torrentfreak.com - 4/27/2009
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Like many new releases, Metallica’s latest album “Death Magnetic” was uploaded to the popular file hosting service Rapidshare one day prior to its official release date last year. Since users don’t broadcast their IP-address or distribute files to the public directly ...
arstechnica.com - 4/28/2009
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arstechnica.com —
The popular Germany-based file hosting service RapidShare has
allegedly begun handing over user information to record labels...
looking to pursue illegal file-sharers. The labels appear to be making use of paragraph 101 of German copyright ...
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RapidShare hands over user info in Germany, users panic
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Rapidshare Uploader House Raided
D' Technology Weblog —
... their IP-address or distribute files to the public directly though Rapidshare, it came as a surprise when the police raided the house of an uploader a few weeks ago, because the Rapidshare has handed over the personal details of alleged copyright infringers to several major record labels. The information was then used to pursue legal action against the Rapidshare users and at least one alleged uploader saw his house raided.
Full Article: TorrentFreak ...
RapidShare hands over user info in Germany, users panic
Ars Technica —
... (hat tip). This user had uploaded a copy of Metallica's new album "Death Magnetic" to his RapidShare account a day before its worldwide release, causing Metallica's label to work itself into a tizzy and request the user's personal details (if there's anything record labels hate, it's leaks of prerelease albums). It then supposedly asked RapidShare for the user's IP address, and then asked Deutsche Telekom to identify the user behind the IP before sending law enforcement his way. ...
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