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Mostly authorities ignore it but probably is not legal.
Because prosecutors realize it generally looks unpopular and there's much better things they could be doing with their time in favor of the public interest.
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>piracy is de facto legal in many EU countries, at least as far as individuals downloading It's not legal, just the police in most countries have bigger fish to fry than people downloading mp3s and blu-ray rips. But, try pirating content in Germany and you're guarantee to receive an angry letter with a fine from some crooked law office, threatening to sue you on behalf of the IP holder if you don't pay the fine. It's…
> It's not legal I said de facto legal. Emphasis on the de facto. It differs in EU countries though, and I recall reading at least some explicitly won't take action against consumers downloading on a home internet connection.
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> It's not legal I said de facto legal. Emphasis on the de facto. It differs in EU countries though, and I recall reading at least some explicitly won't take action against consumers downloading on a home internet connection.
De jure is opposed to de facto, so saying de facto de jure doesn't make sense regardless of emphasis, hence the confusion
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>piracy is de facto legal in many EU countries, at least as far as individuals downloading It's not legal, just the police in most countries have bigger fish to fry than people downloading mp3s and blu-ray rips. But, try pirating content in Germany and you're guarantee to receive an angry letter with a fine from some crooked law office, threatening to sue you on behalf of the IP holder if you don't pay the fine. It's…
In Portugal there is an exception for copying copyrighted material for personal and noncommercial purposes. The lobby does try to twist the letter of the law to serve their interest, but it is legal
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>piracy is de facto legal in many EU countries, at least as far as individuals downloading It's not legal, just the police in most countries have bigger fish to fry than people downloading mp3s and blu-ray rips. But, try pirating content in Germany and you're guarantee to receive an angry letter with a fine from some crooked law office, threatening to sue you on behalf of the IP holder if you don't pay the fine. It's…
In Switzerland it's pretty legal :) Okay, they're not in the EU, but I guess it's still an example. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/intellectual-property_...
Sharing is not legal there though. But downloading for personal use is.
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Of course you did, that's what "legal" means
Wow. No. You clearly misunderstand 'de facto' and 'de jure'. That's fine, not going to argue the point with you. Take care.
"De facto, (Latin: "from the fact") a legal concept used to refer to what happens in reality or in practice, as opposed to de jure ("from the law"), which refers to what is actually notated in legal code. "
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Wow. No. You clearly misunderstand 'de facto' and 'de jure'. That's fine, not going to argue the point with you. Take care.
Yeah, I'm not the confused party here "De facto, (Latin: "from the fact") a legal concept used to refer to what happens in reality or in practice, as opposed to de jure ("from the law"), which refers to what is actually notated in legal code. "
If something is de facto legal, it means it is practically legal. That's exactly how I used it. I didn't say de jure as to say something was de jure legal would be redundant, and simply saying the word legal does not mean I said, or even implied de jure, as you rather ridiculously asserted.
You're entirely and completely wrong here, and seem to have no concept of how these terms are actually used in practice.
But since you seem to be the type who likes to argue for the sake of it, have at it. I'm curious how long you'll keep this going to avoid admitting fault.
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In Switzerland it's pretty legal :) Okay, they're not in the EU, but I guess it's still an example. https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/business/intellectual-property_...
Yep this is why I use Switzerland for my VPN exit. Sharing is not legal there though. But downloading for personal use is.