New Rapidshare Limits: Warning

"Your files are currently using more than 25 GB of space. Please note that on October 20th, 2009 a new method of storage management will come into effect. If an account is using more than 25 GB, all inactive files associated with that account will be deleted. Active files (i.e. files that have been downloaded at least once during the last 90 days) will of course not be deleted, regardless of the storage used."

Rapidshare has been the file hosting leader (rank 16 on Alexa) for many years and it looks like they intend to give other file hosting sites a chance now due to their limit. While I have chosen to move files to other sites, not all blogs are doing the same. Some music blogs, like Young Moss Tongue, are going to let older files expire and re-up them on request. However, other blog sites might not be so generous to re-up or take the time. After all, nobody does this for a living. That could result in a lot of files expiring ... soon! 

Other newsy tidbits recently;

Pirate Bay Acquisition Deadline Passes - without being sold. Is anyone really surprised?

Swedish Appeals Court Rules Trial Judge Had Conflict of Interest - The Pirate Bay will get a new trial - eventually.  I really admire how TPB keeps hanging in there.

The Pirate Bay relocates to a Bunker - it's going to take a nuclear blast to stop them. Oh wait ... the bunker was prepared to withstand that. 

Music Industry Wants To Be Paid For Music Samples - yes, that 30 second, low quality sample before you buy. Nothing is too ridiculous.

Media Companies Take Their Case To The FCC - and what does broadband policy have to do with copyright laws or are 3 strike laws coming to the US? Not only that, but testimony from the industry (at the PUBLIC hearing) was "copyrighted" and not made available for the public (but was posted anyway). And of course, they continue to blame everyone else for their failure of refusing to take advantage of internet distribution; FaceBook, Twitter, Google, etc. Don't you feel sorry enough for them to stop all internet tech innovation yet? It's a good short article.