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Is there any chance I’ll be caught downloading via DDL? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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New user, sorry for mistakes.

To put it simply, my college doesn’t block any websites for free speech and all that, and they don’t block piracy websites, such as AnimeKaizoku. But on the odd chance I’ll get a DMCA or a notice, the college will receive it as they manage the internet, and they’ll probably shit on me, someone before me (I think) got their WiFi revoked for a bit, which isn’t ideal for me.

So is there any chance of being DMCA’d downloading from websites like AnimeKaizoku?

And if there is a chance is there any way to avoid it?

Thanks!

TL;DR College internet doesn’t block DDL piracy websites, but if I get DMCA’d or get some kind of notice I’ll probably be shit on.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

If you use your own computer IT can see that you're visiting the site and (probably) downloading a large file. If you use a school computer it's highly likely they'll have a proxy set up to let them see exactly what you're downloading.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ah well, could a VPN get around this?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They would see that you're connecting to the VPN but nothing more.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Or a coffee shop but obviously a VPN is better but you get the idea.