Most discourse about this is from Americans. I've never used a VPN to torrent and it's never been a problem
this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2023
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Try to see if there are any cases of notices being sent or internet provider shutoffs. If nothing comes up and you are truly in a country that doesn’t care, I don’t see what you need to worry about.
In general, movie piracy is more targeted by rightsholders, so if OP is not interested in this category he's pretty safe in a country the doesn't care.
Depending on which country we're talking about... I disagree with most people here. If your country doesn't care, and because of that your ISP doesn't keep logs... What benefit would a VPN have? It'd just cost you money and make everything a bit slower. And there's another company messing with your data. IANAL, though.
I mean, probably not? If no one in your country has ever been charged or extradited over it then it's unlikely you will.
To avoid legal consequences NO, To access blocked piracy sites YES.
A proxy would do nicely for that, no need for a VPN.
Back before I knew about Debrid services and was fooling around with kodi (5yrs ago roughly), every now and again the email I get from my ISP received “cease and desist” notices from HBO’s lawyers stateside. I have ignored them, realizing that the network’s costs to prosecute under Canadian law (where I am) would far outweigh any judgement our courts might be able to levy.
The laws are likely in place in your jurisdiction too, it’s just that the stick is usually considered threatening enough to most people that they just pay for the carrot rather than face the consequences.