Dumb question but if I download a movie from YouTube do I get "that kind message" from my ISP? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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I know YouTube is a terrible provider of pirated content and also that it is almost impossible to pirate without a VPN, but I would like to know: if I download a movie from YouTube (directly from it, of course) without a VPN, will I receive "that type of message" from my ISP?

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[-] Xtallll@lemmy.blahaj.zone 48 points 3 days ago

Most ISPs don't do that, content owners do then send complaints to the ISP who forwards them to the user. ISPs aren't going to spend money on losing a customer.

[-] Clusterfck@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 3 days ago

I work for an ISP (smaller, not a nationwide company). We genuinely don't care what you use your internet connection for until we get a legal notice and then we do what's required by law.

[-] lka1988@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 days ago

My ISP (like most ISPs) will just forward nastygrams from the content owners. Usually big companies like NBC or whatever. My ISP is a local setup (XMission in Utah) and only forwards them as a courtesy. They don't actually do anything. It's nice.