Can you actually get sued for downloading torrents

More and more, people are asking me if they can get sued by the entertainment industry for downloading, music, movies, games or television shows. The answer is YES, maybe. Read on and learn how to download safely, and avoid the snares of the RIAA, MPAA and copyright lawyers.  · Nobody gets sued for illegally downloading movies, right? — Think again, Canada Back to video. The federal court has ordered at least a dozen people to pay statutory damages of $5, apiece to rights holders including Headhunter LLC and LHF Productions LLC, respective owners of movies A Family Man and London Has Fallen.  · Summary: Downloading movies and music is legal, sharing copyrighted material isn’t. Overwhelmingly unlikely to get sued or sued for anything, but this may change in the future.

This information alone is pretty significant. If 46% of Americans engage in illegal downloading, then you can estimate the average chance that one of them will be sued per year. The data is over years, so average people sued per year is 10, 46% of Americans is ,, people. 10, / ,, = 1/ Film, TV studios filing lawsuits against Canadian BitTorrent users. If you received a piece of registered mail from a movie studio looking to sue you for illegally downloading a TV show such as. Downloading movies, books and music for personal use is legal, but downloading software isn't. Adding to this complexity, file-sharers are not allowed to upload anything, which means that.

With these restrictions, there are still defendants being sued in cases. This information alone is pretty significant. If 46% of Americans engage in illegal downloading, then you can estimate the average chance that one of them will be sued per year. The data is over years, so average people sued per year is 10, 46% of Americans is ,, people. 10, / ,, = 1/ Those who download illegally via torrent files should be aware of the increase in legal activity. A torrent of lawsuits filed against online pirates within the last month has hinted at the true. Summary: Downloading movies and music is legal, sharing copyrighted material isn’t. Overwhelmingly unlikely to get sued or sued for anything, but this may change in the future.