Comment on What happened to us Pirates? We used to sail the web and never even thought about reprecussions just sharing. Now it seems like it costs to be a pirate like a VPN and such. WTH happened?

Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Patnou@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I read it but can you dumb it down?

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  • Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I downloaded a song for my kid 15ish years ago and Telekom tracked it to me so I got a fine.

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    • starlinguk@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I was going to say: I live in Germany and they’ll absolutely go after people who pirate.

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      • iocase@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        They cuck so hard for American IP holders it’s honestly incredible. Even the yanks own companies don’t ride people that hard for it.

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    • Patnou@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      First time? That seems excessive.

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      • Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Yes, it was the first time

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    • crandlecan@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      15 years ago? That can’t be true

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      • Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Why can’t that be true?

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      • False@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hurt_Locker

        Check the lawsuits section

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