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

  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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      • Patnou@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I hope you joking but if not holy shit. Don’t they hand out warnings a bunch of times before hitting your bank? I am in the states BTW

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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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