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Germany is wild. You will get a knock on your door within hours of firing up a torrent client

• Alex_L_Wood 2y ago
  What? No, you will not. You could get fined for seeding some popular stuff, but even then no one is knocking on your door, it'll probably come in the form of a letter, and even then it's not a guarantee.
  • relistan 2y ago
    I lived in Germany. At least back then it was definitely a letter. They were not very good at it, though, and I received one for torrenting large open source software.
    • hiccuphippo 2y ago
      I wonder if people could form a nonprofit that starts torrenting public domain media or open source software as a honeypot to find these firms and bury them in legal procedures. I'd gladly donate to such a nonprofit.
  • garaetjjte 2y ago
    Do these letters have teeth or just trying to scare you into a settlement for lawsuit that would never come?
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• moooo99 2y ago
  Huh, what in the world are you talking about. If you’re torrenting and you happen to get caught, you will receive a letter from some copyright lawyer with a fine of X amount as well as a cease and desist. The only knock on your door is the mail delivery man
• mft_ 2y ago
  Not sure if this is just misinformed, or anti-Germany/EU propaganda? Either way, not true. In Germany, if you torrent something without protection of a VPN, you may receive a letter from a blood-sucking legal firm within a week or two, with a fine that can be argued down somewhat.
  • wkat4242 2y ago
    I'm sure the OP meant "knock on your door" figuratively. And refers to exactly what you say, those leechy law firm letters. In that sense it's entirely true.
    • SahAssar 2y ago
      "knock on your door within hours" does not usually even figuratively mean "getting a letter a few weeks later".
• franczesko 2y ago
  BS