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Don't host in Russia. Pre-2012 Russia had lacked copyright laws, not anymore. I advise you to host in Switzerland. If you want multiple locations, jumping betw

Don't host in Russia. Pre-2012 Russia had lacked copyright laws, not anymore. I advise you to host in Switzerland. If you want multiple locations, jumping between Brazil, Latvia, Moldova, Luxembourg and Panama I would recommend. You're currently using GoDaddy as a registrar... massive mistake. Switch to an offshore accredited registrar. I recommend https://www.nazwa.pl/domeny/ https://www.nazwa.pl/domeny/ (Poland), https://regtons.com/en/support/accreditations/ https://regtons.com/en/support/accreditations/ (Czech Republic), if needed I can tell you of a trusted Latvian registrar by email. Also, Tonic.to & Vunic.vu but these are only for .to and .vu domain names. ISNic.is is good if you're getting a .is domain extension. Legally speaking, as long as you don't make the suggestion that you are aware of users voilating copyright law and don't promote infringement (either via a 'Recent downloads'/'Top Downloads' list), you should be fine. Also, it's always safer to incorporate and not to involve other people (conspiracy laws could bite you then). If you're using ffmpeg on your server, you're altering the video and can be liable for copyright takedowns but if you don't modify the file you're then considered a proxy/cache (but that's EU, I don't know whether it's the same in Canada).

milankragujevic 12y ago
I'm not using ffmpeg on the server, just proxying the file. I don't even cache it. Thank you for the excellent advice. Just one question, do you think this is legal in Amsterdam (where the main server is hosted) and in France? I know it's probably illegal in the US, but then again everything is thanks to the reach of MPAA.
- undefined0 12y ago
  The website in itself is not illegal, even in the US. However, the copyright cartel have strong influence and pressure hosting providers to ban you. The Netherlands is okay for some websites (file hosting) but bad for other similar sites (file sharing). You're in a new niche, so it's hard to know how you're provider will reach under pressure from BREIN and other anti-piracy units. It's something you'll have to learn from experience. In addition to my previous comment, it's also worth noting that Romania is very good for your type of website and they offer very cheap, high quality and fast bandwidth - Voxility.com and M247.ro come to mind. From my assumption, you should be fine in the netherlands but it is known that the MPAA is currently planning to sue Leaseweb for hosting cyberlockers in the Netherlands. So that might pose a risk to you in the future. I would be amazed if Adsense didn't suspend your account when you get popular. Once they do so, your biggest challange will be finding a way to generate revenue for your website. File hosts/sharing sites all use low paying ad networks, that's why you see installer adware mixed with popunders and a dozen ad banners on those sites. I recommend using two ad networks at a time so if one suspends you, you'll not be drained of funds. Video ads are the highest paying when you're unable to use adsense. AOL's Be-On network is fantastic (you can earn the same amount as Adsense with that network).
  - milankragujevic 12y ago
    I'll check out Be-On and M247.ro. M247 seems excellent if the allow websites such as mine, but their dedicated servers are a bit pricey (I pay €14 to Kimsufi/OVH for a 2TB HDD dedi with 4GB RAM, Intel Atom CPU and unmetered bandwidth. ) and a VPS might be too slow for this. I don't know. I would need start up money to buy servers, and I'm new to this (15 years old) so I don't know. Not to be to depressed, but I'll probably just stop this once I run out of play money... Thanks for the advice nonetheless.

milankragujevic 12y ago

I'm not using ffmpeg on the server, just proxying the file. I don't even cache it. Thank you for the excellent advice. Just one question, do you think this is legal in Amsterdam (where the main server is hosted) and in France? I know it's probably illegal in the US, but then again everything is thanks to the reach of MPAA.

undefined0 12y ago
The website in itself is not illegal, even in the US. However, the copyright cartel have strong influence and pressure hosting providers to ban you. The Netherlands is okay for some websites (file hosting) but bad for other similar sites (file sharing). You're in a new niche, so it's hard to know how you're provider will reach under pressure from BREIN and other anti-piracy units. It's something you'll have to learn from experience. In addition to my previous comment, it's also worth noting that Romania is very good for your type of website and they offer very cheap, high quality and fast bandwidth - Voxility.com and M247.ro come to mind. From my assumption, you should be fine in the netherlands but it is known that the MPAA is currently planning to sue Leaseweb for hosting cyberlockers in the Netherlands. So that might pose a risk to you in the future. I would be amazed if Adsense didn't suspend your account when you get popular. Once they do so, your biggest challange will be finding a way to generate revenue for your website. File hosts/sharing sites all use low paying ad networks, that's why you see installer adware mixed with popunders and a dozen ad banners on those sites. I recommend using two ad networks at a time so if one suspends you, you'll not be drained of funds. Video ads are the highest paying when you're unable to use adsense. AOL's Be-On network is fantastic (you can earn the same amount as Adsense with that network).
- milankragujevic 12y ago
  I'll check out Be-On and M247.ro. M247 seems excellent if the allow websites such as mine, but their dedicated servers are a bit pricey (I pay €14 to Kimsufi/OVH for a 2TB HDD dedi with 4GB RAM, Intel Atom CPU and unmetered bandwidth. ) and a VPS might be too slow for this. I don't know. I would need start up money to buy servers, and I'm new to this (15 years old) so I don't know. Not to be to depressed, but I'll probably just stop this once I run out of play money... Thanks for the advice nonetheless.