Filesonic Disables File Sharing and Uploaded.to Blocks US Visitors

12 years ago

This could cause problems for most file sharing sites. I use dropbox alot and would have issues if they stopped serving the US. I think the file sharing site would need to be all password protected with some software checking uploads for content or just not allow movies to be uploaded.

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sbucciarel

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by EricHall

This could cause problems for most file sharing sites. I use dropbox alot and would have issues if they stopped serving the US. I think the file sharing site would need to be all password protected with some software checking uploads for content or just not allow movies to be uploaded.

The article I read about Filesonic says that they do have some software file checking capabilities. Nevertheless, they have disabled sharing of files completely.

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Itachi 12 years ago

The direct download era is soon gone...
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Mindz

12 years ago

^^ I can prolly add a couple to that . lol it was bound to happen after SOPA crash .
We just spit in coporate america face with the denial of that .

Thats why i think this happen .

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Paul Myers

12 years ago

Eric,

I use dropbox alot and would have issues if they stopped serving the US.

Dropbox is a whole other animal entirely. In their financial model, downloads are an expense. The money is made from paid access to extra storage.

Do they even have external ads attached to links for shared files?

Pirates will, as a rule, pay for extra download access. Not for extra storage space, unless there's an offsetting payment for popular downloads.

You could pirate files through Dropbox, but that is clearly not the intent of the system, and it's not something even remotely suggested by their marketing. I'd be very surprised if it was any noticeable percentage of their overall use.

Paul

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Mindz

12 years ago

Originally Posted by Paul Myers

Eric,Dropbox is a whole other animal entirely. In their financial model, downloads are an expense. The money is made from paid access to extra storage.

Do they even have external ads attached to links for shared files?

Pirates will, as a rule, pay for extra download access. Not for extra storage space, unless there's an offsetting payment for popular downloads.

You could pirate files through Dropbox, but that is clearly not the intent of the system, and it's not something even remotely suggested by their marketing. I'd be very surprised if it was any noticeable percentage of their overall use.

Paul

agreed !!! I couldn't imagine using dropbox like that . but just think of the power of it . If it could be pull off ! that would be interesting !

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Paul Myers 12 years ago

Originally Posted by Mindz

agreed !!! I couldn't imagine using dropbox like that . but just think of the power of it . If it could be pull off ! that would be interesting !

Let's hope not. It would be just one more example of valuable services being made more expensive and/or less useful by digital parasites.

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- Mindz 12 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Paul Myers
  
  Let's hope not. It would be just one more example of valuable services being made more expensive and/or less useful by digital parasites.
  
  Paul
  
  I think everything we have gone be use for good and bad .
  That's just the way of things in our life . But it could be a
  very good thing if they can stop it from becoming over ran
  by digital parasites bro !
  
  I'm just thinking of the possibilites !! thats all !
  
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visimedia

12 years ago

Oh man... I can't imagine how the future of the internet in near future... seems like SOPA will be a default setting to all countries in near future..

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njaad

12 years ago

Guess the government was waiting for SOPA to pass before going after these sites; but when it became clear that it wouldn't pass, they just did it anyway. So, why do they need SOPA? Seems like they can do this anyway. SOPA would have been a nice justification for them.

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garyv

12 years ago

I think these corporate bafoons need to learn how to harness this technology like Steve Jobs did. People overall are attracted to convenience. People are not thieves at heart, but if you make it easier for someone to take something rather than pay for it, then many people will just take it. That's why entrapment is illegal here in the United States. Because almost everyone will take something if it's made easy enough to take - but that does not make them a criminal.

Steve Jobs has proven, that if you provide convenience, people WILL pay for it.

Not to be mean, because I'm getting up in age myself, but I hope that these old fogies that can't grasp the technology will retire soon - rather than ruin it for everyone else.

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timbarker

Banned 12 years ago

LOL! Their scared that what happens to MegaUpload will also happen to them

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sbucciarel

Banned 12 years ago

I wonder if this will have an impact on Amazon cloud storage. It's very cheap to store files through Amazon and not difficult to share them.

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kencalhn

12 years ago

thanks, this is GREAT news. pirates gotta go. tired o sending hundreds o dmca notices to fs and others

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sbucciarel

Banned 12 years ago

Originally Posted by kencalhn

thanks, this is GREAT news. pirates gotta go. tired o sending hundreds o dmca notices to fs and others

Yeah ... personally, the only interaction I've had with MegaUpload and Filesonic and many other like them is to send DMCAs. Good riddance.

I found my answer to Amazon's MP3 Cloud Storage question though. It's in their TOS.

Use of the Cloud Drive Service

Subject to your compliance with the terms of this Agreement and your payment of any applicable Service fees, we grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable right to use the Service solely for the purpose of storing and retrieving your personal or business files and data that you have the full right and authority to store and retrieve (all such files, "Your Files"). You agree not to use the Service in any other way, including to store, transfer or distribute files of or on behalf of third parties, for any form of file sharing, to operate your own file storage service or to resell any part of the Service. The Service is offered in the United States and we may restrict access from certain locations outside the United States. You can find information on availability here.

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R0meo

12 years ago

its not gone, and i really doubt if ever will.
Some russian and other non us / non EU owned filehosting platforms will become popular again..depositfiles, letitbit oron
most likely rapidshare will gain its popularity once again.
just another opportunity to those unreachable by us jurisdiction to raise again

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kencalhn

12 years ago

yeah, big picture us info-marketers need other ways to strategically counter piracy, mine is including webinars with dvd purchase, so that the bigger part of "what they buy" is not stuff that can be downloaded... though time intensive, I've already got dozens of webinars I've scheduled for this year for customers.

whenever the economy bounces, higher-end coaching will definitely be worth doing as well, though tougher to sell $1,000+ priced coaching programs.

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EricHall

12 years ago

I wonder how this will effect streaming sites that are legal. I would guess they have something that proves they have the rights to the movies.

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EvcRo

12 years ago

Nothing will change, for 1 dead - 10 newborns will take the place
Atm there are no technical capabilities to police the internet effectively

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Vampy

12 years ago

SO guys any alternate you have found of FileSonic? because it seems that its useless for users to use FileSonic now and i am in searching of a good alternate of FileSonic?

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Filesonic Disables File Sharing and Uploaded.to Blocks US Visitors

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