Fonz@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agoFilm companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011arstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square107fedilinkarrow-up1115arrow-down14
arrow-up1111arrow-down1external-linkFilm companies demand names of Reddit users who discussed piracy in 2011arstechnica.comFonz@lemmy.world to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square107fedilink
minus-squarenewIdentity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoActually no. Pretending to have committed a crime is a crime itself. At least here in Germany. Also: saying you committed a crime is basically the same as a confession and can definitely be used against you
minus-squareHolzkohlen@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoAlso keep in mind that at least in Germany the act of just downloading something is not illegal. Only the uploading/seeding of content is. So just admitting to having downloaded something is not admitting to a crime at all.
minus-squarenewIdentity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 year agoNo, downloading is illegal too. It’s just the uploading/seeding that gets actively enforced since it’s a more serious crime
Actually no. Pretending to have committed a crime is a crime itself. At least here in Germany.
Also: saying you committed a crime is basically the same as a confession and can definitely be used against you
Also keep in mind that at least in Germany the act of just downloading something is not illegal. Only the uploading/seeding of content is. So just admitting to having downloaded something is not admitting to a crime at all.
No, downloading is illegal too. It’s just the uploading/seeding that gets actively enforced since it’s a more serious crime