Thread: General Is piracy on the way out and will VM and Sky benefit?
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Old 11-12-2018, 14:21   #41
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Re: Is piracy on the way out and will VM and Sky benefit?
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Originally Posted by techguyone View Post
The net only closes in those jurisdictions where it is illegal, the Internet is global, and TPB hate that.

The only sane thing the authorities could do to make a dent in it, would be to ban private VPN usage, and restrict it to Business use only.

But you know what? someone would find a new way to circumnavigate that, as I said it's all just cat and mouse, somedays the cat wins, mostly the mouse, you DID watch Tom & Jerry as a child right?
They won't ban VPN useage. However the GDPR legislation does show that countries can impose laws which can impact on people abroad.

I think something will happen along these lines in the future, although I don't know how far off that is yet. However, even with the present situation, if US companies providing or distributing content were able to track you down one way or another, the US, presumably, could request extradition to make you face the consequences of your actions through the US courts. I know some will argue that you are safe with a good VPN, but you know what, I am not convinced. I simply wouldn't risk it, and I don't believe that the police won't be able to track you down if they raided the companies providing these services, inspected the records that they lead you to believe they don't keep and used technical devices to track down illegal streaming.

I am concerned that such a bombshell could suddenly land without warning and ensnare UK offenders before they had a chance to mend their ways with a pre-warning. I do think everyone should be very careful now, this situation won't be allowed to continue. There is too much money being lost.
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