The Internet is quickly becoming a less-than-friendly place for people looking to share files with their peers. While, one of last week’s biggest stories wasn’t directly related to Android, you’d better believe the MegaUpload dismantling and arrests are definitely taking a toll on our community.The here-yesterday-gone-today file sharing service was used by many Android developers in the community to distribute their work to the masses. Granted, MegaUpload’s service was surely also used to spread its fair share of pirated material.
The latest news brewing is about FileSonic disabling file sharing for all of its millions of users. The service can “only be used to upload and retrieve files you have uploaded personally,” according to a note posted on the site’s home page. The company has also suspended its affiliates rewards program, which paid users when people downloaded their files. No reason was given by FileSonic for their actions, though many people are obviously linking this situation to MegaUpload.
So, if you’re an Android developer and you’re hosting your files on FileSonic, now is the time to start looking into other options if you want your work to receive any public recognition. One place y0u may want to try is Dev-Host.org, which offers “the ultimate free file hosting service”. Your files can be up to 512mb each, and you can upload up to 10 files at a time using the page’s user-friendly interface. Of course, that is if Dev-Host and every other similar website don’t follow FileSonic’s lead and shut down shop.
What do you think, folks? Is there any way that file sharing can be done in a legitimate manner? Last time I checked, developing and distributing custom Android ROMs didn’t violate any copyright laws, though members of our community are now dealing with the consequences from the actions of those who did. If this is how the future of te Internet is shaping up, I don’t like it one bit.
Source: CNet
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I did a search for
Grand theft auto 3 apk.
It got a ton of sites bootlegging the game.
How is this good for developers
Please explain.
Help me to understand .
Lot of money lot for the developer.
So this past week has been pretty pointless as far as internet freedom is concerned. Massive protest one day, only to have site owners run with their tails tucked the next day. LMFAO this country is just so screwed.
Though piracy does run rampant on file hosting sites, this surely isn’t the answer. MegaUpload probably got yanked because they were blatantly all about sharing bootleg material. They even went as far as to have a video service and all that.
Anyhow, rather than cut all sharing, maybe just get a little stricter on users who are reported for illicit activity. Instead they are eliminating the primary service that legitimate users pay for. After all, we can hope the bootleggers aren’t stupid enough to all be providing financial info to the sites they get warez from…(might as well just send the riaa/mpaa a latitude invite & an email saying “I’m stealin’ yo s***!)
On another note though, I was lucky enough to have paid for FS with Paypal. Figured I’m only a week into the billing cycle, and the service wes no longer “as described”, so I asked for a refund of the prorated amount. Checked my account today to find they issued a full refund! Props for good customer service.