Hey everyone,
I am new to the community and have some questions regarding safely seeding torrents.
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When using a seedbox, should I be using a VPN (to access the control panel) on my end at all times? I am worried that the seedbox IP will be discovered by copyright groups and they will figure out who I am by contacting the seedbox provider.
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Is it safe to be paying in Bitcoin? I know Monero is the safer option, but I haven’t found much support for that and I’m not even sure if the copyright groups will have the means to track Bitcoin anyway.
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What can possibly happen assuming I am found to be seeding copyrighted material through a seedbox. Would I just receive a DMCA notice or C&D, or would it be more severe?
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Should I lean more towards being paranoid, I am not planning on becoming a big seeder and I’m sure there’s bigger fish for these groups to worry about, but you never know what the future holds. Are these groups known to have a lot of resources to track seeders down?
Thanks for any help, and if there’s something important that I’m missing, please let me know!
Alright, thanks for your response, I’ve bought my Bitcoins from a p2p exchange and haven’t had to verify my ID, however I have logged in without a VPN so I’m not sure how much of a threat that is. Is Monero out of the question for most things in this community?
And for context, I am not planning on torrenting anything sketchy like that, just movies and music and maybe some books too.
Monero is a fine choice if your VPN provider permits it. Mullvad does and they are highly regarded at the moment. https://mullvad.net/en/blog/2022/5/3/we-now-accept-monero/
Yeah, Mullvad is already my VPN of choice, I was referring more towards seedboxes and trackers.
