FileHosting Site, can get me into trouble?

I was planning to start a file hosting website. I wanted to ask that what are the risks involved in it. If i have a TOS like rapidshare in my site, and someone uploads w*rez files to it, what *can* happen to me?

 

First thing you do is to check with your web host if they are okay with what you do.

Typically if you get reports about a warez being uploaded then respond promptly and delete the offending file.

 

i have a dedicated from softlayer. I'll probably ask them (though ive seen many people running file hosts on softlayer)
Thanks, rep added

 

Well, this will largely depend on what you allow your users to do, and a ToS wouldn't really offer much protection if someone decides to take legal action. Your main concern would be with copyrighted material being uploaded to your server.

Your best bet would be to comply to the safe harbor protection of the DMCA. Register a DMCA agent with the US copyright office and take the necessary steps to remove copyrighted content from your server. That way you will be protected from liability for the actions of your users.

See here for more info

 

well some file host ask for dcmas to report and others just delete them directly

its betta to delete reported files but offcourse check the file before deleting sometimes reported files are fakely reported

 

After this, I think its better to think of some other idea rather than starting a file host

 

seriosuly speaking u ownt face much problem when ur site is small but it starts once ur site becomes big u will need more ppl aswell

but at the ends it ur decision

best of luck

 

i was planning to run it for about 2-3 months, and then sell off for 12x-18x monthly revenue, just experimenting...

 

wont be a much problem then i suppose what script were u goin to use and wat kind of servers ?

 

i have a server (AMD dual core) with 2gb ram from softlayer. I was planning to buy a VPS with 10mbps unmetered from somewhere to prevent excessive bandwidth usage for this site. Still looking for a script...

 

Sounds good

there are some scripts i can recommend

paid

Yabsoft.com

free

galaxyscripts.com

enjoy

 

lol!
Those were the only 2 i knew about! MFHS is too costly to invest now and galaxy one has many bugs
Was looking for something else

Any suggestions for a VPS? (10mbps Unmetered and reliable)

 

wats ur budget ?

 

dont have a budget as fixed yet. A reliable VPS would be nice (and not too expensive like LQ)

 

u can check vpslink.com but they dont seem to have unlimited plans

 

yeah they dont

 

ah nvm if i get any ill let you know but unlimited bandwith is not needed at the start .

it was nice to help u though

 

any cheap script you recommend except that galaxy one, and not so expensive as MFHS

 

those both have good functions

u can try
http://xtrafile.com/
http://www.uploadscript.net/features.php

 

what kind of script would you guys recommend that allows members to purchase premium upload accounts? so if you buy one plan, you get 5gb of upload, etc?