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August 20, 2012 09:05 pm

RapidShare Urges US To Punish Linking Sites and Not File-Sharing Sites


hypnosec writes "RapidShare has said that the US Government should crackdown on linking sites rather than punishing file sharing sites and strangling innovation. The file sharing site is understandably a little worried about the recent crackdowns on sites involved in or found to be promoting piracy. Daniel Raimer, RapidShare's Chief Legal Officer, is to meet with technology leaders and law enforcement at the Technology Policy Institute forum. Responding to a public consultation on the future of U.S. IP enforcement, the company emphasized that linking sites are the real problem. It wrote, 'Rather than enacting legislation that could stifle innovation in the cloud, the U.S. government should crack down on this critical part of the online piracy network.'"

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