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[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 39 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The buyers/downloaders don't get caught is just because there are too many of them and going after the distributor is an easy target.

[-] gon@lemm.ee 30 points 1 day ago

Not the case, necessarily.

In Portugal, for example, it's legal to download pirated content. It's not a matter of not pursuing it because it's hard or being difficult to catch or distributors are an easier target, it's just that, legally, you're not doing anything wrong.

[-] OwlPaste@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

sooooo.... vpn should point to Portugal...

[-] umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago

Oh for real? Learn something new today.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago

In Canada it’s legal to download and watch content for personal use, so it’s when it’s shared that it becomes an issue.

Just like you could record anything with a vcr, you just couldn’t share it with your friends.

[-] ulterno@programming.dev 3 points 1 day ago

Is it not also because it was easier to feign ignorance for the time the laws were passed?
And that nobody thought of Tor, while at the same time, leechers who don't seed are actually being worse for the Torrent?

this post was submitted on 21 Feb 2025
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