering software that's put in place. I guess we'll have to see if Rapidshare ties to take any steps toward implementing content filters, and if the court decides that a good faith effort is good enough. Or maybe Rapidshare will just appeal the ruling.
[via TechCrunch]
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figment said 6:15PM on 6-24-2009
not too hard to encrypt a .rar file
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NyaR said 6:15PM on 6-24-2009
Exactly what I was thinking. A large number of files are password protected. Though most people are not encrypting filenames at the moment, it is not hard for them to adjust - only a checkbox away.
mer2329 said 8:29PM on 6-24-2009
Rapid Share SUX
it Limits its premium users (aka the users who Pay)
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NyaR said 7:59AM on 6-25-2009
and that makes it suck? Good things are rarely free..
Besides, there are tools like Rapget and Rapidshare Downloader which bypass this to an extent.
Mark said 11:32PM on 6-24-2009
Bandwidth costs money, and the amount people use with services like that is a LOT. You don't expect them to be unlimited do you? The limit is more than reasonable unless you're up to no good.
mer2329 said 7:59AM on 6-25-2009
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i dfont want my downloads to have a limit
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