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      More treacherous than LimeWire was? I think the fuck not, that boi was filled with Justin_Bieber_Baby.mp3.exe’s

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        That stuff is so easy to deal with, 1 its fucking obvious its a .exe and second you can just run it in a VM. What, is your PC going to struggle running a VM that only has to run audio or video?

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          It’s considerably easier to deal with these days so the seas are less treacherous. Even Windows’ default antivirus will catch most of those too.

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        1 month ago

        many governments will snitch on you if they find you doing it. some countries need a vpn to hide yourself now. and some other smaller bullshit.

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            usually to the copyright holders so they can sue you. or they cut your internet access.

            i said “governments” but really i should be saying “ISPs in some countries”. that might have added some confusion.

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              Yeah, ISPs are usually under pressure to obey the copyright holders. But VPNs should always be used.