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I know it's against the law, but I found conflicting information regarding how likely it is to be enforced.

So assuming you don't have a massive quantity of data upload, is torrenting some pirated (copyrighted) content relatively safe or not?

Have you ever gotten in trouble for this (or someone you know)?

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[–] Iceblade02 4 points 2 years ago

I suspect it depends a lot on two main factors:

  1. The country you live in

and

  1. Your ISP

I live in Sweden and have a local ISP. Been both DL:ing and seeding for over a decade without using a vpn and not hearing a peep about it.

Idk what the situation is in Switzerland, hopefully someone who lives there will answer as well.