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Marlon - Eh kydeon
12:48 pm - 01/21/2012

FileServe & others start deleting files, might block USA IPs, close their affiliate programs



Now other filehosts are running scared. Who's next on the FBI target list?


As many of you are probably aware of, Megaupload was shut down by the Feds. In response to that, Anonymous took down several government and music websites.

What are file sharing affiliate programs?


File sharing hosts pay uploaders with monetary incentives in a variety of ways.

For example, they might pay $35 for 1000 downloads of your files. Or they might pay $15 for every "premium" signup referral you make.

What are they closing these programs?


Most filesharing hosts have legalspeak in their Terms of Service that make users/uploaders responsible for all uploaded content, instead of the host itself.

The monetary incentives offered to uploaders from affiliate schemes could potentially give them massive legal problems.

Due to the Megaupload case (as well as Hotfile & Rapidshare) it has been shown that these Terms of Service loopholes are not considered valid by the USA / FBI.

What the authorities dislike more than rights infringement, is people earning money from rights infringement.


Filesharing Host Tally as of right now




CLOSED



Deleting multiple files. Closed affiliate program.



(Owned by Fileserve) Deleting multiple files. Testing out blocking some USA IP addresses.



(Owned by Fileserve) Deleting multiple files. Testing out blocking some USA IP addresses.



(Owned by Fileserve) No concrete news yet.



Closed affiliate program.



Banned USA IP addresses.



Started suspending accounts with infringing material (doing what Hotfile did)



Closed affiliate program.



Source S2
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hawaii_bombay 21st-Jan-2012 01:57 am (UTC)
Mediafire prayer circle.
lenee91 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
lol!!! This!
cloudy_aozora 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
Kumbaya my lord...
dayfall 21st-Jan-2012 01:59 am (UTC)
LOL
lalikitita 21st-Jan-2012 02:09 am (UTC)
A+
aheadofyourself 21st-Jan-2012 03:28 am (UTC)
LMAO
u_chai 21st-Jan-2012 01:59 am (UTC)
oh lord... i wont survive without it!
kydeon 21st-Jan-2012 01:59 am (UTC)
They will probably still be fine, like Rapidshare and Hotfile.

Since they have no affiliate program and are free.
jinnycalderone 21st-Jan-2012 02:00 am (UTC)

hazel_belle 21st-Jan-2012 02:00 am (UTC)
Don't joke. Please, I do not know what I would do with out it.
spoiled_water 21st-Jan-2012 02:01 am (UTC)
THIS SO MUCH! idk what I'll do
cynth84 21st-Jan-2012 02:01 am (UTC)
Amen. *prays in the corner.*
prettysighs 21st-Jan-2012 02:02 am (UTC)
Ia as I download everything I need.
hobnailedboots 21st-Jan-2012 02:02 am (UTC)
mte if they take mediafire I will use my bereavement to get me out of exams, such will be my mental state
algore_galore 21st-Jan-2012 02:04 am (UTC)
hold me
drfaith101 21st-Jan-2012 02:05 am (UTC)
ia
airyclouds 21st-Jan-2012 02:06 am (UTC)
If that happens, somebody's gonna get hurt, LITERALLY!

Edited at 2012-01-21 02:08 am (UTC)
vehiclesshockme 21st-Jan-2012 02:08 am (UTC)
Don't even mention it! Don't give them ideas!
parisdiorchanel 21st-Jan-2012 02:09 am (UTC)
omg if they take Mediafire I will kill myself.
elvenqueen86 21st-Jan-2012 02:12 am (UTC)
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wow wrong gif, but I think I'll keep it up.

Edited at 2012-01-21 02:14 am (UTC)
lm7185 21st-Jan-2012 02:15 am (UTC)
mte
taiki_kou 21st-Jan-2012 02:25 am (UTC)
=( That's terrible. I love MediaFire.
rogueguy 21st-Jan-2012 02:26 am (UTC)
I would die
malarkiness 21st-Jan-2012 02:26 am (UTC)
I honestly think I'll cry if they take mediafire, holy god
fancycarousel 21st-Jan-2012 02:30 am (UTC)
YAS. MTE
lenra 21st-Jan-2012 02:32 am (UTC)
downloading tons of shit this weekend before this happens tbh, better safe than sorry.
nami86 21st-Jan-2012 02:46 am (UTC)
THIS!
peacockdreamzzz 21st-Jan-2012 02:52 am (UTC)
joining you
megisthesex 21st-Jan-2012 02:57 am (UTC)
FOR FUCKING REAL
dirtyknife 21st-Jan-2012 03:20 am (UTC)
If anything happens to Mediafire I swear to God they will pay.
etacanis 21st-Jan-2012 03:24 am (UTC)
lmao i just fucking CLEARED my mediafire of all my files of a dubious nature. It's still got some important stuff in it though so dear god let it survive this apocalypse. LET IT BE THE COCKROACH.
false_hate 21st-Jan-2012 03:29 am (UTC)
Ugh, I'm screwed without them.
hemsworth 21st-Jan-2012 03:33 am (UTC)
i will fucking cry. i just downloaded some music from them today.
ragdoll246 21st-Jan-2012 04:00 am (UTC)
agreed. squeezing your hands tightly. wow that sounds more sexual than a prayer circle......
kriziasupernova 21st-Jan-2012 07:02 am (UTC)
so glad this is the first comment.
ultra_obscene84 21st-Jan-2012 07:49 am (UTC)
Bite thy tongue! Mediafire is my only outlet for music beside MP3 Skull.
goodbye22 21st-Jan-2012 08:05 am (UTC)
oh god no
my country have already blocked several sites, mediafire is my only source :(
fabouluz 21st-Jan-2012 04:44 pm (UTC)
Mte.
bodea 21st-Jan-2012 08:05 pm (UTC)
lwt's hold hands yall. Ugh.
filmfreakfranco 21st-Jan-2012 01:57 am (UTC)
OMGGGGGGG
piscesvstaurus 21st-Jan-2012 01:57 am (UTC)
2012
jollygoodthat 21st-Jan-2012 02:02 am (UTC)
this is the true apocalypse
trinigren 21st-Jan-2012 02:03 am (UTC)
It's worse than I ever imagined tbh.
deethy 21st-Jan-2012 02:04 am (UTC)
this is worse than the world ending
mimi_kamenashi 21st-Jan-2012 02:33 am (UTC)
mte
lady_rinehart 21st-Jan-2012 02:43 am (UTC)
How did the Mayans leave out the part about the internet in their doomsday prophecy?
sisterjune 21st-Jan-2012 10:08 pm (UTC)
seriously. losing the internet i might as well die in a firey apocolypse!
hahahey 21st-Jan-2012 02:05 am (UTC)
at this point, the world might as well end. this is just torture
lalonde 21st-Jan-2012 02:09 am (UTC)
mte,
deadendqueen16 21st-Jan-2012 02:20 am (UTC)
Nothing could have prepared us for this.
poison_sin 21st-Jan-2012 03:03 am (UTC)
Its official the Mayans were calculating the end of the internet lifespan not the us humans.
wapiko 21st-Jan-2012 03:47 am (UTC)
mte

fml

and any other three letter acronym that is appropriate in this situation
backincharge 21st-Jan-2012 04:54 am (UTC)
Hopefully, at this point.
indignantindigo 21st-Jan-2012 01:57 am (UTC)
>:(
ashe_frost 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
I need an appropriate gif for this.
teacup_humans 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
Stay the fuck away from Mediafire!
isntdaveone 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
NOOO!!!


where am i going to get my shows/music now?

what are some good sites for premium link generators??
lenee91 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
Torrent!
piscesvstaurus 21st-Jan-2012 02:00 am (UTC)
No.

I got a letter from HBO saying I will be sued if I continue downloading Bored to Death.
gypsycaravan 21st-Jan-2012 05:22 am (UTC)
Both Disney & Warner Bros contacted me threatening legal action if I torrented another one of their films. Torrents are even more dangerous that direct downloading.
spike_freak 21st-Jan-2012 02:12 am (UTC)
Download Pando sign up for tv sharing yahoo groups.
marinade 21st-Jan-2012 02:29 am (UTC)
Why not have people PM you stuff because, you're just giving them targets.

SO I HEAR.
hera_bearrra 21st-Jan-2012 04:16 am (UTC)
Convert youtube files to mp3?
go3x 21st-Jan-2012 07:07 am (UTC)
1. Change file names so it's not obvious what file it is.
2. Start encrypting files into zip so file extension is not obvious.
3. Split files into at least 2 rar files so you'd have to download both to know what files it is.
redphilipkenny 21st-Jan-2012 08:46 pm (UTC)
Usenet
muzik_love 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
FUUUUUUUUUCCKKKKK
dancedallnight 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
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isntdaveone 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
vehiclesshockme 21st-Jan-2012 02:13 am (UTC)
I can't look at her now without thinking how much cuter she is without makeup.
starchit 21st-Jan-2012 02:21 am (UTC)
Same here! Shocked, tbh
unique_lilpixie 21st-Jan-2012 03:14 am (UTC)
me too
kurtsacannibal 21st-Jan-2012 05:43 am (UTC)
omg.. where is that gif from?? :O
grande_latte 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
where can i get a uk expat shield thingy so i can still dl stuff
jollygoodthat 21st-Jan-2012 02:04 am (UTC)
just google "expat shield" and the link will come up -- if you have a mac though there's a Firefox ad on called "stealth" that works for me about 50% of the time :/
robinsparkle 21st-Jan-2012 04:09 am (UTC)
icon <3
etacanis 21st-Jan-2012 03:25 am (UTC)
that thing is a piece of shit omfg i used it so i could get christopher & his kind off the bbc iplayer and it was so fucking infuriating
goldenmeans 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
People who run sites like this will always find another way to fuck over the Feds. And for that I applaud them.
lucciolaa 21st-Jan-2012 02:06 am (UTC)
Amen.

Also, I always lol whenever I see your icon. <3 lucifer
expromqueen 21st-Jan-2012 02:10 am (UTC)
yeah i'm trying not to freak out cause i'm sure someone will create another program/site
stellawuzadiver 21st-Jan-2012 02:18 am (UTC)
For real. It's been a rough couple of days, but this fight is unwinnable, LBR.
youbeboy 21st-Jan-2012 02:29 am (UTC)
You're always so wise.
bienenkiste 21st-Jan-2012 03:36 am (UTC)
MTE.
marmar627 21st-Jan-2012 08:51 am (UTC)
I hope you're right bb
theflyingbeet 21st-Jan-2012 08:18 pm (UTC)
Preach!
midnight_lite 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
DAMN. IT. FUCK.
whossoulsister 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
praying nothing happens to mediafire and putlocker
junemeaugust 21st-Jan-2012 02:06 am (UTC)
IA Selena, these are my main 2.

*prayer circle*
lidahbidah 21st-Jan-2012 02:19 am (UTC)
Let's not forget Putlocker's cousin, Sockshare. *crying*
banabee 21st-Jan-2012 02:25 am (UTC)
idk what I'd do without putlocker
kimberwyn 21st-Jan-2012 02:40 am (UTC)
never even heard of this.
alexislex 21st-Jan-2012 05:51 am (UTC)
putlocker/sockshare are probably the best streaming sites.
angel_dust_fury 21st-Jan-2012 03:06 am (UTC)
I'll be a mess without putlocker.
hypermuseic9 21st-Jan-2012 06:06 am (UTC)
i always only use these 2.
shigureblack 21st-Jan-2012 06:09 am (UTC)
If the touch Putlocker I will be a bit pissed. How on Earth will I watch Downton Abbey? I do not want to wait a freaking year!
skky95 21st-Jan-2012 05:41 pm (UTC)
those are my go to sites!

Edited at 2012-01-21 05:41 pm (UTC)
thirteencands 21st-Jan-2012 08:34 pm (UTC)
i only use those two. if they disappear...ide want to think about it.
avpdx 22nd-Jan-2012 08:36 am (UTC)
this is probably a stupid question, but how do you use putlocker? :s
isntdaveone 21st-Jan-2012 01:58 am (UTC)
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