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minus-squaredoublepepperoni [none/use name]hexbear19·2 years agoI use those sites because I'm terrified of getting letters from the copyright police link
minus-squareHumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]hexbear25·2 years agookay reasonable. i will say that, across multiple ISPs, i've literally never had a warning letter result in any effect on service link
minus-squaredoublepepperoni [none/use name]hexbear11·edit-22 years agoi do occasionally torrent stuff but I stay away from anything too mainstream. Haven't had threatening letters so far link
minus-squareClimateChangeAnxiety [he/him, they/them]hexbear9·2 years agoThe only time I’ve gotten letters was for torrenting Game of Thrones and Silicon Valley, both HBO shows. They did actually shut off my internet for a minute until I pinky swore not to do it again and so I bought a vpn link
minus-squareAryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]hexbear8·2 years agoPaying for a VPN is usually like $5 a month. link
I use those sites because I'm terrified of getting letters from the copyright police
okay reasonable.
i will say that, across multiple ISPs, i've literally never had a warning letter result in any effect on service
i do occasionally torrent stuff but I stay away from anything too mainstream. Haven't had threatening letters so far
The only time I’ve gotten letters was for torrenting Game of Thrones and Silicon Valley, both HBO shows. They did actually shut off my internet for a minute until I pinky swore not to do it again and so I bought a vpn
Paying for a VPN is usually like $5 a month.