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.
Comment on Meta claims torrenting pirated books isn’t illegal without proof of seeding
umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 1 day agoThat’s just confirmation bias. The buyer/downloaders don’t get caught is just because there are too many of them and going after the distributor is an easy target.
SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 1 day ago
ulterno@programming.dev 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?
gon@lemm.ee 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 1 day ago
sooooo… vpn should point to Portugal…
umami_wasbi@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
Oh for real? Learn something new today.