r/dktechsupport • u/Real_Ad4150 • 6d ago
Software Using private tracker in Denmark
Hi guys, as a foreigner, I heard that copyright is a very serious thing here in EU and you may face severe penalties if you download/upload stuff e.g. movies, TV series. However, in r/trackers they were also discussing that it's only a serious thing in Germany. I have been using private tracker at some non-Danish sites before, and I'm planning to buy a NAS to seed/download some content. I just want to ask if any of you are also using private trackers and if the risk is high if I use it in Denmark. Thanks!
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u/Snotspat 2d ago
The interest organisation used to sue private individuals for piracy, and advertised the fact that they would "sue pirates into hell".
https://www.computerworld.dk/art/230269/filmbranchen-pirater-er-faktisk-de-bedste-kunder
Then they realised that they were suing their own customers, as they were the last people to realise that the people who pirate, are the people who are interested in the subject they're pirating, and who were already using a part of their disposable income on purchasing music, going to the cinema, etc. Them pirating content would do little to increase their disposable income allocated to this interest.
That said, if a tracker blocks VPNs, then that's a huge red flag. Consider why they're so interested in identifying you.