@Fonz@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agoFilm companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square161fedilinkarrow-up1901arrow-down16
arrow-up1895arrow-down1external-linkFilm companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011arstechnica.com@Fonz@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square161fedilink
minus-square@Holzkohlen@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years 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-squarenewIdentitylinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-22 years 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