When I say used to I mean the days of limewire, napster, and sublimedirectory to name a few. Or IRC or even ICQ.

  • Eat_Your_Paisley
    15·
    2 days ago

    I downloaded a song for my kid 15ish years ago and Telekom tracked it to me so I got a fine.

    • Starya67
      8·
      2 days ago

      I was going to say: I live in Germany and they’ll absolutely go after people who pirate.

      • iocase@lemmy.zip
        11·
        2 days ago

        They cuck so hard for American IP holders it’s honestly incredible. Even the yanks own companies don’t ride people that hard for it.

        • Don_DickleOP
          2·
          2 days ago

          I hope you joking but if not holy shit. Don’t they hand out warnings a bunch of times before hitting your bank? I am in the states BTW

          • Eat_Your_Paisley
            2·
            2 days ago

            Holy shit is right. I got no warnings I downloaded a popular song one day after dinner and got the letter three or so months later, my wife was super pissed.

    • crandlecan@mander.xyz
      11·
      2 days ago

      15 years ago? That can’t be true

      Edit: the way it was written, I understood it as being prosecuted 15 years after the download. That indeed is impossible and never happened