If you stream it through your browser, they still have the same IP, which is used to identify you. As for prosecution of torrent seeders, that's not really pos

If you stream it through your browser, they still have the same IP, which is used to identify you. As for prosecution of torrent seeders, that's not really possible anymore IIRC, since the "Vorratsdatenspeicherung" (= stockpile saving of which IP address has been connect to which landline, in case it is needed for law enforcement) has been declared illegal. AFAIK movie torrents were never really monitored, the focus was always on the latest music releases. I also haven't heard of any fines for torrenting in the last 2-3 years, but that might be because I'm not really in that age anymore.