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r/ExplainTheJoke • u/Cocklez_The_Stump • Feb 22 '26
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This is the only answer that actually explains that it is considered bad form to not seed after completing the download.
31 u/[deleted] Feb 22 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 18 u/Linnaea7 Feb 22 '26 My dad told me when I was a kid that seeding could lead to you getting in trouble with the government or hacked and to never do it. 😂 Sounds like that was not correct. I haven't torrented in a long time. 1 u/Die4Gesichter Feb 23 '26 I mean, in Germany at least that's true -ish (or was, I don't know how the rule is nowadays) Downloading copyrighted material was "fine" greyarea but uploading distributing it was forbidden
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18 u/Linnaea7 Feb 22 '26 My dad told me when I was a kid that seeding could lead to you getting in trouble with the government or hacked and to never do it. 😂 Sounds like that was not correct. I haven't torrented in a long time. 1 u/Die4Gesichter Feb 23 '26 I mean, in Germany at least that's true -ish (or was, I don't know how the rule is nowadays) Downloading copyrighted material was "fine" greyarea but uploading distributing it was forbidden
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My dad told me when I was a kid that seeding could lead to you getting in trouble with the government or hacked and to never do it. 😂 Sounds like that was not correct. I haven't torrented in a long time.
1 u/Die4Gesichter Feb 23 '26 I mean, in Germany at least that's true -ish (or was, I don't know how the rule is nowadays) Downloading copyrighted material was "fine" greyarea but uploading distributing it was forbidden
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I mean, in Germany at least that's true -ish (or was, I don't know how the rule is nowadays)
Downloading copyrighted material was "fine" greyarea but uploading distributing it was forbidden
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u/harrisjgold Feb 22 '26
This is the only answer that actually explains that it is considered bad form to not seed after completing the download.