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desiprince1212 · 15-12-2005

i have a quick question
is yousendit, rapidshare, megaupload
is that legal or not?

lordfoul · 15-12-2005

If you post illegal or copyrighted files then it's illegal just about everywhere.

*JayC30* · 15-12-2005

Lord is correct though with a service like yousendit you are less likely to get caught as you send the link to people and they are unlikely to report you unlike p2p networks where you can be traced if sharing publicly material that breaks the law. Ofcourse this only applies if you don't have obvious names of things you should not be sending in such a way.

Like some p2p clients they are considered a tool and legal but how you use it may not be and so you are responsible for what you do.

desiprince1212 · 18-12-2005

tru. thanks bro

**Da_Taxman** · 18-12-2005

The service in itself is legal.
However, if the service is used to distribute illegal contents, that act is illegal. If the sole purpose of the service would be the illegal distrubution of digital content, the service would be considered illegal.

The fact that you may or may not get caught sooner does not change the legal status.

15-12-2005	#1 (permalink)
desiprince1212 New on Forum Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	Rapidshare <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> i have a quick question is yousendit, rapidshare, megaupload is that legal or not?

15-12-2005	#2 (permalink)
lordfoul New on Forum Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 6	Re: Rapidshare If you post illegal or copyrighted files then it's illegal just about everywhere.

15-12-2005	#3 (permalink)
JayC30 CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,140	Re: Rapidshare Lord is correct though with a service like yousendit you are less likely to get caught as you send the link to people and they are unlikely to report you unlike p2p networks where you can be traced if sharing publicly material that breaks the law. Ofcourse this only applies if you don't have obvious names of things you should not be sending in such a way. Like some p2p clients they are considered a tool and legal but how you use it may not be and so you are responsible for what you do.

18-12-2005	#4 (permalink)
desiprince1212 New on Forum Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2	Re: Rapidshare tru. thanks bro

18-12-2005	#5 (permalink)
Da_Taxman Senior (non-technical) Admin Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Eindhoven, The Netherlands Posts: 13,565	Re: Rapidshare The service in itself is legal. However, if the service is used to distribute illegal contents, that act is illegal. If the sole purpose of the service would be the illegal distrubution of digital content, the service would be considered illegal. The fact that you may or may not get caught sooner does not change the legal status. __________________ By registering to our forum you accepted our rules and policies (Dutch), so respect CD Freaks by respecting these rules and policies; Please read these helpful tips and links for all (newbies and oldtimers) Please describe your problem as clear as possible in your topic title, so that others can see what it is about and are more inclined to help if it is something they know something about; I do not provide technical support over E-mail or Private Message (emails with such requests will be bounced); Please post your questions as clear as possible, so others can help you get a correct answer sooner; Please use our search, you might get an answer to your question sooner that way; For any forum related issues you can contact me through PM; I don't dislike newbies, just lazy people who expect others to do their work for them.

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