Comments on: 4Shared Sued To Reveal Identify of Infringing Users

By: jarze

jarze — Tue, 29 May 2012 23:31:00 +0000

Only thing that surprised me, was this “the largest file-sharing website on the Internet”. Never would have guessed, if it’s indeed even true.
Though I doubt it can’t be true (anymore) because all I get is “You should Sign Up or
Login to download this file” when trying to download anything there.

By: Bobbyjcoulter

Bobbyjcoulter — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 17:20:00 +0000

also be aware of cases such as Bittersweet Symphony by the Verve. The Rolling Stones sued the hell out of them claiming that it was their song when infact it sounds nothing like their song (which they did infact rip off of an old blues song (which was itself an interpretation of a slaves cotton field work song)) the closest the stones had to this song was a string quartet that covered their song. The major labels used this as a stepping stone to sue. The corporations essential steal then claim it was stolen from them

By: arbitrage789

arbitrage789 — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 04:56:00 +0000

If the guy who uploaded the document really wanted to cause harm, he wouldn’t need to use a file sharing website. An employee of Modulo Security Solutions (the company at issue) would know who the people are who could benefit from the information; he could just give it to them directly. By the same token, how many people who come to 4shared.com are looking for highly technical documents on security systems?

By: JustARandomPasserby

JustARandomPasserby — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:42:00 +0000

Well quite frankly it isn’t 4shared’s entire fault. I mean, there IS a “TERMS OF AGREEMENT” that users HAVE TO supposedly READ but very very few people ever do so and I’m pretty sure that they say something about the “copyright stuff” and the likes. Using 4shared means that YOU do AGREE to those terms. So there.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:46:00 +0000

America. The evil of the world rests on your shoulders, America.

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4Shared Sued To Reveal Identify of Infringing Users — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:30:23 +0000

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By: Morning Coffee with David Farrell, January 6

Morning Coffee with David Farrell, January 6 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 08:24:11 +0000

[...] > NEW YORK: 4Shared, the largest file-sharing website on the Internet, has been sued in an attempt to reveal the identities of the person or persons who uploaded copyrighted files. The case was filed at a US federal court by Modulo Security Solutions, who are trying to identify the alleged uploader of confidential documents belonging to the company. If successful, the case may have implications for others who share copyrighted files on cyberlockers. While the nature of the case is different from traditional media piracy, its outcome will be watched closely by copyright holders currently suing BitTorrent users. n their complaint Modulo is only asking 4Shared to identify the uploader(s) of the files, not those who have downloaded them. — TorrentFreak [...]

By: echoman

echoman — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:44:00 +0000

i’m working on it i have quite a few examples, lol.

By: Damien

Damien — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:57:00 +0000

Well, if you’ve never heard of them, they must not be real!

By: Rob8urcakes

Rob8urcakes — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:03:00 +0000

lol, but so damned true – AND so damned scary too :o
Please accept my sincere thanks for the fix.