I've done some Googling and honestly, it's a little overwhelming knowing what Usenet provider to use, where to get quality indexers and which download client would be the best.

If anyone has any resources or advice to help me sail the Usenet seas I would be eternally grateful!

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[–] fine_sandy_bottom@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Is this really true?

The basic premise is that you're not infringing copyright if you're only downloading.

You're saying that's incorrect?

[–] cobra89@beehaw.org 4 points 6 months ago

Yeah that's not correct, downloading pirated content is still illegal, but it makes no sense for copyright holders to go after 1 person for a movie that costs $20.

You go after the uploader strictly because you can sue for damages for each person/ip they uploaded to. It's just strictly a monetary and legal thing as to why only the uploaders are taken to court.

Pretty sure even if you block uploads with your torrent client you will still get a DMCA for downloading from a public tracker.

[–] refalo@programming.dev 3 points 6 months ago

In the US? Absolutely.

Downloading or uploading any copyrighted content without permission is not legal. It's the same in most countries.