I recently received a €930 penalty for streaming The Matrix Resurrections on an restirrected site. If I use a VPN, will I be safe? I live in Germany, so can I use a VPN with a German server, or would the risk be lower if I use a server in a neighboring country?
To be fair, you got caught for torrenting, not streaming. Make sure you are not streaming with an app that does torrenting behind the scenes. With that said, always good to use a VPN, whether doing direct download/streaming or torrenting.
It depends on whether the VPN keeps logs and whether the company would cooperate with law enforcement. If in doubt, connect to a nearby country like Switzerland, Poland or the Netherlands. Turn on Killswitch
can i ask if you are sharing the stream or just watching the stream? are they really that strict in germany?
Torrenting without a VPN in Germany specifically is a dangerous game. They are intensely strict about it here, there are even entire businesses set up with the sole purpose of finding and prosecuting these cases.
Some local advice: you can find a lawyer who will handle the case and get the fine reduced, most of the time the lawyer fees + reduced fine will be much less than the original fine.
And if you want to do any more torrenting / streaming etc. in Germany, get a reputable paid VPN, with port forwarding, bind your torrent client to that VPN and port number, and always have it on when doing it
Jesus fuck you’ve posted this a lot.
Make sure to bind your torrent client to your VPN once you get one. Too many people skip this and wonder why they get caught.
Yes.
And read the sticky about binding your vpn.
Damm, I’ve been downloading torrents without a vpn for 12 to 15 years
Never had any letter, email. Nothing
Here’s a good place to start when researching VPNs: https://torrentfreak.com/best-vpn-anonymous-no-logging/
real debrid is your friend
If I got fined a grand for doing something, I’d probably stop doing it.
Also, why aren’t you guys and gals using a seedbox?
Okay u got any streaming sites that doesnt use Torrents?
No i just watched it, never thought it can get this far
is Nordvpn a good choice? and idk about the last thing you said about binding the torrect client with the Vpn whats that? isnt there just a site where i can watch the movies at without all these stuff?
Or just don’t use torrents in Germany.
There is a reason why direct downloads and usenet is loaded with german content.
And if you for whatever reason want to torrent use a vpn, seedbox, debrid services
its luck tbh i personally knew it was illegal to stream stuff but i never cared cuz i thought like how tf would they track everyone and stuff yk. but i learned it the hard way lmao
I might buy NordVpn do u think its the best one for stuff like that?
ill defo stop doing it but im asking in general, and whats a seedbox?
What is binding the Vpn with the torrent? cant i just buy a good Vpn like Nordvpn and watch he Movies or is it a must to do these steps cuz i never did them.
I use a different one on the list, but if it fulfills all of your requirements, go for it.
Yes you can use a vpn like nord.
As you only watch movies you don’t need to bind it to torrents. You can activate a killswitch in the nordvpn application if you want to make sure