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06-23-2007, 11:49 PM
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| Title: Apprentice
Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 222 Location: Kingsport, TN  
| You can post links to the files, however, I'd do my best to ensure they links are to legal software downloads and the like. These type of websites are huge pirating resources, so I'd use caution.  | ||||
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06-24-2007, 01:06 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 150 Location: England | If you feel you don't want to allow them add them to the word censor. EG: When posted rapidshare.com/files would become "*Link against the rules*" or something  It's easier than removing them seperately.
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06-24-2007, 03:10 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 9 | Thanks guys, I do want to allow them. I suppose a better question would be, what if something that is linked does end up to be "illegal". Would I be held liable? Would I be approached with a friendly "please remove this link from your website", or would I be slapped with a law suit? Thanks again. | ||||
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06-24-2007, 11:50 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 10,246 Location: Athens, GA   | Legally, yes, I do think that you could get in trouble for it...You don't have to host the files to get in trouble...If you are allowing your members to discuss and share illegal content, then you can get in trouble for it. That's like having people at your house to set up a crime but not actually selling them the guns to carry it out. More than likely, you won't get in trouble...In fact, Rapidshare doesn't get in trouble for this stuff because they are "unaware" that users are hosting illegal content. When they do "discover" illegal content, they remove it. That's how they get around it.
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07-31-2007, 02:38 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 99 Location: Uk | For RapidShare: 1-Click Webhosting, use something like: Protect Your RapidShare Files - Warez (Games, Porn, Music, Software). That way your safe even if it's bad content.
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01-22-2008, 11:49 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Ireland | its depends where you are hosted, you can legally link to warez hosted on sites such as rapidshare if your hosted offshore  My site is completely legal because of that fact. Remember its not whats on your site, its where its hosted! | ||||
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01-23-2008, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 82 Location: California, USA | Just a heads up, I know A LOT of people who created very successful file sharing communities (files which were hosted on websites like rapidshare) and all of them were shut down. I understand that your community may or may not be dedicated to file sharing, but it still has the potential of being "investigated." To be honest, I think Ryan put it best. I just thought I'd let you know that I've been a part of a number of communities in which were shut down due to this kind of content. | ||||
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