Rapidshare Fined $34 Million for Copyright Infringement
Let’s call a spade a spade: it’s no secret that file hosting service Rapidshare (Rapidshare) has long been a haven for distributing copyrighted content. However, it’s a question of principle: must a file hosting service, essentially unrelated to the actual content of the files it hosts, also act as a policeman, actively seeking and removing content that violates copyright? German court says – yes.