German Scenehoster Roundup

The bust of the scene host Share-Online.biz is not without consequences. One of the remaining big players, RapidGator, has evidently moved to block larger amounts of uploaders from Germany. But the effects are felt by many providers. Not only at RapidVideo, where the CEO finally pulled the plug last night.

Scene host in turmoil: RapidGator is increasingly blocking German uploaders

It's good in the digital underground. In the German speaking forum Szenebox.org, a user complains that ten out of 12 existing accounts have recently been blocked. He has uploaded just under seven TB to Warez for each individual account. From the support came per lock only the information: "Account is locked for copyright violation". You did not want to specify more specific reasons. But there were also many other uploaders on RapidGator, as he wrote. Apparently, the operators after the raid of Share-Online.biz before, to protect themselves against potential legal problems. At Wjunction, such locks were last discussed several years ago. But the uploaders come from all over the world, not especially from Germany. Nevertheless, RapidGator has always been considered a scene host.

Go Unlimited down

For more than six hours, Bullet Proof streaming provider Go Unlimited has been moving away from the window. But these are probably just technical problems. A connection with the bust in good old Germany is unlikely. Update: Go Unlimited is back online a few minutes ago. The break is still very unusual for this provider.

Operator of Openload unreachable

But the operator of the share and streaming host Openload was already no longer available before the Aachen bust, as we heard. Even his colleagues from the leading other scene hoppers, who were in regular contact with him, have not seen him online. At the moment we can not say more about the possible backgrounds.

Is Verystream running normally again?

Verystream is currently fixing a lot. The login was completely broken, but this works again. Also, according to several users at Wjunction after a delay, the funds were paid to the uploader. Nevertheless, some users still find the situation there a bit strange. You will see if everything has returned to normal soon. The operators obviously have their hands full, because currently several procedures are running against this huge streaming provider. As it currently stands for the sale of the shares, has not yet become known.

At DDL.to the wires are glowing

Freehoster DDL.to has lifted the block of German uploaders. Whether it stays that way, you have to wait. As Vlado tells us, there was or is going to be hell after the loss of Share-Online.biz. As you can see, it works without a reward system, where the uploaders are paid only for the hottest shit. At DDL.to, people are charging as a hobby and not for financial reasons. This should also have a positive effect on the legal situation of the operator, should it pop at this scene hoster once.

RapidShare & Uploaded are waiting for final judgment

RapidShare and Uploaded are still waiting for their verdict. Christian Schmid from RapidShare has not heard from the criminal court Zug (Switzerland) since September last year. We will report on it immediately, should something arise in this regard.

If Uploaded.net loses the highest marks in all contentious issues, it is likely that they will also pull the plugs. Then, at the latest, the uploaders will really run out of ideas for online storage locations.

The market is on the move

It is currently extremely moving, as you can see. And it is not unlikely that one or more new competitors will soon appear on the scene to fill the existing vacuum. There is a lot of money to be made, but the risk is far greater than it was five or ten years ago. If the operators then decide to live permanently in Germany, nobody can help them anymore. That at least one should learn from the Busts of Cyberbunker and Share Online that such stories are no longer allowed to control within Germany. As soon as the thing goes through the ceiling, you better go looking for the space quickly.