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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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[-] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 34 points 4 days ago

I personally ditched torrenting completly. Haven't touched a torrent in literal years.

Usenet is the way for me. Still using via Mullvad nonetheless.

[-] tauren@lemm.ee 8 points 4 days ago

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?

[-] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

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.

[-] mbirth@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 days ago

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.

[-] RandomLegend@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 days ago

Exactly - should've mentioned that.

That's why i feel much more safe using Usenet. Also, the fractured nature of usenet makes it more resilient to prosecutors to actually pinpoint anything.

[-] Chewy7324@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days 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.