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I am in Germany and want to know what practices to use when pirating. (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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So me and my brother have been torrenting some games and such and we have not gotten a letter yet. So any precautions to use

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

What are the advantages of usenet when it comes to your security? Given that you're using VPN anyway. But with usenet you also need to find a way to pay anonymously for it, otherwise what's the point?

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    The point is that you can download stuff without uploading it at the same time.

    I don't have to share copyrighted material in order to download it. That's the big advantage.

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    To add to that: The “sharing” part is what’s prohibited in German law. (Remember: when torrenting you also upload chunks of the data to others.) The pure download is kind of a grey area and won’t be prosecuted.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago

    Just wanted to point out that downloading is no longer a grey area since an EU ruling a couple of years ago. Streaming as well as downloading from unauthorized sources is plainly illegal - you're right about it being very unlikely to be prosecuted for it.

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