| Watching movies or anime fansubs is now officially a crime in Germany and will be punished. Prior to this it was always some kind of legal limbo, but not anymore. The only thing I can do now is to commit suicide use Crunchyroll, but CN really doesn't have that many anime I'm interested in and CN Germany has even less. FUCK MY LIFE |
| lmao as if germanistan government can enforce that. |
Cross  AngeHey guys check my profile for current airing season anime recommendation (guaranteed best taste) |
| Wait, what. How does the actual law sound. This includes unlicensed stuff? |
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| You should be thankful. Now you can actually have a decent life. |
| Really? That sucks, although they probably still won't care if you do it. |
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| If you use a vpn they wont be able to catch you.. probably. |
| You're acting like there is no way to watch anime in Germany. But there are actually plenty ways to watch. If you're not satisfied with Crunchyroll or any of the other streaming services such as Akiba Pass or AOD - then how about import UK/US releases? |
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| Can't you just stream/download privately? I don't know how internet works over there in case you ask. |
Symphyon said: It's a known fact that anime directly correlates to mental illness. Well uh Idk. Its a form of entertainment so him not watching stuff even if it isn't as very constant its still gonna be a pain in the ass. Heck PR has shit shows and all and if they tried to enforce something like that I would rather be a pirate :T even though I am. I won't deny that I watch on illegal streams so. It's a positive, trust. |
| Ever heard of the Streisand Effect? Mark my words here, that situation won't last. |
 One man is no more than another, if he do no more than what another does. |
| I don't give two shits, as if this new law will prevent people from watching anime anymore. |
One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron |
| Illuminati just want to steal our waifus |
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| Suck to be german, also with your genetics is impossible to break the law. |
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Symphyon said: I'd bet my life on it, but my life is almost worthless since I watch anime. codephat said: It's a known fact that anime directly correlates to mental illness. It's a positive, trust. Ehh I dunno. Are you sure on that regard? :o |
| Where did you hear this from? I can't find it anywhere if I look. Johnnyd3rp said: Suck to be german, also your genetics make impossible to break the law.  |
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| Worry not my friend, there's no way they can effectively stop you from watching illegal anime ;) |
Manaban said: it's kinda illegal to watch fansubs in most parts of the worldWhere did you hear this from? I can't find it anywhere if I look. kind of assumed it was in germany already since it's pirating Symphyon said: move to germany and you'll be a better personcodephat said: I'd bet my life on it, but my life is almost worthless since I watch anime. Same bruh. Actually I'm doing nothing other than watching stuff on the internet so. |
codephat said: Manaban said: it's kinda illegal to watch fansubs in most parts of the worldWhere did you hear this from? I can't find it anywhere if I look. kind of assumed it was in germany already since it's pirating well yeah, true I just kind of assume some sort of major development must've happened recently if it warrants a rant-y thread like this |
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Manaban said: I just assumed op didn't realize he was already breaking the law. codephat said: it's kinda illegal to watch fansubs in most parts of the world kind of assumed it was in germany already since it's pirating well yeah But I kind of immediately assume some sort of major development must've happened if it warrants a sudden random thread like this |
| That's why Austria is better off as a separate country and not part of the Reich, fuckers. |
| I probably regret this post by now. |
JonasTheJay said: Watching movies or anime fansubs is now officially a crime in Germany and will be punished. Prior to this it was always some kind of legal limbo, but not anymore. The only thing I can do now is to commit suicide use Crunchyroll, but CN really doesn't have that many anime I'm interested in and CN Germany has even less. FUCK MY LIFE you could link the law, I wanna know what exactly it says |
Manaban said: Where did you hear this from? I can't find it anywhere if I look. I can't find any English articles about this either, but I guess that's because this law wasn't enforced until yesterday. http://meta.tagesschau.de/id/122702/neues-urteil-des-eugh-achtung-beim-streamen Darek said: Lul welp... To be honest it is probably not going to change a thing, do you really think they'll bother to raid your house because you watched some Japanese cartoons? Probably not, but I'm still kind of afraid of using streaming sites now. |
Symphyon said: great thing living in shit country no law can be enforced lolcodephat said: it's kinda illegal to watch fansubs in most parts of the world kind of assumed it was in germany already since it's pirating move to germany and you'll be a better person No thanks man I'm fine with my corrupted country :^) |
Cross AngeHey guys check my profile for current airing season anime recommendation (guaranteed best taste) |
karthikgoldhawk said: just found this, this definitely looks serious https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-in-Germany-you-can-get-fined-for-illegal-downloading-How-do-they-detect-what-you-download-Is-it-only-P2P-and-file-sharing-or-every-kind-of-data Hmmmmmm Well, I haven't gotten a single fine yet and that link is from at least a year ago Then again I mostly stream, but I torrent here and there too so w/e It'll probably be best to invest in an actual VPN in the future though, when I'm not so strapped for money, just to be on the safe side of things JonasTheJay said: Manaban said: Where did you hear this from? I can't find it anywhere if I look. I can't find any English articles about this either, but I guess that's because this law wasn't enforced until yesterday. http://meta.tagesschau.de/id/122702/neues-urteil-des-eugh-achtung-beim-streamen well fuck nvm |
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karthikgoldhawk said: just found this, this definitely looks serious https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-in-Germany-you-can-get-fined-for-illegal-downloading-How-do-they-detect-what-you-download-Is-it-only-P2P-and-file-sharing-or-every-kind-of-data pretty sure germany has been strict in that regard for a good while now. I remember some of my friends stocking up on downloads before they went to study to germany for a year because they deemed it too risky to illegally down TV series and movies over there. And that was like 8 years ago. http://www.settle-in-berlin.com/illegal-file-sharing-germany-letter-cease-desist-warning/ I don't think this is anything new. e: okay so apparently this new law makes sure that streaming is treated the same way instead of being a grey zone. Sucks to be a streamer, I guess. But it makes sense. I'm still pretty sure this won't be relevant for non-licensed series since there simply is noone who would pay lawyers to seek out people who watch stuff that nobody has licensed in germany anyway. |
AlcoholicideApr 27, 2017 9:34 AM
| I probably regret this post by now. |
| You and I are in the same boat (not exactly). Your Chancellor declared fan subs illegal in Germany, here, the CEO of Sony India decided to replace Animax- a channel which airs anime 24x7 with no ads except anime ads- with a channel with cancer inducing kids cartoons made locally. That is fucked up. FUCK MY LIFE too. |
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| If you apply the laws from before the internet era, it was not unclear at all. Of course, some people could argue about it in court and avoid a too harsh judgement but only by playing on words. But it was still illegal: you don't have to make and write in the Code a law about stealing an egg if there was already a law about stealing... In other words, it changed nothing apart maybe allocating a specific sentence/amend to this case in particular. @codephat It was, always has been and still is. No matter if the cultural product license is owned by a company in the country or not. |
Rei_IIIApr 27, 2017 9:36 AM
| Sucks to be you, hopefully i won't happen to the Netherlands. |
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| Wow I see a lot of people talking about things they don't know. Stop it guys, they can control what pages you visit and what you download. And as far as I know, Germany has already been doing it for years to avoid gaming piracy and probably with other media too. Unless some company licenses every anime out there, you're pretty much fucked up |
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| So legends were true ? there are actually people who are afraid of streaming illegal anime ? lol Hail the myghty Slav country ! Slava ! Slava ! Slava ! oh wait even in our country it is illegal.... well, waiting for SWAT to come... |
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| Good to live in a country that doesn't give a fuck. |
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Pullman said: I'm still pretty sure this won't be relevant for non-licensed series since there simply is noone who would pay lawyers to seek out people who watch stuff that nobody has licensed in germany anyway. Yeah, I think you're right. I probably won't receive an adhortatory letter for watching obscure stuff like Space Runaway Ideon or something. It sucks because of licensed anime, but still better than no anime at all I guess. |
karthikgoldhawk said: Few months ago a news emerged about what our government had done with these websites and I was LMAO http://indiatoday.intoday.in/technology/story/are-you-a-criminal-now-users-may-get-3-yr-in-jail-for-viewing-torrent-site-blocked-url-in-india/1/745181.html Its not like that really had any effect at all |
| A few months back, Supreme Court of India tried to ban all porn websites for all public domains. The backlash was huge, very huge. Though that's not to say we don't fulfill our sexual fantasies by raping some random woman on the streets. I expect this to last only for a week or two. If not, we may very well witness history in making where bunch of weebspeople try to impeach a government so that they can fap to their waifus illegally. |
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Aerza said: or are you one of those fucktard nationalists that has no place in society, so you try to associate yourself with your country? Actually I'm one of those starry eyed globalists who just wants everyone to hold hands and sing under a rainbow...sadly though reality has quashed my expectations. |
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