Garry@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 year agoFellow pirates, what are some underrated websites and softwares that more people should be usingmessage-squaremessage-square131fedilinkarrow-up1405arrow-down110
arrow-up1395arrow-down1message-squareFellow pirates, what are some underrated websites and softwares that more people should be usingGarry@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 year agomessage-square131fedilink
minus-squaregrimsolem@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoThat is nonsense. At least in the US, no one has ever been charged for using (implicitly non-p2p) streaming sites. People are charged for distribution - that is, the upload portion of p2p. Just viewing stuff in your browser is perfectly safe without a VPN.
minus-squareOcelot@lemmies.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoRight, the concern is that is true until it isn’t safe. Someone is going to be the first to be charged.
That is nonsense.
At least in the US, no one has ever been charged for using (implicitly non-p2p) streaming sites. People are charged for distribution - that is, the upload portion of p2p. Just viewing stuff in your browser is perfectly safe without a VPN.
Right, the concern is that is true until it isn’t safe. Someone is going to be the first to be charged.