Is torrent illegal in Belgium?

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Hi all!

I was wondering if torrent is illegal in belgium? And if it is illegal, what is the chance that you get caught?

Thanks!
 

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Just using a torrent is not illegal anywhere.

It is illegal to "steal" or "pirate" commercial copyrighted content whether it is a regular old file you can download, make a copy from a friend or via a torrent.

And your only concern is to whether you'll get caught or not?
 
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But you know I download some movies in torrent like everybody. But i was just wondering if it's illegal but you are saying not?
 

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Using torrents to download freely available stuff is ok. Using it download movies that you KNOW is not freely available is illegal. We don't condone piracy here, so you might want think carefully before proceeding further with this discussion.
 
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Yeah i'm sorry but it's just that i don't know that's why i ask....
 

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Uploading or Downloading commercial copyrighted material without the consent of the copyright owner - whether a book, music, video, software, etc. is illegal.

Want to know the chances of whether you'll get caught or not, call your local police dept and ask them about it.

And not "everybody" downloads movie torrents.
 

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I was wondering if torrent is illegal in belgium? And if it is illegal, what is the chance that you get caught?

But you know I download some movies in torrent like everybody.

My guess is...if you have to ask...you're probably dong the wrong thing.

- Nick
 

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