Filehost Rapidgator Wins in Court-ISP Unblocked
Rapidgator Not Responsible for Pirating Users, Court Lifts ISP Blockade
31 May 2013 In April the Public Prosecutor of Rome targeted a total of 27 file-sharing related sites, including the popular cyberlockers Rapidgator, Uploaded and BitShare. The sites all had their domains blocked at the ISP level and were rendered inaccessible in Italy. In addition, the prosecutor indicated that he wants to progress the case internationally in pursuit of full-blown domain seizures. Of the affected sites, Rapidgator was the only one to fight back. As one of the most visited file-sharing sites on the Internet, Rapidgator has been branded a rogue site before, not least by the U.S. Government. However, the site’s owner believes that he is not breaking any laws. This week at the Court of Appeal, Rapidgator’s lawyer Fulvio Sarzana contested the prosecutor’s argument that the cyberlocker is responsible for the material its users upload, and the Court agreed. The Court decided that Rapidgator should be unblocked as the operator(s) can’t be held accountable for files that he doesn’t know exist. Rapidgator’s notice and takedown procedure give the site’s management safe harbor protection. “The Court gave the example of the lockers in a swimming pool, where the manager of the pool is responsible for what is stored inside the lockers,” Rapidgator lawyer Fulvio Sarzana told TorrentFreak. The lawyer believes that the decision could have a major impact on the future of website blockades in Italy. “I think it’s an important precedent,” Sarzana says. “The Court ruled that before ordering a website blockade by Internet providers, the prosecution first has to check whether the rightsholder has done everything possible to removal content from the site.” The above means that many of the other sites that are currently blocked, including the popular KickassTorrents site, could also take their case to the Court of Appeal. Until then these sites will remain unavailable in Italy. Rapidgator definitely has something to celebrate, but the legal trouble isn’t over just yet. While the cyberlocker may soon be accessible in Italy, the criminal investigation into the operator(s) of the site continues. |
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It's a good start. Maybe get back to normal one day :)
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But as the budgets are gradually being reduced, to the various copywrong depts in the US, things are improving..... & especially now that more and more Judges and Courts are starting to find favour with the "Pirates". I expect they are also fed up with their courts being filled with such crap, when there are a lot more serious and evil things happening in the world today, the outcome of which, the courts have to deal with. ;) |
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But they will get fed up with it all and the expense in the long run :) And always more New sites opening to replace closed one's :) And kickass and piratebay never went away. I still use them both and always have.:) It a start that will take time. but on the right road now :) We hope :)
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Even if its a small win, it still feels good to hear of such things going into a sensiable
outcome for others. |
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Some Katz, Kickass, Movie2K, Movie4K Clones, & some Piratebay Domains have been compromised.....so members should be careful where they visit
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It was NOT brought back up by the owners...... :hide:........:pimp: :whistle: . |
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Me keep quiet this time :) xx
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