nsane.forums Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 It appears that popular file-sharing website Fileserve has closed their rewards program and are terminating any accounts that may have used it following the recent shock closure of MegaUpload It really is becoming a horror story for file-sharing websites these past couple of days, as yet another website has begun partially shutting down its services. While there is no current indication on their website, Fileserve has begun suspending user accounts and has closed their affiliate program. Many users are reporting that when they sign in to their accounts they are informed that their account has been disabled due to violations of their Terms and Conditions.Currently it is unclear if Fileserve is just terminating accounts that might have been involved with copyright infringement or their affiliate program, or whether they have terminated every single account on their website. As of the time of writing it is still possible to create an account on Fileserve, but the webpage that linked to their affiliate program has disappeared.Despite what the About page says, Fileserve no longer allows you to "make money online"Fileserve, like several other file-sharing websites, used to pay uploaders when users downloaded their files (up to $25 for every 1,000 downloads according to their “About” page). However, as MegaUpload was taken down potentially for paying users when pirated material was downloaded, file-sharing websites such as Fileserve have had to clean up their act to ensure that they are not liable for facilitating copyright infringement. To do this, Fileserve appear to have terminated all accounts that made use of the payment program.In case you were wondering, Fileserve is located in the United States (according to a quick IP locate) so the owners could have been arrested in a similar fashion to the owners of MegaUpload.The move to terminate many accounts on Fileserve has certainly angered many of their users. People on the Digital Point forums are complaining that the website “is a scam” and that because of Fileserve’s actions the website “is finished.” Several members have threatened the admin, saying that they are “coming to kick your ass!”Did you use Fileserve and has your account been terminated? Let us know in the comments below.Update: Fileserve has joined Filesonic in restricting their file-sharing service so that users can only download files that they have uploaded personally. The website seems to be taking many precautions to ensure that they are not liable for facilitating copyright infringement View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalMike Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 I use FileServe as a premium holder. I never used the affiliate program tho. I only use it to download stuff. It's such a shame; they were the fastest file-sharing hoster (for me, anyways) on the web. Anywhere from 4-5 MB/sec. I just logged into my account and it's still there. I contacted them for a refund for the remainder of my account; wish me luck. ;-)I can see this is going to be a domino affect; one after another 'til they're all gone. I may check out Usenet and see what it's all about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mara- Posted January 24, 2012 Share Posted January 24, 2012 Cowards, as all other filehosts doing this.Cheers ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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