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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Actually no. Pretending to have committed a crime is a crime itself. At least here in Germany.

Also: saying you committed a crime is basically the same as a confession and can definitely be used against you

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The lawsuit does not involve Germany in the slightest

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago

Sure, but it could still have an Impact on Germany since the copyright law is pretty similar

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

Also keep in mind that at least in Germany the act of just downloading something is not illegal. Only the uploading/seeding of content is. So just admitting to having downloaded something is not admitting to a crime at all.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, downloading is illegal too. It's just the uploading/seeding that gets actively enforced since it's a more serious crime

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

Pretending to have committed a crime is a crime itself

Gotta listen to some Götz Widmann haha.