Frei Wild Alle Alben Rapidshare Movies
Type of business | Aktiengesellschaft |
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Online backup service | |
Available in | English, French, German and Spanish |
Founded | 27 May 2002; 17 years ago |
Dissolved | 31 March 2015; 4 years ago |
Headquarters | Schochenmühlestrasse 6, 6340 Baar, Switzerland |
Website | rapidshare.com |
Advertising | Subscription |
Registration | Optional |
Current status | Offline |
RapidShare was an online file hosting service that opened in 2002. In 2009, it was among the Internet's 20 most visited websites and claimed to have 10 petabytes of files uploaded by users with the ability to handle up to three million users simultaneously.[1] Following the takedown of similar service Megaupload in 2012, RapidShare changed its business model to deter the use of its services for distribution of files to large numbers of anonymous users and to focus on personal subscription-only cloud-based file storage. Its popularity fell sharply as a result and, by the end of March 2015, RapidShare ceased to operate.
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History[edit]
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RapidShare was founded by Christian Schmid in Mulheim, Germany, initially as ezShare later Rapid Share, a file hosting service for his RapidForum web forum hosting services.[2] In 2004, he started the company RapidShare AG, which went online in August 2004[3] then moved its premises to Baar, Switzerland in 2006.[4] Schmid avoids the public eye, but took over management of the company after longtime CEO and COO Bobby Chang left in April 2010.[5]
RapidShare's original site was RapidShare.de.[6] Later a second site, RapidShare.com, was started. It operated in parallel with RapidShare.de for several years. On 1 March 2010, RapidShare.de was shut down, and users visiting the site were forwarded to RapidShare.com. Files hosted on RapidShare.de were no longer available for download.
In 2010, RapidShare was said to have hundreds of millions of visitors per month and to be among the 50 most popular Internet sites.[5]
Lawsuits by the owners of copyrighted content shared via RapidShare, and the takedown of file hoster Megaupload, caused RapidShare to revise its business model.[7] The company changed its focus to B2B cloud storage services, but a drop in revenue led to a reduction in staffing by three quarters in May 2013.[8] By 2014 its Alexa ranking had sunk below 1,400.
In late February 2014, the website PCTipp.ch, based on reports from a former RapidShare employee 'MarkusP,' stated that RapidShare had presented a 'quit or be fired' ultimatum to 23 of its 24 employees (already down from 60 employees just two years before) and that most had resigned. The rest, save one, had their contracts terminated. As of mid-March, RapidShare was reported as operating with only one employee, a support person who answered the telephone and managed customers and accounts. The product development team was no more. On 13 March 2014, RapidShare announced price increases for its paid services of about 150%. Free users would continue to be able to use RapidShare, but their download speeds and capacity were sharply curtailed.
On 10 February 2015, RapidShare announced on its home page that it would shut down its services permanently on 31 March 2015. After that date none of the data it hosted would be available, even to the customers who uploaded it.[9][10] On 31 March 2015, the site home page displayed a notice about the service's closing.
Operation and services[edit]
Upon uploading, the user was supplied with a unique downloadURL which enabled anyone with whom the uploader shared the URL to download the file. No user was allowed to search RapidShare's servers for content.[1]
In April 2008, RapidShare had 5.4 petabytes of storage for users.[11] In March 2010, it stated, after a 120 Gbit/s upgrade, to have 600 Gbit/s of bandwidth.[12]
Registration and payment allowed benefits such as unlimited download speed, immediate download (instead of experiencing a waiting period), download of several files simultaneously, queue skipping, the facility to interrupt and restart downloads, uploading, downloading bigger files up to 2 GB and to store up to 50 GB of data for an unlimited period.
Until 1 July 2010, RapidShare operated an incentive program that rewarded uploaders with 'RapidPoints' according to the number of times those files were downloaded by others; the points were redeemable for premium RapidShare subscriptions. RapidShare discontinued the program to avoid the impression it rewarded its users for uploading copyrighted material.[13]
Downloads by people without a current premium account subscription were subject to restrictions such as an enforced wait of several minutes between downloads. The length of the wait varied over the years, from 15 minutes to over 2.5 hours.[14]
Software[edit]
RapidShare offered two computer programs to simplify file managing:
RapidShare Uploader[edit]
This software allowed queuing of uploads. However, it could not resume interrupted uploads. It was available for Windows and ran without installation.[15]
RapidShare Manager[edit]
This software had many more features than the Uploader, especially queuing and resuming the upload as well as the downloads. The version linked on the site worked with Windows Vista and 7, Mac, and Linux.[16] An older official client was also available for Windows XP.[17]
RapidShare did not restrict automatic downloads to their downloader, however, they did not provide technical support to third-party downloaders as they did for RapidShare Manager.[citation needed]
Legal issues[edit]
On 19 January 2007, the German performance rights organisationGEMA claimed to have won a temporary injunction against both RapidShare.de and RapidShare.com. 'The latter is said to have used copyright protected works of GEMA members in an unlawful fashion.'[18][19]
RapidShare started to check newly uploaded files against a database of files already reported as illegal. By comparing the files' MD5-hash the site would now prevent illegal files from being reuploaded. While this would be sufficient under United States law, it was later established in court that under German law it is not. That decision forced RapidShare to check all the uploaded files before publishing them.[20]
In April 2009, RapidShare handed over to major record labels the personal details of uploaders who uploaded copyright-protected files.[21][22] The incident is reported to have arisen due to a leak of a pre-release copy of metal band Metallica's Death Magnetic album.[19]
A month later, RapidShare stated on their website: 'we will not spy out the files that our clients faithfully upload onto RapidShare, not now nor in future. We are against upload control and guarantee you that your files are safe with us and will not be opened by anyone else than yourself, unless you distribute the download link.'[23]
Six global publishers obtained an injunction against Swiss-based RapidShare AG. Plaintiffs in the case were Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group, LLC a subsidiary of Macmillan; Cengage Learning Inc.; Elsevier Inc; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; and Pearson Education, Inc. The judgment handed down by a German court in Hamburg on 10 February 2010, and effective on 17 February 2010, ordered RapidShare to implement measures to prevent illegal file sharing of the 148 copyright-protected works cited in the lawsuit, which was filed on 4 February 2010. The court ruled that RapidShare must monitor its site to ensure the copyrighted material is not being uploaded and prevent unauthorized access to the material by its users. The company will be subject to substantial fines for non-compliance.[citation needed]
The US government's congressional international anti-piracy caucus stated that the site was 'overwhelmingly used for the global exchange of illegal movies, music and other copyrighted works'.[24]
The Düsseldorf higher regional court twice overturned injunctions filed against RapidShare by Capelight Pictures, a German film and DVD rental company.[25][26] The court declared that the file hoster could not be held liable for publication of copyright protected material by third parties and revoked the injunction initially upheld by the Düsseldorf district court in the main proceedings. The court also indicated that a file hoster is not obliged to use a word filter as this would also prevent legal copying for private use.
In May 2010, the District Court Southern District of California rejected an injunction against RapidShare filed by the publisher of online erotic magazine Perfect 10.[27] The presiding judge declared that the plaintiff had failed to make a credible case that RapidShare had directly infringed copyright or supported copyright violation.
In a 2009-2010 case brought against RapidShare by Atari Europe,[28] the Düsseldorf higher regional court concluded on appeal that illegal use of RapidShare was by a small minority of its users[29] and that to assume otherwise amounted to 'a general suspicion of shared hosting services and their users that cannot be justified'.[30] The court also observed that the site removed copyrighted material upon request and did not provide search facilities for illegal material. It concluded that the plaintiff's suggestions for preventing sharing of copyrighted material were 'unreasonable or pointless'.[28] It also judged that RapidShare could not be held liable for copyright infringements by its users, and that while the service was legal, a minority of illegal use[29] could not be prevented by other measures proposed - for example keyword-based filtering (which could impair legal use), manual review of uploads (not feasible), or IP address analysis (as IP addresses can change frequently).[31][32]
In December 2010, in response to the congressional international anti-piracy caucus' press release and the German court ruling, RapidShare enlisted the services of Dutko Worldwide to lobby its interests in the United States Congress.[33]
In March 2012, the Hamburg higher regional court upheld three earlier decisions that the file hoster could be held liable for publication of copyright protected material by third parties.[34]
In September 2018, a criminal trial of three Rapidshare managers for commercial assistance to copyright violation is to take place in Zug, Switzerland, where Rapidshare remains incorporated.[35][needs update]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
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- ^'Es ist nicht unser Tagesgeschäft, Nutzer vor den Kadi zu zerren'. Basler Zeitung. Basler Zeitung Medien. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^Zaugg, Sven; Schurter, Daniel. 'Massenentlassung bei RapidShare'. 20 Minuten. Tamedia AG. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ^ ab'RapidShare Ditches CEO Bobby Chang'. TorrentFreak. 21 April 2010.
- ^'RapidShare is Appealing' (Press release). RapidShare. Archived from the original on 25 April 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2008.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^Roettgers, Janko (17 September 2013). 'RapidShare tries a fresh start with a revamped UI and new pricing'. Gigaom. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^Roettgers, Janko (17 May 2013). 'RapidShare lays off most of its staff as it struggles to find new business model'. Gigaom. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
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(help) - ^Lardinois, Frederic. 'RapidShare Shuts Down'. TechCrunch. AOL Inc. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
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(help) - ^'RapidShare Download FAQ'. Archived from the original on 29 May 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^'RapidTools: RapidShare Uploader'. RapidShare. Archived from the original on 2 March 2008.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^'RapidTools: RapidShare Manager 2'. RapidShare. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^Smith, Robert W. (19 January 2007). 'GEMA obtains injunctions against data exchange services'. Heise Online. Archived from the original on 3 January 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
- ^ ab'The Rise and Fall of RapidShare'. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^'Haftung von RapidShare IV Oberlandesgericht Hamburg Urteil v. 02.07.2008 - Az.: 5 U 73/07'. Webhosting & Recht (in German).
- ^Wilson, Drew (7 May 2009). 'German Lawyer Speaks About Risks of Using One-Click File Hosters'. Zeropaid.com. Archived from the original on 13 May 2009.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^'RIAA joins congressional caucus in unveiling first-ever list of notorious illegal sites'. RIAA. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
- ^'RapidShare Wins in Court'. gigaom.com. 3 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - ^'German court overturns injunction against RapidShare'. arstechnica.com. 22 July 2010.
- ^'RapidShare Beats Perfect 10, for Now, in US Court'. zeropaid.com. 20 May 2010.
- ^ abLegal case: OLG Dusseldorf, Judgement of 22 March 2010, Az I-20 U 166/09 dated 22 March 2010.
- ^ abRoettgers, Janko (3 May 2010). 'RapidShare Wins in Court'. Gigaom.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2011.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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(help) - cite from ruling: 'Es ist davon auszugehen, dass die weit überwiegende Zahl von Nutzern die Speicherdienste zu legalen Zwecken einsetzen und die Zahl der missbräuchlichen Nutzer in der absoluten Minderheit ist.' (One can assume that the vast majority of users use the storage services for lawful purposes and the number of people using them improperly is an absolute minority.) - ^From the Atari v. RapidShare ruling: 'entspricht einem Generalverdacht gegen Sharehoster-Dienste und ihre Nutzer, der so nicht zu rechtfertigen ist' (amounts to a general suspicion of shared hosting services and their users that cannot be justified).
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- ^'Watch out Big Content—RapidShare has hired a lobbying firm'. Ars Technica. 27 December 2010.
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- ^'inside-it.ch: Zug: Prozess gegen Rapidshare-Chefs beginnt'. inside-it.ch. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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Frei.Wild (2013) | |
Background information | |
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Origin | Brixen, South Tyrol, Italy |
Genres | German rock, hard rock |
Years active | 2001–present |
Labels | Razorwire Records Asphalt Records Rookies & Kings |
Associated acts | Kaiserjäger (2000–2001) |
Website | official website |
Members | Philipp Burger Jonas Notdurfter Jochen Gargitter Christian Fohrer |
Frei.Wild (pronounced FRY-vilt[1], the word Freiwild translates to 'fair game' ) is an Italian rock band from Brixen. Its members belong to the German-speaking population of South Tyrol and their songs are mostly in German.
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History[edit]
The band was founded by Philipp Burger (vocals, guitar) and Jonas Notdurfter (guitar) in September 2001. Jochen Gargitter (bass) and Christian Fohrer (drums) joined the band shortly after. In the beginning the band tried to imitate other German-speaking bands like Böhse Onkelz and Rammstein. In 2002 their first album Eines Tages was released, followed by Wo die Sonne wieder lacht in 2003. Their third album Mensch oder Gott was released in 2004 and their fourth Mitten ins Herz after the band changed the label in 2006. In 2007 the live DVD Von Nah und Fern was released, followed by the studio album Gegen alles, gegen nichts in 2008. The album Hart am Wind was released in 2009 via the newly founded label Rookies & Kings. In 2010 the album Gegengift appeared, which reached number two in the German album charts and earned the band a nomination as Best National Rock/Alternative Group at the 2011 Echo Awards. The 2012 album Feinde deiner Feinde again made number two of the German album charts and was nominated for the 2013 Echo Awards. The nomination was withdrawn later on. In May 2013 the gold edition of Feinde deiner Feinde reached number one in the German album charts. Their ninth studio album Still contains acoustic songs and entered the German album charts at number one in December 2013.
Criticism[edit]
The band is often associated with right-wing politics, despite the fact that its members have distanced themselves from all forms of political extremism in songs and interviews several times. Philipp Burger, Frei.Wild's singer, was part of the neo-Nazi band Kaiserjäger (Emperor's riflemen) before founding Frei.Wild. Burger explained his engagement with Kaiserjäger as a youth folly, in a time where he was seeking rebellion. In 2008 he was associated with the right-wing party Die Freiheitlichen for several months. He denies that he officially became a member.
Their songs Südtirol (South Tyrol) and Wahre Werte (True Values) are often criticised as promoting nationalism.[2]Südtirol contains the lines 'Kurz gesagt, ich dulde keine Kritik an diesem heiligen Land, das unsre Heimat ist, (...) Südtirol, du bist noch nicht verlorn, in der Hölle sollen deine Feinde schmorn.'[3] ('To make it short: I don't tolerate any criticism on this holy country, that is our home, (...) South Tyrol, you aren't lost yet, in hell your enemies shall burn.'). The chorus of Wahre Werte includes the lines 'Wann hört ihr auf, eure Heimat zu hassen? Wenn ihr euch Ihrer schämt, dann könnt ihr sie doch verlassen, (...) Sprache, Brauchtum und Glaube sind Werte der Heimat, ohne sie gehen wir unter, stirbt unser kleines Volk'[4] ('When are you going to stop to hate your home country? If you are ashamed of it, you can leave it, (...) Language, tradition and belief are values of the home country, without them we will perish, our small nation will die.'). The band often defends this lines by pointing out to the history of the German population in South Tyrol, explaining that the lines must be understood in the context of italianization.
Frei.Wild were nominated for the 2013 Echo Awards as Best National Rock/Alternative Group for their album Feinde deiner Feinde, based on the number of records they had sold. Kraftklub and MIA., who were nominated in the same category, protested in response and asked to be removed from the nomination list. In reaction Frei.Wild were excluded from the awards in order to avoid that the event would be overshadowed by a political debate.[5]
In February 2014 Frei.Wild were nominated as Best National Rock/Alternative Group for the 2014 Echo Awards again due to the commercial success of the album Still. An ethical review committee, which had been created by the Echo's organizers in response to the public criticism to Frei.Wild's nomination in 2013, approved the band.[6]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
- Eines Tages (2002)
- Wo die Sonne wieder lacht (2003)
- Mensch oder Gott (2004)
- Mitten ins Herz (2006)
- Gegen alles, gegen nichts (2008)
- Hart am Wind (2009)
- Gegengift (2010)
- Feinde deiner Feinde (2012)
- Still (2013)
- Opposition (2015)
- 15 Jahre Deutschrock & SKAndale (2016)
- Rivalen und Rebellen (2018)
Live albums[edit]
- Von nah und fern (2007)
- Händemeer (2011)
- Die Welt brennt – Live in Stuttgart (2012)
- Auf stiller Fahrt (2014)
- Live in Frankfurt: Unfassbar, unvergleichbar, unvergesslich (2014)
- 15 Jahre mit Liebe, Stolz & Leidenschaft (2016)
- Rivalen und Rebellen – Live & More (2018)
Singles[edit]
- Das Land der Vollidioten (2009)
- Sieger stehen da auf, wo Verlierer liegen bleiben (2010)
- Dieses Jahr holen wir uns den Pokal (2010)
- Allein nach vorne (2010)
- Weil du mich nur verarscht hast (2011)
- Feinde deiner Feinde (2012)
- Tot und doch am Leben (2012)
- Mach dich auf (2012)
- Wer nichts weiß, wird alles glauben (2012)
- Zieh mit den Göttern (2012)
- Unendliches Leben (2012)
- Verdammte Welt (2013)
- Stille Nacht (2013)
- Wir brechen eure Seelen (2014)
- Unvergessen, unvergänglich, lebenslänglich (2015)
- Wie ein schützender Engel (2015)
- Macht euch endlich alle platt (2017)
- Rivalen und Rebellen (2017)
- Antiwillkommen (2017)
- Herz schlägt Herz (2017)
- Und ich war wieder da (2018)
Awards[edit]
Year | Awards | Category | Result |
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2011 | Echo | Best National Rock/Alternative Group | Nominated |
2013 | Echo | Nominated | |
2014 | Echo | Best National Rock/Alternative Group | Nominated |
2015 | Echo | Best Music DVD | Nominated |
2016 | Echo | Best National Rock/Alternative Group | Won |
2017 | Echo | Best Rock national | Nominated |
References[edit]
- ^Rogers, Thomas (Aug 1, 2018). 'A Rock Band Flirts with German Taboos, and Finds a Huge Following'. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^Kuban, Thomas. 'Das Erbe der 'Böhsen Onkelz': 'Ich dulde keine Kritik an diesem heiligen Land'' (in German).
- ^'Südtirol Songtext - Frei.Wild'.
- ^'Wahre Werte Songtext - Frei.Wild'.
- ^'ECHO nomination withdrawn for 'far-right' band'.
- ^'Entscheidung des ECHO Beirats zu Frei.Wild' (in German). Archived from the original on 2014-03-01.Cite uses deprecated parameter
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External links[edit]
Media related to Frei.Wild at Wikimedia Commons