And we've had some very generous donations. The most generous donation has come from Manwin. I've been asked to not say how much it was, but while it was not a considerable amount of money, it was the most generous that we have received. Now, I am only surmising, but my guess is that Fabian is throwing money at a few different efforts and seeing which ones stick, so we may receive another donation from him; we may not.
A few have also provided recurring donations. Nautilus, for instance, is providing $250 a week until the 6th of December, which is when the chip-in fundraising effort stops
After a lot of research & digging, I have discovered that yes in fact Robert King has been renaming otherwise legal files with illegal titles so he doesn't get burned for uploading them. {fraud} He then makes a screen shot of the alleged "illegal file" & posts them to his site http://stopfilelockers.com/ {slander} Implying that Paypal sells "bestiality" & "pedo". He digs another hole by posting email replies from Paypal violating their email privacy policy. http://coldcopy.com.au/paypal-merry-go-round-complaints-ignored/
I looked up a few definitions regarding the content on his sites & his conduct then sent him robert[at]fastwebdomination.com, robert[at]adplus.com.au the following letter:
Robert King,
It has come to my attention that you have been manipulating payment processors with fraudulent pretenses. I intend to collaborate with file host site owners, affiliates, & premium membership purchasers to file a class action law suit. Allegations & actions sought may include, but not limited to:
1.) Computer Fraud and Abuse Act: 18 U.S.C. § 1030(e)(2), 18 U.S.C. § 1030(a)(2), 1151, S.Rept. 112-91 § 2111, 18 U.S.C. 1030, 18 U.S.C. § 1030(d)
2.) Electronic Communications Privacy Act: 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510
3.) Communications Act: 47 U.S.C. §§ 553 and 605
4.) National Stolen Property Act: 18 U.S.C. § 2314
5.) Misrepresentation of © claimant: § 202.3(a)(3)(ii)
I will also work with Paypal providing proof of your fraudulent activities, violation of privacy policy, & recommend that they seek legal action against you.
To which he has not replied.
Complete idiocy, and not even Paypal is going to accept such a ridiculous demand. First, let's discuss what "no piracy" means.
Some might assume that no piracy only means stay whithin the law, but SFL like other copyright maximalists argue that the amount of infringing content on a file host or the number of infringement claims are equivalent with facilitating piracy.
No service provider can't even hope to comply with such a condition unless it (1) Implements filtering/monitoring of all uploaded files; (2) Bans use of file encryption; (3) Require paper identification before any user is granted the privilege to upload/download and (4) Bans any anonymous use -- including free accounts and connections from VPN or IP obfuscating services.
Your proposal is therefore unworkable, unless you expect Paypal and other processors also to ban VPN, proxy and other services who can't guarantee no piracy.
Your logic proves in a nutshell why The Pirate Party's criticism of copyright enforcement is well founded.
Copyright enforcement can't coexist with the right to privacy and anonymity.
Your side got almost all it wanted in the DMCA, and even now you are bitching about the safe harbor being "unfair" to copyright holders.
If you want to take down anything, you can send the file host a valid DMCA notice. And if it's too expensive for you, perhaps you should hire more staff or find another job.
SFL and AK are pathetic
The problem i believe is that filehost scrpts haven't been prepared for this.According to me the following could be done by filehost
1.Prevent file uploads based on filenames.
For e.g AK will upload file to your site with filename "Bestiality"
If you prevent any file Upload that has "Bestiality" word in it, AK strategy fall-->No screenshot for paypal -->Beat the dust
I believe that others have also point out many proofs how AK is fucking every filehost with false allegation
Lets combine efforts and prevent this fucker from destroying businesses
I would really LOL if he tries to attack rapidshare IMAO
You have requested information about stopfilelockers.com website.
Unfortunately we removed it for violations.
Report it:
abuse@tppwholesale.com.au
19661837@tickets.hostgator.com
2:23 PM (2 hours ago)
to me
Hello,
Regarding Electronic Communications Privacy Act: 18 U.S.C. §§ 2510, sites hosted on Hostgator.com's service(s) are regulated only by U.S. law. Given this fact, and pursuant to Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act. The language of Section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act fundamentally states that Internet services providers like Hostgator.com and many of hostgator.com's other web hosting services and brands are republishers and not the publisher of content. Our service merely provides a hosting platform and space on which to host content, and any creation or publication of content on our services is the sole responsibility of the third-party user which creates or publishes the content. Therefore, Hostgator.com should not be held liable for any allegedly defamatory, offensive or harassing content published on sites hosted under Hostgator.com's web hosting service(s).
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