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Filesharing web site sued to reveal infringing users
FILESHARING WEB SITE 4Shared has been sued by a company that is trying to obtain the identities of those who allegedly uploaded copyrighted files.
According to Torrent Freak,Modulo Security Solutions filed the lawsuit in US federal court in an attempt to expose the alleged uploader of its confidential documents.
4Shared is thought to be the largest filesharing web site with 10 million registered users and more than 2.5 billion page views each month. The web site already allows rightsholders to send takedown notices to remove copyrighted files that they claim were posted without permission.
Modulo told the court that it plans to take civil action against the alleged uploader for copyright infringement related offenses, and it needs 4Shared to hand over their personal details for it to do so.
The company said that although 4Shared removed the files, 4Shared would not release information on users without a court order.
The lawsuit was filed "ex parte" so 4Shared would not be notified about the legal proceedings, as Modulo didn't want the cyberlocker to delete the information before the case came to court.
The complaint said, "Petitioner submits this petition on an ex parte basis because the information that it seeks from Respondent is highly susceptible to deletion or otherwise may be destroyed, either intentionally or inadvertently."
Although the lawsuit is different than traditional 'piracy' cases that have come up in the past, the 4Shared case could be watched closely by other copyright holders. If 4Shared is ordered to hand over its customer information including names and IP-addresses, other rightsholders might adopt the same tactic to pursue alleged 'pirates' in the future. µ
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I see the media company trolls and shills
are out in force. The more your threaten
the more we torrent.
You post a lot of mindless drivel here under different names advocating death and dismemberment to any infringement. I wonder what your business interests are? I'm sick of you. The copyright legislation is idiocy in progress and is so screwed up no legal system will be able to deal with it. Look at any page on your browser and it's loaded into the cache files (as in copied) As for music and video well, record it off air, off satellite, off pay per view off Netflix WTF is the difference. Spend a few cents and buy your tunes on line (something the movie companies have yet to embrace as in mp4 sales). Oh and lets remove every copy machine in every college and university (and library) while we're at it. Idiot.
And neither is typing with the Caps Lock on.
THATS WHAT THE LIBRARY IS FOR AFTER ALL. I REGULARLY GET HELP TO STEAL AND ADVICE WHAT IS BEST TO STEAL FROM THE STAFF THERE. THEY CHARGE ME A NOMINAL FEE FOR THE ACCESS CARD BY WHICH ALL MY IP THEFTS ARE LOGGED, MY COMINGS AND GOINGS ARE BY DAYLIGHT AND I AM CERTAIN ARE CAPTURED ON SECURITY CAM. THEY REGULARLY GET ALL THE LATEST BLURAYS AND MANY OBSCURE CDS AND DVDS AND I CAN SIGN UP FOR THE WAITING LIST ON ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING I WANT. CONVENIENTLY THEY PROVIDE A PHOTOCOPIER ON WHICH I STEAL LOTS OF BOOKS AND OTHER COPYRIGHTED PRINT MATTER. SURE THEY HAVE A SIGN "PLEASE DONT STEAL FROM THE LIBRARY" BUT THATS JUST FOR SHOW, THE WHOLE PLACE IS GEARED TO ASSIST IP THEFT.
NOW THE GUYS GOING TO JAIL, THEY NEVER STOLE ANYTHING THEY JUST POSTED STUFF UP ONLINE IN A MANNER ALLOWING ANYBODY ELSE TO EASILY STEAL IT. ACTUAL STEALING ISNT THE CRIME, TO FACILITATE OTHER PEOPLE TO STEAL IS THE CRIME AND THE STUPID THING IS THEY GET NO PROFIT FROM IT.
SO YEAH THEY TRUELY DESERVE IRON BAR MOTEL.
I see some more pirates are headed for the Iron Bar Hotel. Enjoy the stay.