Rapidshare Unsafe For Uploaders


	Rapidshare Unsafe For Uploaders

aerynvala

4-26-2009 11:17 PM

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file sharing, rapidshare, internet, copyright

aerynvala says:

I was wondering how long it would take for the mafIAAs to start in on the fileshare/hosting sites. Honestly, I am surprised it took this long. Torrents are (technologically) harder to track. Sites like rapidshare are pretty unambiguous.

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