Thread: Do I need a vpn?

Originally Posted by fohk

Originally Posted by Fozzy

there has been numerous 'examples' made where Mr Joe average has been hauled in to court and prosecuted and given very large fines.

Like where? This is interesting.

Google is your fohking friend.

Minnesota woman to pay $220,000 fine for 24 illegally downloaded songs

The RIAA sued more than 18,000 people for illegally sharing music in the mid-2000s. Most of those cases were settled out of court or dismissed – Thomas-Rasset's case being one of the few exceptions.

Minnesota woman to pay $220,000 fine for 24 illegally downloaded songs | Technology | theguardian.com

Golden Eye is attempting to force O2 to hand over the addresses of more than 9,000 of its customers, whom it accuses of downloading copyrighted adult material.

Internet piracy prosecutions: What you need to know - Recombu


Everything else they are trying is failing, so it stands to reason that this will be the only way they can possibly win IMO.

They have tried arresting the site creators and somebody simply steps in to their shoes.

They have forced ISP's to block torrent sites and it stopped nothing. 1000 proxy sites sprung up over night, or people can use their own proxy and continue to use the blocked sites.

If people knew there was even just a 1% chance they would get taken to court and heavily fined, illegal downloading would half over night. It's the way it will go eventually I'm sure.