I wasn't talking about people who upload getting insurance I was talking about the OPs view on file-hosts which they should be getting insurance themselves. If you an an uploader (and most of them here upload warez) and you attempt to get insurance for what you do that would make no sense then.

Business insurance isn't cheap. I work with buildings. One small crack. Owner wants to sue you for a million dollars. We pay about 3k monthly for company insurance under one million dollar coverage. Every time we get into a lawsuit that monthly bill goes up. Is the same for file-hosts. Lawyers aren't cheap...there is no way "a couple of grand a year" is what pays them. Insurance covers that or it should.

Jason: While you may be right. That is only an assumption that file hosts are "encouraging" people to share files but they never say copyrighted files. Yes some hosts in here are getting noticed when their clients say "I haven't got paid from XYZ host" and in their signature they have their forum (that links to...etc) and later on they talk about how XYZ host is paying them.

Sooner or later though courts will have to force file-hosts to remove repeat infringers who upload and many of their files are removed due to copyright and that is how the affiliate system will crash for those whose sole purpose to get money is by uploading illegal files they do not own. If $1000 a month is a lot by risking to upload copyright materials for you then so be it. Is not worth it in my opinion IMO. There are far greater jobs out there that someone can do or study to become and make more legitimately.

And Hotfile is smart for doing it without the courts telling them to do so. Today 2/19/2011 people being banned from Hotfile. But no one talks about the trouble they are getting into if they do not do it.

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managedhybrid Reviewed by managedhybrid on . Filehosts Paying Their Doom Has anyone else thought about how FileServe, Hotfile, and other filehosting companies that offer payment for downloads are making money? Will it ever stop or will it continue to grow? Does it seem mere genius or idiotic? Will there be legal consequences? Will they start scamming you? What do you think? Rating: 5