SharpFile.com is one of a new breed of file host who believe that they are impervious to the blunt trauma that is inflicted upon such a site when they lose all forms of payment processing. Make no mistake about it, SharpFile.com is a home to pirate games, software, Hollywood movies and even Porn (which is against SharpFile’s TOS but happily resides there anyway).
SharpFile.com do not appear to be mitigating the heavy flow of pirate content onto their servers, in fact they encourage it by offering up to $40 per 1000 downloads. SharpFile.com has one purpose, to be a repository for stolen content and to profit from it at the expense of rights holders.
We investigated SharpFile.com thoroughly over a two week period. Over that time we saw infringements followed by repeat infringements. SharpFile do nothing to mitigate piracy.
UPDATE: 22nd July 2012 SharpFile have now lost their MoneyBookers payment option and currently have no premium payment options. We will ensure this site is kept under active review and act immediately if another payment processor is added.
Read on to see more of SharpFile.com operations
SharpFile, like many file lockers, need to attract up-loaders by offering incentives. In the case of SharpFile they pay people who upload content up to $40 per 1000 downloads. The bigger the file and more popular the file, the more the uploader gets. So a Blu-Ray Rip of a popular Hollywood film is likely to meet both criteria.
Above is a screenshot from a popular forum which caters to File Lockers and their affiliate programs, below is a screenshot of the SharpFile Affiliate page.
SharpFile even say that they will pay up-loaders of content which is removed due to copyright notices.
SharpFile make money by selling premium memberships to people who wish to download content at full speed and without restriction. SharpFile make money by ensuring they pay out less to up-loaders / affiliates than they receive in premium membership fees. As virtually all of the content we identified on SharpFile.com was illegal, stolen, pirated content then it follows that SharpFile is profiting from theft.
Above is a screenshot of the SharpFile premium offer and below is a screenshot showing the MoneyBookers/Skrill payment page clearly showing a recipient email address of [email protected]
Now let’s delve a little into the shady world of SharpFile’s profit making content, content which is owned by others and that SharpFile have no rights to distribute.
Above we see a Blu-Ray movie Rip of a popular movie “The Departed” released in 2006 and later released on Blu-Ray in 2011. Below we see that another movie has been featured on a popular Warez forum with links to a number of download options including SharpFile.com.
SharpFile also carry large amounts of pirate software. In order to prove that SharpFile do not mitigate piracy of popular software titles we have found Adobe Illustrator directly available for download from SharpFile.
If popular software is not your thing, you might just like a movie. Another example of direct infringement by SharpFile below.
Popular Game titles aren’t safe from being shared from SharpFile. Another gaming warez forum shows a popular soccer title is available from SharpFile amongst a number of other filer lockers.
SharpFile show wanton negligence when it comes to their hosting of illegally shared content. SharpFile and sites like it exist only to profit from content theft. There is no noble motive involved, it’s all about greed and the desire to profit from the hard work of others.
We have SharpFile under active review and will report back any developments.
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I see Rapidgator and Netload are in the screenshot. Why you are not after them? Are you from tthem? Man… Take them down as well as meiafire and rapidshare not just going after small host. Or is it new trick to kill off competitor?
so, have you contacted sharpfile to remove any of this content? It seems maybe they do not have all day to search for warez, and porn as you do?
The content on their servers is *their* problem, they are the only people responsible for hosting it. If they need a team of 100 people deleting infringing content all day then they should hire 100 people.
While sites like this continue to profit from stolen content we will continue to work to cut off their supply of funds.
This is where you’re wrong, and it’s the reason why all your other arguments fall flat, because they’re based on the assumption that file lockers have to actively police their files. The standard DMCA takedown routine is the only way to deal with these types of infringements and you need to get that into your head. Sucks, doesn’t it?
DMCA doesn’t cover most of the world. Our method seems to work better, we cut off the supply of funds.
SharpFile.com has no payment processing method as of now, having lost Moneybookers, we’ll act on any new processor they put in place.
Without funds the site cannot continue. Problem solved.
“DMCA doesn’t cover most of the world.”
It’s a good policy and most people know how it works, which is why European and Asian companies use it.
“Our method seems to work better, we cut off the supply of funds. ”
Do you really think this is having any effect at all? You’re removing a few funding options from the worlds smallest file sharing sites. Big whoop.
“Without funds the site cannot continue. Problem solved.”
This just shows how delusional you are.
Sir, I am owner of sharpfile.com and any and all DMCA notices are taken seriously and files are deleted with 12 hours at the most. We also do have FULL time VA’s that do search through the files actively searching copyright material to delete it immediately. We also have a backend script that has been in development since I took ownership of this site that will be completed this following week, allowing ‘Rights holders” accounts as another active security measure in trying to keep copyright material off of our servers . You are mistaken in saying that we are profiting from stolen content, as to this day, I have NOT made 1 cent of profit from sharpfile.com.
Our long term goal is to provide “Online File Storage” for legit files that people would like to back up securely online. But this service as many others services are going to have people that try to profit from the “Dark side” and why they do this we do everything in our power to stop this and follow all laws.
I find it a shame that you would write all this on your site about sharpfile.com without even attempting to contact anyone at our office..
Please feel free to contact us at anytime while you are investigating us, we have NOTHING to hide. And if you have a legitimate reason you may even file for a Righs Holders accoutn next week and I will review it, and let you know.
Also, Feel free to open an account at our site Sharpfile.com and feel safe about backing up all your legit file on our servers. We offer great upload and download speeds, nd I tell you what since you are doign all this FREE advertising for us, I will even give YOU sir a FREE 24 hour premium membership as donation from sharpfile.com to your cause
If you were honest about being legitimate then why have you said that you will pay people for files where DMCA notices have been issued ? Also why pay people to upload files at all ? Paying people to upload based on the number of downloads they get is not a legitimate business model as all that ends up happening is that people upload popular (copyright) content.
We don’t need access to your site, we have already had access to your site during our investigations.
Please come back to us when you are serious about putting an end to piracy on your service. All we see from you now are crocodile tears.
Why don’t you give an example on how to put an end to piracy without violating peoples privacy? I’m really curious to hear exactly how you would go about doing that..
And you think that doing this will help the world?
WOW…..Did’nt even know those sites existed, off
to do some duty free shopping now….
you kill only the weak, depositfiles absolute offender and no problems.
I will report your paypal account!
you are asking for money illegally!
take pictures of screens servers and creating intrigue to solicit money in exchange for donations!
What you do is more serious than the filehost!
Please feel free and go ahead.
You live in a country that starts wars against everyone, a country that destroy nature by all means, torture animals to earn money, pollutes without restraint … and you lose your time with this shit?
Yeah dude evil Aussie gummint is notorious for attacking countries left and right without any reason at all.
im sure u are old uploader
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Sir, you are 100% wrong is saying that Sharpfile can not run without payment processor, and now I am going to prove it
Also, the picture you showed of sharpfile saying they would still pay for money earned when DMCA files was deleted, was 2 weeks ago, a few days after I purchased site and I had not enough time to do all the research I need to, and you will notice that I also said in that same statement that I the right to change that at my discretion. And 2 days after that statement it was changed and and money earned from a file that has been taken down for DMCA is NOT paid.. But since you only get Paypal donations when it looks like your winning, you don’t bother to post the positive stuff. And also you state in public that you already had access to my site then that is illegal sir and you have admitted in public. Because I own the property of sharpfile.com and have a secured back-end that you must use a password to enter, so if you entered then you are a THIEF sir.
But it’s ok I forgive you, It’s Sunday morning and I am on my way to church, and I will pray for you and your friends.
As far as Sharpfile.com, I just wanted to Thank you again for all this wonderful advertising you are giving us, and please keep advertising for us, my Bandwidth and traffic has been SKY HIGH since you posted about our site..Thanks!
Now if you ever actually want to have a REAL conversation feel free to get in contact with me and we can discuss your “Investigation” otherwise have a nice day sir
I don’t think it’s any secret that our operations team sign up as users to verify that sites are infringing or not.
As for being able to keep going without funds, if you want to pour your own money into an illegitimate enterprise based on copyright theft then knock yourself out.
We will pursue all forms of income you try to generate from your site, including but not limited to advertising, payments, subscriptions, commissions and incentives.
So you’re just keeping funds generated as revenues from the infringing files to yourself, instead of paying them to uploaders? That’s a mighty big step towards protecting the rights of content creators at your service indeed. Has a thought of sending those funds to those who actually created the content that earned you those funds ever even crossed your mind?
Why Stopfilelocker does not do any thing with the big names like Netload or Depositefiles???
Please answer this question
loooool you are a big joke
These type of cyberlockers would not exist were it not for piracy. Their business model depends on it. Cut off the money, you starve them. If they offer “rewards” to those who upload content, they should vet that content.
Look at Youtube. They allow folks to upload, but they ALSO allow rights holders to vet the content via an automated process (CONTENT ID system). This gives rights holders the power to content that matches theirs upon upload. Then the rights holder can decided whether to a) remove the content, b) leave the content online and monetize it via ads (sharing revenue with Youtube) or c) block it, based on territorial distribution agreements.
Reputable sites could easily institute such a system. Pirate sites show their true colors by NOT doing so. They couldn’t afford to go “legit.”
As for the DMCA, it’s pretty worthless and cyberlockers do their best to circumvent its true intent. Individual files may be removed when reported, BUT I have yet to see any of them actually penalize “repeat infringers” per the law.
Frankly, it’s long past time that the DMCA be updated to reflect the reality of today’s online (pirate) economy. Safe Harbor provisions could remain, but the requirements to claim such status need to be revised and tightened. The technology has evolved since the law was passed more than a decade ago…Why not the law itself?
I Downloading a 12 Gigabyte File from Uploadet.to, just at this moment
So you may guess what it may be ?
How much ignorance!
Editor is profiting to take pictures of sites!
And some fools are donating money!
Singers and artists are not worried about piracy!
Copy Control does not make a profit. All funds are re-invested back into the organisation.
ifile, sorry, but you are clueless if you think “singers and artists” are not “worried” about piracy. If illegal commerce was cannibalizing your means of putting food on the table I bet you’d be worried too.
just uploaded 40 tb of porn this time via netload and rapidshare
Can I pet the troll, please?
century 21!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ignorant
The Internet was born free!
Second:
You live in the USA!
Has no authority to do what you are doing!
Please! Control the Host File your country!
Stop if you feel the GOD of Copyright
I went and good luck in their game of thinking that is James Bond!
Its foundation will grow ever!
paypal wount ignore complaints when there sued in court
and for you mr adult king you will get the worse ever these hosters will sue u and paypal and your campain and except your adult videos to be streamed all over the net
and rapidgator is to smart for u adulking they see you comeing there very hot on dmca same as rapidshare and netload you playing with fire big time and you know you will get sued
Someone should issue you a DMCA warning for publishing download links to two movies and one game. It doesn’t matter in which context you have published them, sir, you are breaking the law here. What’s the difference between original page, that you’ve taken these screenshots from, and what is your excuse sir?
Why have you published download links to pirated material?
defends him know the material with adult content, we will not be hypocritical, report all filehost, and let yourself of hypocrisy, perhaps the competition bothers you? stupid man
@Jen I totally agree with you on a lot of points you made.
Also, its been said in public many many times that we have had a new back end script in development. The day I took ownership of this site, I had the new script development started, and deadline for completion is this week, and with this new script does come “rights holders” accounts. I have already been in communication with many big companies that are going to utilize this new service we are going to offer. And I am sure the people here at stopfileockers also knew this, but decided again not state anything positive about what we at sharpfile.com are doing to stop piracy.
Also, we do ban users and their Ip’s if they receive a certain amount of DMCA notices.
Also, I am not sure if stopfielockers noticed the copyright I have marked very clearly on the website that he has published a picture of here at his site, but that’s copyright infringement. Maybe they should start by practicing what they preach
Are rights holders supposed to have accounts to monitor every single file locker ? All they would do is be chasing down stolen copies of their content while services such as SharpFile laugh all the way to the bank. Forget about that SharpFile, you should stop the content from getting there in the first place and shutting down Pay Per Download would be a good start. In the meantime we will continue to monitor your site and shut down any payment processor you care to add.
@ sharpfile instead of spending time here talking about what you’re doing to stop piracy, why don’t you actually take some files down?
I filed a DMCA notice 3 days ago and so far your site has done nothing to comply with it.
@Sharpfile. 5 days now and still no sign of you complying with several properly formatted DMCA notices.
7 days and still no sign of Sharpfile complying or even responding to the DMCA notices. To qualify for Safe Harbor all cyberlocker sites MUST comply with several criteria and this includes responding to DMCA notices within a reasonable time frame.
One week is not reasonable and as such all supporting evidence will be forwarded to the appropriate authorities in addition to our legal representative.
It’s now the 30th August and all files still remain active on Sharpfile. This company have no intention of complying with the DMCA. All they give are excuses about them ‘bug fixing’
Sharpfile = Sharp practice, definitely.
I came here after reading a discussion on Torrent Freak in a related article.
If this really is a legitimate operation, being done in tandem with law enforcement, why are the websites and forums that provide links to these files not blocked out of the screenshot? It seems to me that any law enforcement operation of this nature would be done with an eye to potential lawsuits from the owners of such message boards. One could additionally argue that the original poster is inadvertently creating traffic to illegitimate message boards by failing to hide their name.
Something very fishy is going on here.
If filelockers does damage content owners, why dont content owners create their owns filelockers? They will earn alot of $$$$$$ right?
Retard alert.
Cause paying $9 a month for UNLIMITED movies software porn and games does not work in the real world.
They already million profit
Are not concerned with filehost
Only the owner of this site is worried!!kkkkkkkkkkkk
Soon he goes from store to store to check if they are selling some pirated.
Will take pictures and notify VISA and Mastercard! kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk
Lol!
close torrents at first,they are sharing warez in public(public trackers)
So what the problem do u have to close them,I dont know any torrent site where u us guys plan to close their f*king donation.I know the secret.
This kind of sites are here for closing competitions between legend hots & new comers,u layz r want to eat up the competition =)
CLOSE Mediafire & Rapidshare first then open ur mouth,okay
Sharpfile is a legal host,remove DMCA files and earning,this site,is for make money too,with ads and donations,but no is a legal business.
Open your own business and stop f*ck people.
I report this page in paypal and more sites more,your days are counted.
If singers lose $$$$$$ cos of file lockers, see the latest post on torrentfreak.
Whoever runs this site is so obviously jaded. I wouldn’t be surprised if he was paid to do this. Perhaps he is in the belief that he will gain lot’s of fans? Thankfully you are in a minority.
Suck it.
I’m off to watch some free movies. I will think of you while I watch them. Good luck on fighting the internet lol!
Of course he is jopless and being paid….. I will watch porn and think of him while watching as well. Of course he cant touch them, perry. You know why.
this site should be shut down instead of getting traffic
stopfilelockers, excellent work.
I applaud totally your efforts and please keep up the good work so the parasites such as Sharpfile and the other morally challenged idiots who post here complaining that you’re hurting their ‘entitlement’ for doing nothing except posting the work of others, get as much grief as possible.
Sounds great, sign me up!
LOL!
This site is managed by a dude who owns himself a filehost.
He just wanna destroy his competition.
Look carefully which filehost he never attacks and you’ll see which one he owns…
Pathetic.
They dont paid spam host
This is a “NEVER ENDING” battle. Every thing in this world as it’s positive side as well as negative side and so does the internet and the piracy. Good luck folks..
Yes, Rapidgator, Netload, Cloudnator etc need to go. I’m hoping the excellent work done so far by this site is a warm up to them.