In Germany the government now fines you for piracy, using a common VPN isn’t enough anymore.
Why isn’t a zero-logs VPN enough? How would the government know? Encrypted VPN traffic can’t be decrypted, at least until we have quantum computers, right?
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musubibreakfast@lemm.ee 1 day agoBecause these people often don’t want to pirate. In Germany the government now fines you for piracy, using a common VPN isn’t enough anymore. Then there are other factors such as remasters and changes.
Fight Club, The Matrix, The Terminator and Star Wars are all popular films but there are several versions out there with different color grades and special effects. So I completely understand why this subset of people would want to keep their version of the movie.
pirat@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
or even a seedbox in another country.
twice_hatch@midwest.social 17 hours ago
Are they cracking down on I2P?
exchange12rocks@lemm.ee 17 hours ago
Fight Club, The Matrix, The Terminator and Star Wars
Yes, and you can find perfect exact copies of all versions of these movies if you look in the right places
CrazyLikeGollum@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You also have to deal with whatever settings the uploader decided to use when they transcoded the original rip. Which can mess with the color grade and contrast ratio, the hdr grading, introduce noise, and otherwise fuck with the video quality and audio quality.
Most people won’t care, but to some it matters.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
remuxes are not hard to find.