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Well, there are plenty of benefits for all kinds of criminal activity, they just share one common drawback.
by guenthert 4y ago
Well, there are plenty of benefits for all kinds of criminal activity, they just share one common drawback.
- anonymou2 4y agoI liked Pirates of the Caribean I, II and III !
- selfhoster11 4y agoHaving to remember to use a VPN? Hardly a drawback.
- hunter2_ 4y agoWell, there are really two drawbacks. Personal risk (which, as you say, can be well-mitigated) and the externality of other people being less well-off. Yes they could choose to make things that aren't copyable instead of things that are, but most jurisdictions have structures telling them that free copying of the thing they're making won't be tolerated.
- selfhoster11 4y agoI was talking from a purely mechanical perspective.
- InCityDreams 4y agoMyself and several friends have several vpns and as we can mostly use up to 5 devices we share the logins, as required.
- Teever 4y agoPirating is not a criminal activity in my country. It likely isn't a criminal activity in your country either.
- selfhoster11 4y agoConsidering that HN slants heavily in the direction of the US, I'm not sure the latter statement is that accurate.
- Karunamon 4y agoCopyright infringement may or may not be criminal. While it may technically be for the operators of the streaming services, it is a civil matter from a user standpoint.
- kjkjadksj 4y agoIn this case the drawback is the off chance you get a strongly worded letter from your isp you can throw away