Nahte23 Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Im kinda scared my ISP will mail me a notice, so would i need a VPN? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sci Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 I don't see why you would need one... Never heard of such an issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonator Posted May 12, 2022 Share Posted May 12, 2022 Never known anyone who has gotten a fine / other punishment for torrenting (copyrighted) material. But then again setting up a TOR proxy isn't that difficult. Skim this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_aspects_of_file_sharing And watch this I guess: https://odysee.com/@AlphaNerd:8/torrenting-faq 1 Quote #Freemyhomie @edoll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ka Takane Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 I never got a notice from my ISP after years of torrenting, though I guess that's because geolocation of IPs in my country isn't really accurate (like you could be in Central Luzon in the Philippines but your IP shows you're in Metro Manila. That's really far). So I never bother with proxies and stuff. And I think you're more likely to go in trouble if you seed the torrent, not mere downloads. So you can simply configure your torrent client to just leech, not seed if you're really worried. Also if you're going to use proxies for torrenting, don't use Tor. The Tor Project strongly discourages it, not only because it puts heavy load on their network, but also because it's almost always useless privacy-wise. Stick with a VPN instead, which has better support for torrenting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SasaMisa Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 (edited) Er, leeching kind of defeats the point of torrenting, don't you think? (^u^) At any rate, for smaller doujin stuff, it's probably not an issue, but believe me, you start downloading recent releases of Hollywood movies or TV shows, you are absolutely going to get flagged by your ISP nowadays in the US, Western Europe & the Commonwealth countries, so I wouldn't risk it. Of course, why you would actually even be bothering with modern day woke material is beyond me, but that's an argument for different thread. (=^_^=) Edited May 25, 2022 by SasaMisa Word substitution. Quote As the Dollmaker herself would agree: Lancer Doll is best doll! (#^_^#) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbonator Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 4 hours ago, Ka Takane said: because it puts heavy load on their network Yeah sorry my bad. I kinda have 0 brain moments like that. Quote #Freemyhomie @edoll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nitorium Posted May 26, 2022 Share Posted May 26, 2022 You dont really NEED a VPN to torrent... Torrenting in itself is not illegal... It's only when you're misusing is when your ISP will look down on that. And honestly, exposing your real IP isn't a big deal. The most others will know is who your ISP is. It reveals your geolocation but not your precise location. Quote Easily deploy an SSD cloud server on DigitalOcean in 55 seconds. Sign up using my link below and receive $10 in credit. Deploy with DO! \o/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LqqsgsVgin Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) VPN is no longer relevant; many companies have begun to fight against it because of its popularity of VPN. And this is not surprising, as the company wants to know the real location of its customers. But to hide your real location, you can use proxy servers. I have been using the premium proxy to bypass regional blocking for several years. The proxy is an intermediary between your computer and the site you want to connect to. Thus, the proxy server guarantees a higher level of anonymity. Edited November 30, 2022 by LqqsgsVgin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReimuTheMiko Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 My friend got a friendly letter from a copyright holder after some piracy. It's always good to use a VPN for stuff like this, but if it's something small and barely defended like most Touhou stuff or things with official torrent releases, it's safe-ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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