Who are the largest tubes with illegal content and where do they host?
 

Hi Everyone,

As was previously announced we won't host tube sites with a preponderance of stolen video content. A few weeks after this announcement, the results are very positive: our clients and us are extremely satisfied and there aren't any offending sites on our network that I am aware of.

Now that we've cleaned our house (and perhaps some competitors have) I think it's time that hosts announce their position. Also, I'd like to see members of the community identify the biggest tube site offenders with stolen content and which companies they are hosting with.

Let's discuss!

Sincerely,

Brad Mitchell

Tube8 dot com at AlphaRed..

This thread needs a bump. Even though its a sticky.

I just got spammed on icq from them :(

I have never been to a tube site, so I have no idea. Doubt anyone will admit to hosting them though.

tube8 and redtube are the biggest as far as i know

hahahahahaha.COM hosts redtube

wow.. they are banned here?

choo pa.com

Redtube by Choop a...
MaxPorn & Tube8 by Alpha Red...
Pornhub by Swiftwill...

We all know the Megarotic is the Giant but I don't know who the host is. I am sure that it will not be hard to find out though.

You are doing a great job in finding solutions to the problem rather than to just keep on complaining like so many others have. While most are waiting for someone else to do something you are leading the way. Kudos to your efforts Brad :thumbsup

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I believe megarotic hosts at least partially with Lease Web in Amsterdam? (not sure)

Lease Web would be the same company selling wholesale to most of the adult hosts that "opened shop" with european hosting (they're really just resellers of everything except the remote soft support).

Brad

Aren't most of them in Asia?

Rude.com can't find the hosting information.

youporn = soft layer
redtube = ch00pa
xvideos = realitychecknetwork
pornhub = swiftwill
tube8.com = alphared

all adult hosts

go figure

wow, nice to see a topic like this as a sticky

this is what is meant by leadership :thumbsup

NS1.RUDE.COM 63.219.151.3
NS2.RUDE.COM 205.234.154.1
NS3.RUDE.COM 66.117.40.198
NS4.RUDE.COM 216.129.109.1
NS5.RUDE.COM 205.234.170.165

true.....

great thread, in everyway

i'll note to stay away and not do biz with any of these companies

guess somebody decided to release the sticky??

They only run for 2 hours :2 cents:


If we keep discussing the subject it will still stay on the front page :thumbsup

Cheers,

Brad

They are also hosted by LeaseWeb in the Netherlands.

Brad

bump for a full list

bump for Brad.

good thread :thumbsup

Its a little hard to deny when a traceroute shows exactly who is hosting what...
WG

please leave tube sites alone. I want to masturbate for free.

Yeah, leaseweb is pretty huge with questionable sites.

http://www.whoishostingthis.com/megarotic.com
http://www.whoishostingthis.com/rude.com

They are the actual "provider" for pretty much every host here that says they have "true" european hosting. They're all actually just resellers of LeaseWeb hardware/remotehands/network and layering their support guys on top to provide a managed solution.

Brad

Is there anything that can be done?

I bet these hosting companies would rather go to court to keep these clients than refuse their money. :)

bump for Everyone

Along with the rest of the world :mad:

Bump for this thread

Keep beating the war drum ToeJo

:thumbsup:thumbsup:thumbsup

I meant, "I doubt anyone is going to volunteer the info."

Not foolproof tool.

bump for brad - fight the good fight!

Good luck everyone :)

Here is my position, on em. As a host, tube sites are great customers; lots of bandwidth and little trouble technically. The do get ddossed sometimes but those are generally few. I am, however, against using illegal content. If a site is using illegal content whether it is a paysite, TGP, MGP or tube I would be inclined to take it down. Tube sites in many ways are the wave of the future, it is how we use them that is killing the business.

let's figure out some more..

large scale DDOS , with some other flavors thrown in

It's funny that in an industry such as this anyone would suggest a host banning these type of sites. This would be like MySpace, YouTube, Yahoo or even Google getting their hosting account pulled. There is due process for copyright violations. Webmasters and content producers might not like it but that is the law. If it were any other way the whole internet would implode.

youtube??

wow finally an intelligent post in a thread full of whinning.

as long as they fully comply with the DMCA the safe harbor provision makes their use of your copyrighted material legal.

Well said mate:thumbsup

Bump for Brad's leadership on a serious issue!

Good job Brad. I wish you the best of luck man. I cannot think of any right off of the top of my head but congrats to you for helping with this serious issue. Nobody should ever steal anyone else's content.

those within the industry should stick together for ethics regardless of legal technicalities allowing theft to go unpunished in the meantime

tnaflix are pretty big too. But they seems down?!

The thing that I don't understand here is this. If they stop hosting somewhere (let's say all adult hosts stop taking their business) won't another host be more than happy to host them. The money has to be good for that much bandwidth.

does this extend to threats to the industry as well
say for example when the religious right says all porn sites should be shut down for ethical reasons.