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kuschku on Oct 28, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Joker – Torrents to streamable video

The idea is that streaming can never be illegal under current german laws, so if the server is just handing an mp4 to the client, then it’s perfectly legal.

jagermo on Oct 28, 2014 [–]

yes, but what if they get a hold of the IP logs of the Joker-server? They'd probably send out cease and desist letters just to scare people.

I would not use it if I'd fear to be discovered.

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