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Funds are limited at the moment and i'd rather not have a monthly subscription to worry about.
i'm not in the US, if that changes anything

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Without VPN or Usenet subscription it's going to be difficult and/or illegal.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (2 children)

difficult and/or illegal.

I don't think using a VPN gets you out of the illegal part, lol.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Gets you out of the consequences part though, which is good enough.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Since most VPNs no longer have port mapping it's a pure download which would make it technically legal e.g. in Germany.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

You can seed without port forwarding

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Interesting, wasn't aware. It remains illegal in Germany then, as long as you seed. Notice in Germany you will receive a nastygram in any case as long as you've been identified as a member in a swarm, even if you do not seed. It would be interesting if someone would contest that, though you will likely lose since technical details don't matter in most courts.

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