Originally Posted by pornhead

Why would people post links to rapidshare files on porn forums? Do they make money, if the surfer buys a rapidshare account from their link? I didn't found any affiliate program on rapidshare site. So why would someone put a link when he knows he wont make anything from it? I mean why wont they put a link to a paysite, this way they can make a sale. Even if conversion ratio is poor, it's still better than nothing, right?

I'm not complaining, I wanted to make a thread where we can discuss the economics of rapidshare. Possibly we can find a way how to compete/fight against this.