Fileserve: A Bad April's Fool Joke or What?

typoprone · 04-01-12 at 11:40 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by mog22wai

The only reason I still use Fileserve occasionally is because I renewed my membership for 3 months the day before Megaupload crashed in January 2012. When it expires in April, I won't renew. I barely use it as itis. I have subscriptions to Netload & Rapidshare as well, and I'll be adding Uploaded.to shortly.

THIS. I have until August til my 1-year subscription expires, so that's why I've been using it to download files from those rare links that still work. No way will I be renewing.

Valid_Username · 04-01-12 at 11:43 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense

Actually, Fileserve owns FileJungle, Uploadstation, and Filesonic.

Nope... Filesonic and Wupload are separate.

Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense

It wasn't a trick. They were given the go ahead by the government to allow people to download files again, they then went in for a followup, and found that fileserve, once again, had illegal content on their servers, so they were told to shut down the sharing again.

Where did you hear/read this?

StaticSense · 04-01-12 at 11:54 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Valid_Username

Nope... Filesonic and Wupload are separate.

Where did you hear/read this?

Who said anything about Wupload? lol

Also, a while back, it was announced that Fileserve had a month to clean up their servers and remove all copyrighted content, if this was achieved, they were allowed to revert their site back to normal, and avoid charges. They were then told that there would be a followup, where they'd investigate the servers again, so I assume they got caught once again. I heard about this in an article a couple of months ago, don't remember where.

**Gogomonkeygo** · 04-01-12 at 12:12 PM

I think Fileserve likes it's customers a great deal. I believe that they look at all of the users and they think to themselves,

"Boy, those are some good looking people that are using our services. They deserve a good hard f*cking. We should f*ck our users to show them how much we care"

Valid_Username · 04-01-12 at 12:44 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense

Who said anything about Wupload? lol

I did.
Just adding that Wupload and Filesonic were affiliated, but not with FSv/FJ etc.

Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense

Also, a while back, it was announced that Fileserve had a month to clean up their servers and remove all copyrighted content, if this was achieved, they were allowed to revert their site back to normal, and avoid charges. They were then told that there would be a followup, where they'd investigate the servers again, so I assume they got caught once again. I heard about this in an article a couple of months ago, don't remember where.

I'm not 'having a go' about this, just genuinely interested because It's not something I've heard about or can find any trace of.
Personally, I think Fileserve's owner is just trying to balance filling his pockets with filling his panties (with poop) every time he hears about closures or threats.
Why would Fileserve be singled out, and who has the right to dictate terms to them?

StaticSense · 04-01-12 at 01:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Valid_Username

I did.
Just adding that Wupload and Filesonic were affiliated, but not with FSv/FJ etc.

I'm not 'having a go' about this, just genuinely interested because It's not something I've heard about or can find any trace of.
Personally, I think Fileserve's owner is just trying to balance filling his pockets with filling his panties (with poop) every time he hears about closures or threats.
Why would Fileserve be singled out, and who has the right to dictate terms to them?

Sorry Sir, pretty sure I am correct. There are dozens of articles that say Filesonic, FileJungle, FileServe, and Uploadstation are owned by the same people. Here's one for example,

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http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/tech/2012/01/file-sharing-disabled-for-filesonic-fileserve-more/

Who has the right to go into other countries and arrest people under the laws of their country? The US government does. Well, they shouldn't really have the "right", but they do it anyway.

Also, they were not singled out at all, Basically all of the major file hosts were given warnings by the government, telling them to remove copyrighted material or they'd face charges. Many of them were investigated and told that they'd be "checked up on".

Valid_Username · 04-01-12 at 01:21 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense

There are dozens of articles that say Filesonic, FileJungle, FileServe, and Uploadstation are owned by the same people. Here's one for example,

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http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/tech/2012/01/file-sharing-disabled-for-filesonic-fileserve-more/

There's nothing in that article about Filesonic and Fileserve having a shared owner.
If there are "dozens of articles" (hmmm... rubs chin) then they're wrong.
If you followed the threads at Wjunction for example, where the file-host owners actually post(ed) you'd have gained some insight.

**chinta** · 04-01-12 at 01:37 PM

does this really matters now - is it same owner or not?

Valid_Username · 04-01-12 at 02:11 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by chinta

does this really matters now - is it same owner or not?

Not really.

mog22wai · 04-01-12 at 02:41 PM

Just for the record...I don't care for Fileserve...and I won't renew any memberships with them even if they were dependable. I don't think it's fair the way they treated their bread and butter (the uploaders). Maybe they had to cut ties, but thy didn't have to be jerks about it. It's you guys that make one site more popular than another.

kbe2k9 · 04-01-12 at 04:26 PM

I had like one more part of a massive file I was downloading last night when that came up, I was pretty pissed off the least they could do is warn people 24hrs in advance or something.

StaticSense · 04-01-12 at 09:54 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Valid_Username

There's nothing in that article about Filesonic and Fileserve having a shared owner.
If there are "dozens of articles" (hmmm... rubs chin) then they're wrong.
If you followed the threads at Wjunction for example, where the file-host owners actually post(ed) you'd have gained some insight.

Oops, that one only showed that the other ones were connected. I remember seeing it on a bunch of sites though. Even a thread on here:

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http://tehparadox.com/forum/f11/fileserve-others-start-deleting-files-3822564/

I'm actually on Wjunction all the time, especially around the time Megaupload was taken down, and everyone else was in a frenzy. Pretty sure it was posted there too.

**faithlesssoul** · 04-01-12 at 11:09 PM

never lol

**faithlesssoul** · 04-01-12 at 11:11 PM

Usenet... i right stand tall lol but true all the others will come and go forever ecept
Usenet...

04-01-12 at 12:44 PM	#33
Valid_Username Expert Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 720	Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense Who said anything about Wupload? lol I did. Just adding that Wupload and Filesonic were affiliated, but not with FSv/FJ etc. Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense Also, a while back, it was announced that Fileserve had a month to clean up their servers and remove all copyrighted content, if this was achieved, they were allowed to revert their site back to normal, and avoid charges. They were then told that there would be a followup, where they'd investigate the servers again, so I assume they got caught once again. I heard about this in an article a couple of months ago, don't remember where. I'm not 'having a go' about this, just genuinely interested because It's not something I've heard about or can find any trace of. Personally, I think Fileserve's owner is just trying to balance filling his pockets with filling his panties (with poop) every time he hears about closures or threats. Why would Fileserve be singled out, and who has the right to dictate terms to them? Last edited by Valid_Username; 04-01-12 at 12:46 PM.

04-01-12 at 01:00 PM	#34
StaticSense Novice Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 158	Quote: Originally Posted by Valid_Username I did. Just adding that Wupload and Filesonic were affiliated, but not with FSv/FJ etc. I'm not 'having a go' about this, just genuinely interested because It's not something I've heard about or can find any trace of. Personally, I think Fileserve's owner is just trying to balance filling his pockets with filling his panties (with poop) every time he hears about closures or threats. Why would Fileserve be singled out, and who has the right to dictate terms to them? Sorry Sir, pretty sure I am correct. There are dozens of articles that say Filesonic, FileJungle, FileServe, and Uploadstation are owned by the same people. Here's one for example, Code: Select All http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/tech/2012/01/file-sharing-disabled-for-filesonic-fileserve-more/ Who has the right to go into other countries and arrest people under the laws of their country? The US government does. Well, they shouldn't really have the "right", but they do it anyway. Also, they were not singled out at all, Basically all of the major file hosts were given warnings by the government, telling them to remove copyrighted material or they'd face charges. Many of them were investigated and told that they'd be "checked up on".

04-01-12 at 01:21 PM	#35
Valid_Username Expert Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 720	Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense There are dozens of articles that say Filesonic, FileJungle, FileServe, and Uploadstation are owned by the same people. Here's one for example, Code: Select All http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/tech/2012/01/file-sharing-disabled-for-filesonic-fileserve-more/ There's nothing in that article about Filesonic and Fileserve having a shared owner. If there are "dozens of articles" (hmmm... rubs chin) then they're wrong. If you followed the threads at Wjunction for example, where the file-host owners actually post(ed) you'd have gained some insight. Last edited by Valid_Username; 04-01-12 at 01:35 PM.

04-01-12 at 02:11 PM	#37
Valid_Username Expert Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 720	Quote: Originally Posted by chinta does this really matters now - is it same owner or not? Not really. Last edited by Valid_Username; 04-01-12 at 02:17 PM.

04-01-12 at 09:54 PM	#40
StaticSense Novice Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 158	Quote: Originally Posted by Valid_Username There's nothing in that article about Filesonic and Fileserve having a shared owner. If there are "dozens of articles" (hmmm... rubs chin) then they're wrong. If you followed the threads at Wjunction for example, where the file-host owners actually post(ed) you'd have gained some insight. Oops, that one only showed that the other ones were connected. I remember seeing it on a bunch of sites though. Even a thread on here: Code: Select All http://tehparadox.com/forum/f11/fileserve-others-start-deleting-files-3822564/ I'm actually on Wjunction all the time, especially around the time Megaupload was taken down, and everyone else was in a frenzy. Pretty sure it was posted there too.

04-01-12 at 11:40 AM	#29
typoprone Newcomer Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 11	Quote: Originally Posted by mog22wai The only reason I still use Fileserve occasionally is because I renewed my membership for 3 months the day before Megaupload crashed in January 2012. When it expires in April, I won't renew. I barely use it as itis. I have subscriptions to Netload & Rapidshare as well, and I'll be adding Uploaded.to shortly. THIS. I have until August til my 1-year subscription expires, so that's why I've been using it to download files from those rare links that still work. No way will I be renewing.

04-01-12 at 11:43 AM	#30
Valid_Username Expert Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: UK Posts: 720	Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense Actually, Fileserve owns FileJungle, Uploadstation, and Filesonic. Nope... Filesonic and Wupload are separate. Quote: Originally Posted by StaticSense It wasn't a trick. They were given the go ahead by the government to allow people to download files again, they then went in for a followup, and found that fileserve, once again, had illegal content on their servers, so they were told to shut down the sharing again. Where did you hear/read this?

04-01-12 at 11:54 AM	#31
StaticSense Novice Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 158	Quote: Originally Posted by Valid_Username Nope... Filesonic and Wupload are separate. Where did you hear/read this? Who said anything about Wupload? lol Also, a while back, it was announced that Fileserve had a month to clean up their servers and remove all copyrighted content, if this was achieved, they were allowed to revert their site back to normal, and avoid charges. They were then told that there would be a followup, where they'd investigate the servers again, so I assume they got caught once again. I heard about this in an article a couple of months ago, don't remember where.

04-01-12 at 12:12 PM	#32
Gogomonkeygo LargeHard Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\firefox.exe Posts: 895	I think Fileserve likes it's customers a great deal. I believe that they look at all of the users and they think to themselves, "Boy, those are some good looking people that are using our services. They deserve a good hard fcking. We should fck our users to show them how much we care"

04-01-12 at 01:37 PM	#36
chinta Epic Pirate Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 4,284	does this really matters now - is it same owner or not?

04-01-12 at 02:41 PM	#38
mog22wai Apprentice Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 411	Just for the record...I don't care for Fileserve...and I won't renew any memberships with them even if they were dependable. I don't think it's fair the way they treated their bread and butter (the uploaders). Maybe they had to cut ties, but thy didn't have to be jerks about it. It's you guys that make one site more popular than another.

04-01-12 at 04:26 PM	#39
kbe2k9 Newcomer Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 21	I had like one more part of a massive file I was downloading last night when that came up, I was pretty pissed off the least they could do is warn people 24hrs in advance or something.

04-01-12 at 11:09 PM	#41
faithlesssoul Apprentice Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 368	never lol

04-01-12 at 11:11 PM	#42
faithlesssoul Apprentice Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 368	Usenet... i right stand tall lol but true all the others will come and go forever ecept Usenet...