Like many new releases, Metallica’s latest album “Death Magnetic” was uploaded to the popular file hosting service Rapidshare one day prior to its official release date last year. Since users don’t broadcast their IP-address or distribute files to the public directly though Rapidshare, it came as a surprise when the police raided the house of an uploader a few weeks ago, because the Rapidshare has handed over the personal details of alleged copyright infringers to several major record labels. The information was then used to pursue legal action against the Rapidshare users and at least one alleged uploader saw his house raided.

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