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How RapidShare Plans To Avoid MegaUpload's Fate

Posted by samzenpus on from the easy-now dept.

concealment writes "On November 27, RapidShare will start putting a tight cap on outbound downloads for its free users. Paid members will still have 30 gigabytes in outbound downloads per day, but everybody else will be capped at one gigabyte. The change is expected to further deter pirates from using RapidShare to distribute copyright material on a large scale."

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  1. This sounds like a money grab by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Why would this reduce piracy more than it would reduce legitimate uses?

    1. Re:This sounds like a money grab by kontos · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Probably wont, but it is win/win. They can "do something" about the pirates, and get a bump in revenue from the few pirates that will pay for an account to get around the restrictions.

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      SM MBL-VIR looking 4 SIG 4 LTR. must be DDF, no 420, SD ok.
    2. Re:This sounds like a money grab by pla · · Score: 3, Insightful

      One who needs some manner by which they can pay for that which they're registering.

      Prepaid VISA cards FTW - No one online gets my "real" contact info unless I need something physically shipped to me - And even then, I almost always have it shipped to my work address c/o my phone extension - Technically enough to ID me with two court orders (merchant and my employer), but good luck otherwise.


      Did you miss the part about paying for more upload space/bandwidth, or do you seriously think RapidShare will accept payments via throwing a plain manila envelope full of unmarked bills off a bridge at 2am?

      You do realize this conversation involves a company that used to (maybe they still do, haven't looked in years) accept payments through some sketchy Russian "bill it to your phone via SMS" processor, right?

    3. Re:This sounds like a money grab by beep54 · · Score: 3, Insightful

      Uh, have you actually tried to use RS? It already seems as tho the interface was designed by insane, autistic children. For this alone, people have stopped using it in droves.

  2. Re:Get your own web site by JackieBrown · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Some roms from my android tablet are 300-400 MB and are hosted on rapidshare.

  3. Won't save them by Hentes · · Score: 3, Insightful

    The example of Megaupload showed that you don't actually have to be convicted. An accusation is enough to ruin a business.