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Re:Static torrent website with peer-to-peer queries over Bit... by Semaphor on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @04:06AM (#30612408)
Pretty sure you can’t download either. But the fines would be very low, so instead they go after uploaders, convince the court it’s "commercial distribution", values skyrocket and for a small 1000€ fee you can make the problem go away.
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Re:Static torrent website with peer-to-peer queries over Bit... by hamsamrma on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @07:54AM (#30613894)
ime correct: individual downloaders will not be prosecuted unless somewhat high-profile, intitutional/commercial users (vps) will only get a cease and desist. uploaders are fair game.
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Re:Static torrent website with peer-to-peer queries over Bit... by Semaphor on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @10:19AM (#30615364)
It also helps that it’s pretty hard to figure out who downloads. With torrents, you’ll always upload as well (outside using specific clients), with websites they have no data.
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