- A lady who lives in Germany said she didn't know that in Germany it was illegal to download copyrighted movies randomly on the Internet.
- She said she used her husband's phone to download a movie from a website, and her husband was fined €1,200 (over GH17,000).
- Some people in their comments section said something similar happened to someone they know in Germany.
A Nigerian lady residing in Germany said she saw a random movie online and decided to download it.
However, he said he didn't know it was illegal to randomly download copyrighted files. films of websites in Germany.
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Downloading movements, music, books and games in Germany
The Lady, Beautiful BeautifulShe said she used her husband's phone to download the movie.
Days later, she said they contacted her husband and asked him to pay a fine of €1,200 (over N1.5 million).
Munachimso shared his story on TikTok, where some people He said something similar happened to someone he knows.
She captioned the video:
"Downloading movies, games, books and music in Germany is illegal. Just avoid torrent downloads."
Is it illegal to download movies in Germany?
Online checks show that such a law exists in Germany, and snippets of information suggest that there is.
An article published by All about the Berlin states:
"When you download movies via torrents, your IP address is visible to others. Some law firms monitor famous movie torrents and collect the IP addresses of the people who download them. If they see your IP address, they can ask your ISP to give them your IP address. They can send you an Abmahnung: a formal request to pay them between 500 and 1,500 euros."
Another published in Settling in Berlin state:
"German laws regarding file sharing are quite strict and clearly condemn any type of file sharing activity related to copyrighted content. German law firms that send warning letters usually hire specialized third-party services that scan P2P nodes and clients, registering IP addresses that they are currently downloading illegally in Germany, then they are authorized by law to ask your Internet provider in Germany to reveal any information linked to that IP address. This is how they obtained your private data.
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Reactions to Muna's video
@user8140428448796 said:
"Also, avoid pirated/cracked software to prevent stories from being touched. Buy the original or get the subscription license from the creator. Their systems work."
@user8140428448796 said:
"Piracy, this is not Nigeria. The fine is to deter you, so that you buy the content from the creator directly or through channels like Netflix, Prime, etc."
@Nhyira pretty said:
"It's illegal. Some even pay 3,000 or more. Thank God yours was less."
@osaivbielove said:
"It happened to my girlfriend in 2016."
@Ebose said:
"I almost went to prison for this in 2018."
@Godfred Opoku said:
"In Germany you can only watch a movie in streaming, but not download it."
Happy lady after moving to Germany
Meanwhile, a lady who moved to Germany shared the story of how his life changed when he later married the love of his life.
The woman revealed that she moved to Germany in 2018 and began living temporarily with her sister.
She began exploring online dating sites like Tinder and then met her husband, with whom she now has a son.
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