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Such a theory is not without credence. The porn studios don't employ full-time staffs, it seems to me, to be on diligent look-out for when their copyrighted material gets stolen; when they do their DMCA reporting, it appears to be on an irregular basis. If they really put their minds to it, no links could survive for as long as they usually do.
When SamKook very kindly put up alternate links to the three other filehosters that were immediately taken down, if a studio was behind the complaint, it stands to reason Ryushare would have been among those taken down (assuming Ryushare is diligent about DMCA complaints). Yet Ryushare, as a memorable ending line in the latest James Bond movie put it, was the last rat standing.
If Ryushare is in the business of ratting out its fellow rats (and in fairness, they are not the only rats. We are all rats), such a nefarious practice carries troubling ramifications.
One of the reassuring aspects of Akiba-Online's management is that they are intolerant of underhanded practices, such as Linkbucks, that make the users' lives difficult. While we can understand that Akiba-Online may need subsidies to keep the operation running, it must present a conflict to make a deal with a sleaze operator such as Ryushare. And I am not referring to the potential mischief outlined above, as that has yet to be proven... I have in mind the awfully slow speeds they employ for the free downloader, in order to encourage users to sign up for Ryushare premium accounts.
We mustn't be naive, naturally the whole "file-sharing" industry has become a racket. I remember when the porn site Forumophilia seemed to have made a deal with the filehoster Oron, as all of their links were Oron links. Yet at least Oron (while they were around), despite their quirks, offered full speed ahead for the free downloader.
Racketeering signs are everywhere. I am getting the notion that the New-Jav site is operated by Novafile - since New-Jav only uses Novafile links, often in the form of single links. New-Jav's promise is "No dead links," a promise that seems to be kept. This makes me wonder how such a promise can be made, unless the site is in control of the filehoster. (One cannot download Novafile for files over one GB, and the under one GB links are rare; there is the incentive for signing up for premium. At least the few files New-Jav makes available for the free downloader offer acceptable speeds.)
Another site that I suspect employs a similar tactic is Javpop, which uses Wushare links strictly. Whoever heard of Wushare? Reason becomes strong to suspect Wushare operates Javpop. (One good thing about Javpop, actually one great thing, is that their files sizes are kept small. The bad thing about Javpop is that the Wushare downloading speed is really bad. It's actually even a little worse than Ryushare's, if that can be believed.)
The selection of both New-Jav and Javpop is amazing. When one searches especially for recent releases, don't be surprised if they come up. New-Jav also has an impressive selection for older releases, as well. You probably have run into New-Jav often on Google, when you've gone on the hunt for movies.
So what is the conclusion here? The idea is to force users to sign up for premium accounts, of course, but if such sites are fronts for the filehosters involved, then they are engaged in a crooked practice. They are making use of other people's property, in order to directly make money.
Ryushare is one filehoster that may not have created a porn site to serve as a front, but what they do is "bribe" sites such as Akiba-Online. This is why we see Ryushare links everywhere, besides Akiba-Online as well. Making a deal with a company such as Ryushare must be like shaking hands with the devil.
I sure miss them Filesonic and Fileserve days. (I learned through back issues in the archives that when Fileserve was active, Akiba-Online had banned it... I wonder why? I loved Fileserve.) They were the Tweedledee and Tweedledum of the day, as today's Ryushare and Rapidgator. Yeah, neither offered a free ride exactly, but their speeds were good. Back then, the rule among all of the filehosters was not to exploit the user too much, and now things have gone out of control.
I just learned that Filesonic, which had panicked - like Fileserve - after the Megaupload debacle, and pretty much shut down their operation, is now apparently completely dead. That has made me sad.
Speaking of Megaupload, I could never access their new resurrected self, Mega, and I concluded they may have restricted access to the United States, the bane of their existence. I was pleasantly surprised when I could finally access Mega. No CAPTCHAs, no waiting period between downloads, apparently no daily usage limits, and top speeds. Talk about respecting the user. Good old Megaupload... or Mega.
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