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Mediafire does not permit password protected files in its free accounts. This limitation does not apply to paid accounts, but the entire notion behind this policy is offensive.

Thank you. I already have Bitcasa's Infinite drive. It works, but the Windows desktop application is buggy and slow. Uploading even a 600 MB file from the desktop application takes forever. The web interface is faster, but if left to its own the browser (FF19) re-uploads the same file again...

Backup strategy on DMCA compliant file host Hello I have a lot of files I want to backup, and I already have RS but I am considering a good *additional* alternative for personal backup. It is not for file sharing but only for personal storage. My problem is that some of my files may have...

Whether encryption is necessary depends on Rapidshare's future policy and the legal landscape. The law does not now require a file host to inspect user uploaded content, but just in case that the law was to change, it is better with encryption. Rapidshare has done much to placate...

Rapidshare is fine as storage, but make sure that you repack all files so that they get new unique MD5 hashes, and don't share the links with anyone. Rapidshare bans files from their system according to MD5 hash, and they crawl forums and publicly accessible sources for copyright infringing...

Complete idiocy, and not even Paypal is going to accept such a ridiculous demand. First, let's discuss what "no piracy" means. Some might assume that no piracy only means stay whithin the law, but SFL like other copyright maximalists argue that the amount of infringing content on a file host...

Except that file hosting is not a piracy product. File hosting is perfectly legal, if the provider stays within the bounds of the DMCA or the safe harbor law applicable in the payment processor's jurisdiction. The amount of infringing content or the number of copyright complaints have no...

People should learn the lesson. Rapidshare has for years had a repeat infringer policy. The policy means that once a user account gets sufficient number of copyright infringement notices, it gets terminated bar the rare circumstances under which the user files a counter notice which...

An IP address does not necessarily identify an infringer. An IP address may lead to a VPN overseas, a residential connection or a household with an open WIFI. So legally you are wrong, a subpoena to the file host would likely only yeeld the IP of the uploader, a port number, timestamp and a MD5...

Just curious, where can one get prepaid Visa and Master cards outside the United States/Canada? I have not been able to find any outlets. There are some very dubious sites selling prepaid CC but I have never dared to touch them. Doesn't Neteller requires any identification of its customers?

Yes, it has, at least as plugin. If you are paranoid, do it by hand and schange your IP according to which account you are uploading to. And for best anonymity, I recommend not buying Rapids with Paypal or CC. Use Ukash, paysafecard or CashU instead.

Yes, but in a criminal case guilt must be proven beyond a reasonable doubt. And in this case it means that it must be proven that the owner of the forum is himself both the uploader and poster of the links. Just a "admission" without more on a forum does not constitute proof. The owner could...

Yes they will. RS marks a file as illegal according to its MD5 hash. In order to qualify for safe harbor, RS must disable systemwide access to a file about which it receives a valid DMCA notice. If user 1 uploads a file to RS, and user 2 subsequently uploads the exact same file (same MD5 hash)...

I understand how Content ID works, at least vaguely, but the files are compressed with WINRAR. Of course, the host could decompress every archive to ascertain its contents, but is it really what's going on here? The filename was descriptive of the work in question, but what if the contents was...

Hello Well, I really no longer use H*file, but I have some files stored in my premium account which runs out in mid 2013. I definitely know I haven't shared the links, and the MD5 sums are likely unique. But some days ago, I got two DMCA notices from H*file concerning files which were...