Fonz@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoFilm companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square160fedilinkarrow-up1898arrow-down17cross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1891arrow-down1external-linkFilm companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011arstechnica.comFonz@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square160fedilinkcross-posted to: worldnews@lemmy.ml
minus-squarenewIdentity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down4·1 year agoActually no. Pretending to have committed a crime is a crime itself. At least here in Germany. Also: saying you committed a crime is basically the same as a confession and can definitely be used against you
minus-squarejon@lemmy.tflinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoThe lawsuit does not involve Germany in the slightest
minus-squarenewIdentity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSure, but it could still have an Impact on Germany since the copyright law is pretty similar
minus-squareHolzkohlen@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAlso keep in mind that at least in Germany the act of just downloading something is not illegal. Only the uploading/seeding of content is. So just admitting to having downloaded something is not admitting to a crime at all.
minus-squarenewIdentity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoNo, downloading is illegal too. It’s just the uploading/seeding that gets actively enforced since it’s a more serious crime
minus-squarevoid_wanderer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year ago Pretending to have committed a crime is a crime itself Gotta listen to some Götz Widmann haha.
Actually no. Pretending to have committed a crime is a crime itself. At least here in Germany.
Also: saying you committed a crime is basically the same as a confession and can definitely be used against you
The lawsuit does not involve Germany in the slightest
Sure, but it could still have an Impact on Germany since the copyright law is pretty similar
Also keep in mind that at least in Germany the act of just downloading something is not illegal. Only the uploading/seeding of content is. So just admitting to having downloaded something is not admitting to a crime at all.
No, downloading is illegal too. It’s just the uploading/seeding that gets actively enforced since it’s a more serious crime
Gotta listen to some Götz Widmann haha.