Big thanks to tee2008j and AngelDeath for the valuable contributions.
This may set some things right, or at least open up the horizon for discussion/examination of the topic.

 

The best option for the moment is http://depositfiles.com/. Bulletupload and turbobit -> low download speeds

you mean mediafire.com, fast up/down speed + no waiting times!

p.s. nice work trying to hide the referral link in the url, but keep in mind that people know this lame tricks by now...

mediafire.com

Mediafire: facts, fiction, fairytales



Source: venturebeat.com/2012/01/22


"Doesn’t incentivize piracy"... my a**.
Since they're obviously US-based and "maintain a good relationship with government bodies", I bet they right now desperately try to nuke all warezfiles on their servers they can grab.

The sense of entitlement in this thread is suffocating.

Nobody here is doing a noble thing by uploading and downloading copyrighted materials. We do it because we either want more than we can afford, or simply because it's there and easy to do. We need food and shelter. We don't need music and games and software.

Whoever thinks they are sticking it to the 1% needs to stop falling for their own lame excuses. The rich are still getting rich. 90% of piracy really just hurts people that are trying to make a living off of their artistic creations (indie bands, stand-up comedians, debut authors, etc.). That other 10% may be taking a hit financially, but they're still making millions (the Kanye Wests, U2s, James Pattersons, Jim Lees, etc.).

So, we steal. Don't try to justify your actions. We're wrong and we all know it. We'll keep doing it though. That's the world we live in. Acts like SOPA are as much our fault as they are the scheming of the super rich, wealthy corporations and the entertainment industry. If there wasn't any piracy, there wouldn't be a SOPA. All of SOPAs little "fascist" riders or "backdoor policies" wouldn't have the very real threat of piracy to hide among.

It was easy to justify piracy when it started. We were all stealing from the rich and giving to the poor. Now we're also stealing from the poor. Don't kid yourself. Just because someone gets a book published or an album released doesn't mean they suddenly have money. Most people in bands work awful day jobs like they rest of us. The clear majority of authors barely get an advance these days. If they aren't a John Grisham or Nora Roberts or J.K. Rowling, you can bet they either have another job or write freelance for whatever magazine will have them.

So, in summary, I think Mediafire is a good alternative. I've never had a problem with them. The speeds are always decent. Anyone that exclusively uses a digital locker site where they get a reward for uploading is a whiner and a baby. You don't deserve any kickback for uploading someone else's creative content. If the person who made it shouldn't get rewarded then neither should you.

Vote Mediafire 2012. Just name your files discreetly.

Why? This will make absolutley NO difference in the speed in which they will remove your files. Trust me, they've nailed enough of mine!

They do not find these files by name. In fact, they don't find them at all.

What happens is this: the author or their representatives search for the book/music/software by name. The posts here come up in the search. A simple look and download and they have the filename (no matter WHAT you have named it). Then they whip up an email to Mediafire or (insert file host name here) and threaten them with legal action if they don't remove 'such-and-such' file immediately. Mediafire or (insert file host name here) then proceeds to delete your file.

See. They didn't have to work at it at all. THAT is how your files get removed from a file hosting site. The name of the file itself is nothing. Oh, an obviously named file might stand out more, but in the end, WHAT you name it really doesn't matter.

hmmm... Could we give each file a password so that the file could only be opened if the person opening it came from the mobilism page that posted it? This would not stop them trawling thru mobilism though, but it might help.

@jayowen, yes, we are all taking from the poor small programming business with mobilism. The people and small businesses that make device software are not microsoft-level businesses. So yes, downloading a new version of Windows doesn't bother me but I have to say doing what we are doing here does bother me somewhat. Most device programs are written by single person concerns. My attitude is this: if I was never going to buy it then the seller has not lost a sale from me downloading it. If it is worth buying then buy it. If not then we end up uninstalling it anyway.

MediaFire: We're not pirates like Megaupload

Closing Megaupload for piracy made an impact. Some file sharing services are retreating, but MediaFire says they have nothing to worry about.

That's the news from MediaFire CEO Derek Labian in an interview in VentureBeat. "We don't have a business built on copyright infringement," says Labian. He also slammed Megaupload for "making a ridiculous amount of money with ridiculously bad service," noting the closed file sharing provider allowed people to upload free but charged for large downloads, and paid pirates for content.

Yet the news of MediaFire's denouncing Megaupload for promoting piracy, while claiming themselves to be "a legitimate business targeting professionals," caught many by surprise. Also surprising to users? That Labian announced MediaFire how closely he works with the feds, including, "Homeland Security, ICE, and the FBI." This could just be part of complying with various official requests to remove content challenged by copyright holders, but many worry the cooperation goes further.


If anyone needs a source maybe you should read the articles a little better and if not do your own research it is called GOOGLE thanks

sorry about the double post thanks fu58 for putting up some info appreciate it

immortal words from meg the shoplifter

in other news Google is set to become the next AOL control freaks

http://marketingland.com/google-terms-o ... olicy-4293

You're wrong and you don't know it. You don't sound like an author to me. Piracy spreads the work around. The ones that are famous, believe me, they're rich enough. The ones that are not have only to gain with piracy. Especially the authors. That's why a lot of them are for piracy.

Listen to this book author for example http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Qkyt1wXNlI

A lot of my favourite bands, for example, I wouldn't know them if it wasn't for piracy. I would have not just bought their cd without listening to them first. And now I have bought some of their cd's, and I've bought concert tickets to their shows.

It's just bad for MIAA and those idiots because they'd rather fight the world instead of innovating their business model.

EDIT: Oh and just one thing... if you think that small town band you know doesn't make it big time because of piracy... reality check, they're just not that good.

Not really. What I meant by "A simple look and download and they have the filename (no matter WHAT you have named it" is "A simple look at the link (your posted release) and download (of your posted download link) and they have the filename."

Basically, they follow the search engine link to the post here. Then they have the same view of (and access to) the contents of the post and the downloads as we all do. So if we can see it, so can they.

wupload and depositfiles seem working well

mediafire best option