How do Germans pirate? - eviltoast

https://allaboutberlin.com/guides/pirating-streaming-movies-in-germany

I didn’t know how Germans pirated and how they got caught, so I tried to do some research and found the article above, which is quite nice.

To summarize, your IP is visible to your ISP (internet service provider) and a law company can basically send a legal letter asking your ISP to identify you and you will be identified and your address and details will be given to the Lawyers. Now, you can either pay up or hire a lawyer and pay a lesser amount.

Now, the solution the article provided was, just use a VPN bro. But yes, VPNs can fail and not all VPNs allow you to torrent. So, how do these Germans pirate and not get caught?

PS: I obviously don’t condone pirate, asking for a friend who is an author.

  • Kalash@feddit.ch
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    1 year ago

    The biggest risk is when you upload content, which makes torrenting dangerous. But using a VPN is really enough.

    For things like pirate streaming sites or DDL sites, a VPN is definitly recommended, but I used those for years without one and nothing ever happened.

    I obviously don’t condone pirate

    It’s fine if you do, this is a piracy community.