p2pnet news view Freedom | P2P:- “288 People Tweeted RT @tweetmeme True P2P File Sharing Via Twitter: FileTwt http://bit.ly/xF8G4 #filetwt”

That’s what you saw on FileTwt at 5:30 am Pacific.

“FileTwt brings file sharing to twitter,” it says. “With FileTwt you can now easily upload and tweet about your files for free.”

Right now, “the UI is a bit clunky and the file sizes are capped at 20MB,” says ReadWriteWeb, going on:

“Once mobile capabilities are introduced, FileTwt would allow more freedom for the 9-to-5ers among us. And it already allows for mass sharing (either via public streams or multiple-recipient DMs) of files, which is awesome news for self-marketing musicians, who desperately need better online promotional tools.”

Say the FileTwt Terms of Service »»»

The Services provide a user the ability to send and temporally store a file (a “User File”) on external websites not related to FileTwt. The Services operate by sending and storing the specified User File on external Web sites, file storage services not maintained by Filetwt.com (collectively “Third Party Services”), on behalf of the User. The links to control the User File on the Third Party Services will be stored on Filetwt.com and then Filetwt.com will display and/or email five generated unique links to the User. The User(s) can then access the download links to download the User File from the Third Party Services by clicking on one of the unique generated links. The other unique generated link is to attempt to delete thee [sic] User File from Filetwt.com and from the Third Party Services.

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Filetwt.com Services may be used only for lawful purposes. Transmission, distribution or storage of any material in violation of any applicable law or regulation, including export control laws, is prohibited. This includes, without limitation, material protected by patent, copyright, trademark, service mark, trade secret or other intellectual property rights. If you use another party’s material, you must obtain prior authorization. By using the Services, you represent and warrant that you are the author and copyright owner and/or proper licensee with respect to any hosted content and you further represent and warrant that no content violates the trademark or rights of any third party. Filetwt.com reserves the right to suspend or terminate a User’s transmission(s) that, in Filetwt.com’s discretion, violates these policies or violates any law or regulation.

“At the moment, there are a couple too many clicks and redirects to make the process completely efficient. Sending files from the web interface isn’t too complicated, but downloading sent files takes a few steps,” says ReadWriteWeb, adding:

“The user is taken to the RapidShare site, then to a new page for the specific file download. He then must wait 30 seconds (for non account-holders) to begin downloading the file.”

RapidShare?

Isn’t that the site that the Swiss operation that’s currently in trouble in Germany?

It’s a “massive upload destination” which allegedly gave the identity of a user to a major label in Germany, the end result being a police raid,” says a recent p2pnet post.

Filetwt.com says it’s, “committed to protecting your privacy” and, “We only use the information we collect about you to to improve our own services. All other unnecessary data will be deleted.”

Meanwhile, You Know Who are watching.

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ReadWriteWeb – True P2P File Sharing Via Twitter: FileTwt, May 24, 2009
p2pnet – RapidShare accused of sharing user data, April 28, 2009