RapidShare will not control Uploads

[24online]

its great and bad news...
gr8 for ppl who dont upload illegal files and bad for who upload critically illegal files...

160 million files have already been uploaded to RapidShare. A number that proves, that the world depends on moving important data from A to B. A number that also proves, that RapidShare with its fast and easy services also addresses users that are no computer nerds.
RapidShare is the first technology worldwide that made sending big files so easy, so fast and so secure. The files can be stored as long as needed and can be recalled from anywhere in the world, they are strictly confidential and can only be accessed by the user that originally loaded them up, or alternatively can be distributed among thousands of people quickly and easily.
With a couple of billion page impressions per day we know, that we as a leader will have to pave the way for this new technology. We are aware of the fact that we therefore have big responsibility. If, for example, it had been regulated by law to control all copies before the first photo copier was invented, it is very likely that these machines would have never hit the market. That's why we are doing everything to enable this new technology - which is still very young, but already inspires millions of people every day - to be part of our future and make life more comfortable.
The security of personal data is very important to us, especially in these times. That's the reason why we will not spy out the files that our clients faithfully upload onto RapidShare, not now nor in future. We are against upload control and guarantee you that your files are safe with us and will not be opened by anyone else than yourself, unless you distribute the download link. RapidShare, of course, is against the distribution of illegal files and as soon as we are informed about illegal distribution, we delete these files and put them on a filter. But the general control of uploads is out of the question for us, because we think that especially in these times data privacy comes first.

More news :
http://rapidshare.com/news.html

[Jayanth.M.P]

well, they are looking to do too much in a very short period. First cut of download from 300GB / month to 80 GB / month now they are forcing users to identify themselves to upload.

90% of RS usage in warez....so they will take some beating. But for the software companies and genuine users this is good news.

[dheeraj_kumar]

Wait, I dont get it, whats the news here?

[chesss]

^ I think some court or something had ordered them to shut-down because of (long live)pirated files on their servers.
it cld be related to that...

RapidShare, of course, is against the distribution of illegal files

and I have never ever used pirated software

[victor_rambo]

Seems like a publicity gimmick to me.

[naveen_reloaded]

whts the bad news for illegal uploaders ?? i dont get it

[lywyre]

^^ They have to identify themselves, means, if a content is found to be illegal, the uploader is sure to be screwed !

[dheeraj_kumar]

^^ I just uploaded a test file, and I wasnt ask to register or identify...

[ax3]

wo wo wo ...... rs is getting bad nowadays ........

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Originally Posted by rohan_shenoy

Seems like a publicity gimmick to me.

+1 RS Remains the same. This is just a timepass press release to save their asseses

[Jayanth.M.P]

Originally Posted by dheeraj_kumar

^^ I just uploaded a test file, and I wasnt ask to register or identify...

your file will be automatically deleted after 10 days.

[x3060]

10 days is more than enough these days.

[dheeraj_kumar]

your file will be automatically deleted after 10 days.

Ah, ok, thanks

[VexByte]

There are lots of alternatives for RS. Go for others !

[dheeraj_kumar]

^^ Like mihd.net/ifile.it

Our load balanced cluster of linux dedicated servers allows to offer the following services absolutely free to our users:
Resumable downloads!
Download accelerators are allowed.
No daily / hourly download limitations.
We do not block users by country or ip.
Split archives are allowed! (and encouraged)
No waiting for a download to start (no timers, countdowns etc)
Our users dont have to install anything to download their files (no toolbars, spyware etc)

[axxo]

Originally Posted by dheeraj_kumar

^^ Like mihd.net/ifile.it

But files will get deleted after 30 days for no download.
No such limitation in mediafire.
Mediafire is No.1.

[dheeraj_kumar]

^^ Nope.

Originally Posted by MediaFire

For free accounts, there is currently no time limit on how long uploaded files will be stored as long as you access your account (i.e. login to your account) at least once every 60 days OR at least one of your files is accessed (i.e. downloaded) every 30 days.

Originally Posted by MIHD

Guest users, 30 days after last download
Free registered users:
90 days after last download for files below 100MB
30 days after last download for files above 100MB
Note the above limits are not strictly enforced and in reality sometimes takes longer if there's no need and plenty of storage available at times

[axxo]

Originally Posted by dheeraj_kumar

^^ Nope.

Still, it doesn't make any difference, 90 days is the max. Files uploaded in august will not be available in november if no download counted for the period.

In mediafire, store it forget it, available even after couple of years atleast for my files.

[Megan]

Originally Posted by lywyre

^^ They have to identify themselves, means, if a content is found to be illegal, the uploader is sure to be screwed !

If you call

sdkfjfsdfsdkflj@wthgnlkl.fnkdfjk

"identifying themselves"...

In practice all uploads on RapidShare are still anonymous!
They don't even want valid e-mail addresses like other file-hosters. The only thing that has changed is that now you need to click on "create collectors account" and enter a text-string containing an "@" and a dot in the e-mail-address box to enable unlimited downloads.

[VexByte]

Originally Posted by axxo

Still, it doesn't make any difference, 90 days is the max. Files uploaded in august will not be available in november if no download counted for the period.

In mediafire, store it forget it, available even after couple of years atleast for my files

Agree with you. Mediafire is the best.