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Re:The FBI Identified a Tor User by Semaphor on Tuesday January 17, 2023 @10:46AM (#34413878)
> Also- the secret about torrents is that nobody really gives a shit.

That’s not true in some places like Germany. Just a few seconds of uploading a somewhat popular movie or porn without a VPN will get you a C&D + fees letter.

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Re:The FBI Identified a Tor User by type-r on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @03:27AM (#34424603)
do you have to actually pay anything? in the us you also get a scare letter from your ISP but nothing happens if you ignore it and continue
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Re:The FBI Identified a Tor User by Semaphor on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @04:25AM (#34424901)
Yeah, because it's lawyers working for the rightholders sending them, not ISPs. You can sometimes get out, but only by replying properly, ignoring then will end in court.
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Re:The FBI Identified a Tor User by archduck on Thursday January 19, 2023 @10:16PM (#34448759)
Can confirm. I slipped up for a few seconds once while torrenting. My cease-and-desist letter from Sony was personally delivered to my door by the Hausmeister.
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