Ask: Downloading in Germany
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Hello, does anyone here come from Germany?
I've heard that downloading (via Torrent, emule, Filehosting, etc) is PROHIBITED in Germany.
There's already some people who got caught because of it. (the penalty is around 2000 Euro)
The problem is, I'm going to live in Germany for a while and I'm quite afraid of getting caught because of downloading Japan stuff (we love anime, hentai, doujinshi, and other stuff right...)
Is there anyone who can help me?
Thanks a lot.
I've heard that downloading (via Torrent, emule, Filehosting, etc) is PROHIBITED in Germany.
There's already some people who got caught because of it. (the penalty is around 2000 Euro)
The problem is, I'm going to live in Germany for a while and I'm quite afraid of getting caught because of downloading Japan stuff (we love anime, hentai, doujinshi, and other stuff right...)
Is there anyone who can help me?
Thanks a lot.
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Downloading is prohibited pretty much everywhere, due to copyright laws. What matters is whether or not Germany has active surveillance on all the traffic, and whether or not they take action against copyright infringements.
I would personally guess that P2P is fairly safe, regardless of the active laws, but if the country is strict, I would stay away from direct connect sources.
If you want to be safe, you could purchase a VPN and encrypt your traffic.
I would personally guess that P2P is fairly safe, regardless of the active laws, but if the country is strict, I would stay away from direct connect sources.
If you want to be safe, you could purchase a VPN and encrypt your traffic.
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Hello Superstring, thank you for your reply.
Yes they do. Worse is, that torrent client is using an open tracker. So it makes it easier for the cops to track down the user.
I'm sorry, do you mean peer to peer other point to point connection (VPN)?
The use of VPN is sadly also prohibited.
My friends suggest me to use zbigz.com, but the matter is that the download speed will be to slow. My friend needs 4 - 5 hours to download a 700 Mb film...
As for the premium, I'm considering it.
Superstring wrote...
What matters is whether or not Germany has active surveillance on all the traffic, and whether or not they take action against copyright infringements.Yes they do. Worse is, that torrent client is using an open tracker. So it makes it easier for the cops to track down the user.
Superstring wrote...
I would personally guess that P2P is fairly safe, regardless of the active laws, but if the country is strict, I would stay away from direct connect sources.I'm sorry, do you mean peer to peer other point to point connection (VPN)?
Superstring wrote...
If you want to be safe, you could purchase a VPN and encrypt your traffic. The use of VPN is sadly also prohibited.
My friends suggest me to use zbigz.com, but the matter is that the download speed will be to slow. My friend needs 4 - 5 hours to download a 700 Mb film...
As for the premium, I'm considering it.
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well defines on how you download and your country's laws about downloadin/uploading
this is wat i found on internet about legal downloading, it is also in my country.
The British government wants to legelize the downloading of CDs and copy media files legalize private use only.
But there is no private copying levy on hardware.
in exchange the hdd's and ssd's are more expensive, since a little amout goes to the artists,makers of movies.
uploading is still illigal.
so in some country's it is legal, and some country's it's illigal.
this is wat i found on internet about legal downloading, it is also in my country.
The British government wants to legelize the downloading of CDs and copy media files legalize private use only.
But there is no private copying levy on hardware.
in exchange the hdd's and ssd's are more expensive, since a little amout goes to the artists,makers of movies.
uploading is still illigal.
so in some country's it is legal, and some country's it's illigal.
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Hello Darknessblade,
thank you for your reply, but I'm still quite surprised that it's different in Britain. I thought the same rules apply in the European Union.
thank you for your reply, but I'm still quite surprised that it's different in Britain. I thought the same rules apply in the European Union.
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God-Velocity wrote...
Hello Darknessblade, thank you for your reply, but I'm still quite surprised that it's different in Britain. I thought the same rules apply in the European Union.
well the europeian union wants to unlegalize the legal downloding by this way.
only a few country's have it legal or make it legal.
(the uk isnt part of the eu as many people think)
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Yep, it's prohibited. A friend got caught and investigations go against him. Normally you are not caught that fast (or so I hope).
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this mostly is because the megaupload.com (site is banned) incident, a lot of users and downloaders are busted and need to pay a enormaus sum of money.
the piratebay is also becoming a banned site in some country's.
and some other 3th party sites too.
so downloading is becoming more illigal, uploading was and is still illigal
the piratebay is also becoming a banned site in some country's.
and some other 3th party sites too.
so downloading is becoming more illigal, uploading was and is still illigal