Chomikuj.pl
Type of site | File hosting service |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 |
| Owner | FS File Solutions Limited |
| URL | chomikuj.pl |
| Commercial | yes |
chomikuj.pl,[1][2][3][4][5] or Chomik, Polish for hamster, is a Polish-language file hosting service founded in 2006.[5] As of February 2013 it was the 15th most popular website in Poland.[6]
Any type of file can be published on the web site. Unregistered users can instantly retrieve files sizes of 1 MB. After registration, a user is not subject to any limit when downloading a single file, but is limited to 50 MB transfer a day. Transfer limit can be increased by paying for additional bandwidth.[source?]
In 2015 it was successfully sued for copyright infringement, although it immediately appealed to the court.[7]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Michiel van Blommestein (July 17, 2012). "Publishers get ready to go to war with Poland's version of MegaUpload". ZDNet. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ "Polish File-Sharing Site Target of Copyright Lawsuits". Archived from the original on 30 June 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ Marcin Maj (December 9, 2013). "Microsoft usuwa z sieci pliki z Ubuntu, a służą do tego... prawa autorskie" (in Polish). Dziennik Gazeta Prawna. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ Marta Wawrzyn (July 26, 2012). "Tajemniczy założyciele Chomikuj.pl. Kim są i czemu nie lansują się w mediach?" (in Polish). Gadżetomania.pl. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Michał Michał Wilmowski (January 20, 2012). "Skąd Polacy najczęściej ściągają pliki?" (in Polish). Gadżetomania.pl. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
- ↑ "chomikuj.pl Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
- ↑ "Polish Filmmakers' Association sues Chomikuj.pl for contributory IP infringement" Archived 2021-08-16 at the Wayback Machine (Originally published in E-commerce law reports vol. 15 issue 4.)
