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Originally Posted by longdongsilver
I have emailed them already inviting them to explain why the larger ones with the same business model are allowed to continue even though these larger file lockers are hosting a lot more illegal content than the smaller ones that they are closing down.
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It's a simple answer, and already been provided by myself and others.
Larger, long established, file lockers can show they also have LEGITIMATE clients as well as the offenders. Because they have been around longer, they have a longer track record, and for each offender, they can show you 10 clean guys not doing it. In the end, it's a numbers game.
The smaller piss ants that were set up SOLELY for content theft can't do this. If you are approached and told your whole business model is built on this concept, and can't refute it. Then you're out of business. Many of those being knocked out easily had affiliate programs rewarding content uploaders. Which would back up the claims of knowingly supporting the offense.
When a merchant bank, paypal, whatever looks into a business based on a third party making claims, they are going to look at the "whole picture" typically. Not just the single offense or violation. Exception being serious issues like CP or alike.
If a business, like a file locker, can prove they have a lot of truly legitamate business, and the stuff you are pointing out is actually just isolated offenses, furthermore that they are deleting those users or taking some sort of punitive action..... you are going to fighting that uphill battle.
The smaller one's, as I said, were set up for the sole purpose of content theft. From the sounds of it, this can be easily proven. I doubt they could show a lot of legitimate long time users. In RS case, I bet they can.
All this being said, I do not think that means they are untouchable to the powers of AK. I simply believe that it's going to take a lot more time and effort to build up the case against them. I am sure even now they are revising how they handle DMCA requests and alike to show they are a good, compliant, net citizen.
