RapidShare Fighting Piracy By Slowing Download Speeds

Posted by Soulskill on Friday February 24, 2012 @05:25AM from the because-piracy-only-goes-fast dept.

An anonymous reader writes "File hosting sites have been under increased pressure since the shutdown of Megaupload — both from law enforcement and from the sudden influx of new users. RapidShare, already dealing with a reputation as a facilitator of piracy, has now instituted a policy they hope will drive pirates away: download speed caps for its free service. According to TorrentFreak, 'RapidShare says that there is a direct link between free users of file-hosting services and copyright infringement. Those who like to pirate prefer not to pay, the company believes, not least because they want to avoid connecting their personal payment details to a copyright-infringing cyberlocker account. Now, there will be those who say that however RapidShare dress it up, the company will be aware that the restrictions will drive users to their premium services to get better speeds. But interestingly RapidShare is now offering ways for users to get faster download speeds without paying a dime — providing those uploading the original files they’re trying to access do some work.'"

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Re:Of, if you DON'T pick just new releases... by P-niiice · 2012-02-24 06:34 · Score: 1, Offtopic

HOLY SWEET JESUS my 43-year-old black ass can get The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Two-Disc Special Edition) for under ten bucks? OMG I'M SO ALL OVER THAT. FUCK PIRACY, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (Two-Disc Special Edition) for under ten bucks is a game changer.