People in the us being fined for downloading torrents

 · Torrent Safely in the US With a VPN. Updated on 3rd November Torrenting isn’t just potentially unsafe in the USA — it can be risky from anywhere without the right online security. Every time you torrent, you risk exposing yourself to hackers, trackers, and malware/10(67).  · The avalanche of mass-lawsuits in the United States that target BitTorrent users has reached a new milestone. Since last year, more than , .  · When someone downloads a torrent file from an open site like the Pirate Bay or uTorrent, their IP address is linked with other IP addresses around the Estimated Reading Time: 4 mins.

When someone downloads a torrent file from an open site like the Pirate Bay or uTorrent, their IP address is linked with other IP addresses around the world that are hosting that file. The risk is. That's a pretty stiff fine, but way better than those like $75k-per-download threats I've seen. Those are just absurd. How could a pirated movie equate to two or three years of a working man's salary? That's the sort of thing that makes me feel like corporations own our country (the U.S.). In May , a federal judge in California came down hard and issued a $81, fine against copyright holders that were "porno trolling" or going after people accused of downloading porn.

In the United States Of America, there are some tough rules and regulations on torrents. If caught, the person will be charged a huge amount or also can be jailed. On the other hand places like Poland and Spain, people are allowed to download copyrighted items only for personal use. It is sharing, or "distributing," such that is illegal. Downloading is not. In Japan, por ejemplo, downloading illegal poop was made illegal. (USA) If we are strictly talking about the average torrent kid here, yes, you can get in trouble. Your client is set to share (distribute) automagically. Sites like the Pirate Bay and uTorrent haven't enticed hundreds of millions of people to download endless amounts of free media content without making a few enemies. Those BitTorrent giants - and.