Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 23 days agoWhat 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?message-squaremessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up139arrow-down1message-squareWhat 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?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 23 days agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
When I say used to I mean the days of limewire, napster, and sublimedirectory to name a few. Or IRC or even ICQ.
minus-squareEat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·23 days agoI got a 1900€ bill that I had to hire a lawyer to fight, so now all my devices wear a condom to hit the internet no matter
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·23 days agoI read it but can you dumb it down?
minus-squareEat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·23 days agoI downloaded a song for my kid 15ish years ago and Telekom tracked it to me so I got a fine.
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoFirst time? That seems excessive.
minus-squareDon_Dickle@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoI 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
minus-squareEat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·22 days agoHoly shit is right. I got no warnings I downloaded a popular song one day after dinner and got the letter three or so months later, my wife was super pissed.
minus-squareStarya67@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·23 days agoI was going to say: I live in Germany and they’ll absolutely go after people who pirate.
I got a 1900€ bill that I had to hire a lawyer to fight, so now all my devices wear a condom to hit the internet no matter
I read it but can you dumb it down?
I downloaded a song for my kid 15ish years ago and Telekom tracked it to me so I got a fine.
First time? That seems excessive.
Yes, it was the first time
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
Holy shit is right. I got no warnings I downloaded a popular song one day after dinner and got the letter three or so months later, my wife was super pissed.
I was going to say: I live in Germany and they’ll absolutely go after people who pirate.