Is dirtywarez.com legall? free full rapidshare downloads that's their title?

Question

is dirtywarez legall? link to their website, www.dirtywarez.com

they offer free full downloads, and they link to download websites like rapidshare and megaupload. so they're not actually hosting the files on their servers...

Answer 1

No.

Believe it falls under the umbrella of 'Facilitation of copyright infringement.'

Answer 2

Here's a rule of thumb:

If the site has the word "warez" in the title, or any general version of that word, it's a high probability that it's illegal.

Just because a site doesn't host the files on their server doesn't mean they're not culpable for the illegal distribution of software.

Here's an analogy: suppose there was a website that acted as a portal to another site that cracked into your bank account and took all your money. Are you going to let the portal site off the hook because they weren't ones who cracked your account, but just provided a path?

This is called, in legal terms, aiding and abetting.

Answer 3

From what I can find with McAfee SiteAdvisor they appear to have nothing bad on the site except that they link to wareznext.com which is nothing but viruses and whatnot. Downloading copywritten anything however is illegal no matter how you do it.