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-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
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