Chomikuj.pl

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chomikuj.pl
Type of site
 File hosting service
Founded2006
OwnerKelo Corporation
URL chomikuj.pl
CommercialYes

chomikuj.pl, [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [ excessive citations ] or Chomik [1] (English: hamster ), is a Polish 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 website. Unregistered users can instantly retrieve file 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 per week. [7]

In 2015, it was successfully sued for copyright infringement, although it immediately appealed to the court. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 Michiel van Blommestein (July 17, 2012). "Publishers, get ready to go to war with Poland's version of MegaUpload". ZDNet . Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  2. ↑ "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)
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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. 1 2 Michał Michał Wilmowski (January 20, 2012). "Skąd Polacy najczęściej ściągają pliki?" (in Polish). Gadżetomania.pl. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  6. ↑ "chomikuj.pl Site Info". Alexa Internet. Archived from the original on 2012-09-05. Retrieved 2013-02-03.
  7. ↑ "Nutanix Support & Insights". portal.nutanix.com. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  8. ↑ "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.)
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