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Originally Posted by Format C:
Rapidshare doesn't sell goods, not even files. Rapidshare rents disk space, and give a code to access it.
The user of that space can give that code to other people to let them read that storage.
Someone may use it for spread illicit material. But it's not at all it's purpose.
Trying to give them responsibility of piracy is like to try the landlord for partnership in crime because his tenant is a criminal.
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You are misrepresenting their business model. They don't rent disk space to people and provide code to access it.
Here is what they do. They allow people to load anything they want on their servers for free, and they allow everyone else to download those files for free. However, downloaders can also pay a fee to download the files quicker if they want. That is how they make money. Plus, if you are one of the people that uploads files that other people download a lot then they give you free access to their quicker downloads.
I know how their system works because I've used their free service before. I was stealing. I guess I'm just one of those weird people who is dishonest enough to steal, but honest enough to admit it.
I'm not going to lie to others, or to myself, and try to justify stealing based on some convoluted logic about an illegitimate business occasionally getting listed in the yellow pages, or a legitimate file occasionally getting listed on Rapidshare.