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[–] dreadbeef@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)

it isn't illegal to download, only upload. Torrents get you in trouble because of seeding, not downloading

[–] sonalder@lemmy.ml 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It depends on your local laws I think. I'm pretty sure downloading free copyrighted product from an unauthorized source is still illegal in France for exemple.

[–] Mondez@lemdro.id 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How are you, the naive seeker, supposed to know if something is authorised or not?

[–] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

By fucking obviousness.

At least that's what a court would rule, likely with more formal terminology.

[–] sonalder@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A website called The Pirate Bay with nothing to pay doesn't look the official way to acquire or watch the last Disney movie to me.

[–] kossa@feddit.org 1 points 1 day ago

How would I know, if I am looking for the Pirates of the Carribean franchise, or Peter Pan? There are pirates in those movies, I thought The Pirate Bay to be a Disney marketing stunt 😂