FilesTube explained

FilesTube
Type:Metasearch engine
Language:Chinese, English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Spanish
Owner:Red-Sky Sp. z.o.o.
Launch Date:June 2007[1]
Current Status:Offline

FilesTube was a metasearch engine established in 2007, which specialized in searching files in various file sharing and uploading services, such as Mega.[2] It also included sections for videos, games, lyrics and software.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FilesTube . Internet Archive Wayback Machine.
  2. Web site: About FilesTube. 2010-08-01. 2021-02-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20210211044756/http://contv.com/?utm_source=filestube&utm_campaign=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filestube.com%2F&utm_medium=redirect&utm_content=redsky. dead.
  3. Web site: The FilesTube homepage contains a bar at the top of the page used to categorize and search specific download types. 2010-08-01. 2021-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20211004053342/http://contv.com/?utm_source=filestube&utm_campaign=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.filestube.com%2F&utm_medium=redirect&utm_content=redsky. dead.
  4. Web site: About Us. www.filestube.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20141230042111/http://www.filestube.com/about.html. 2014-12-30. 1 December 2014.
  5. Web site: Why Viewster Shut Down and What to Use Instead . 2023-04-28 . Lifewire . en.
  6. Web site: English entry in Red-Sky's portfolio. 2010-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20120613182833/http://en.red-sky.pl/show/25,filestube1. 2012-06-13.
  7. Web site: Jenkins: Convenience is just an app away. 9 July 2010 .
  8. Web site: FilesTube's DMCA policy.
  9. https://torrentfreak.com/filestube-secures-new-domain-to-bypass-domain-blocking-110619/ FilesTube Secures New Domain To Bypass Domain Blocking
  10. Web site: ExtraTorrent, BitSnoop, Torrentz.eu, and FilesTube to Be Blocked in the UK on October 30. Lucian Parfeni. 29 October 2013. softpedia.
  11. Web site: Sky Help: Our approach to protecting copyright. sky.com.
  12. Web site: www.filestube.com « Erişime Engellenen Siteler. engelliweb.com.
  13. Web site: [FilesTube] is a dedicated search site to find downloadable files such as audio, video and documents|date=9 July 2010 }}

    In December 2014, FilesTube discontinued its file-search service and became a free service for streaming licensed independent movies and series.[4] As of July 2016, site redirects to viewster.com, site providing access to limited number of licensed content, including Anime and movies.[5]

    It is owned by Polish company Red-Sky.[6]

    Name and logo

    The name and logo of the website are in the style of the video-sharing website YouTube. While the old logo looked almost identical to the YouTube logo (with "Files" replacing "You" and the logo colour being blue), slight changes have been made to the current logo.

    Reception

    In 2010, Donnie Jenkins of Chattanooga Times Free Press called the website "a dedicated search site to find downloadable files such as audio, video and documents".[7]

    Copyright infringement and blocking

    While it operated as a search engine, FilesTube said it removed copyrighted content from its search results on request.[8] However, it was blocked by court order or government action in several countries:

    External links

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