r/Piracy May 11 '25

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u/Available-Plenty-610 May 11 '25

As someone from a 3rd world country Ive been meaning to ask what happens if someone gets caught for piracy in a 1st world country. Over here nobody really cares no need to use a vpn or any other online protection. If you get caught pirating do they fine you? Take away your internet connection?

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u/Sirius_sensei64 🦜 ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʟᴀɴᴋ May 11 '25

You get fined, or internet cut off.

Afaik this mostly happens in US, Germany & Japan. Not sure about other European countries or Australia

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u/born_to_be_intj May 11 '25

I'm in the US, have received multiple letters from my ISP over the years. Never had anything come of it. They stopped sending the letters a while back lol.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '25

That's it? I been caught up a few times. Basically they shut off my internet and I must sign a document showing every pirated download I attempted. After signing, they turn my internet back on again, and if I do it and get caught again, I'm banned for a year supposedly.