Consequences of Torrent Downloads?...?

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What are the consequences of downloading a game without copyright from a Torrent in the UK? Can there be a fine? Has anyone actually been fined or know someone who has been fined?
So far only assumptions yet nobody has actually stated if they know someone who got a notice/was fined.
 
torrents are great but usually come with lots of copyright infringement laws and VIRUSES!
 
There is no fine for downloading torrents.
Recently, they found out the 50 million of Americans download torrents daily!!! Which is a large number!

The only thing that they are going to do right now, is to tell ISPs (Internet Service Providers) to throw you out of the line, if you do anything illegal. And if they do so, then you can find another ISP to work with.

So don't worry about being unlawful or anything like that, since you can't go to jail for downloading torrents.

The only thing to worry about is this CyberPolice that is going to be there in few months with its headquarters in Malaysia.
Yes! Big music and movie corporations have decided to come up with such an idea!
This police's job is to track your IP and find your home address. As I heard, they then fine you on your taxes, according to the number of things that you have downloaded recently...
However, there are tons of folks who don't care and they just use torrents.

I suppose, it's mostly the matter of morality, you know...
Despite all this, the number of torrent downloaders around the world is increasing day by day.

I hope the information was enough and thorough, but you can read more about it on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peer-to-peer#US_legal_controversy
 
Usually, you'll get a notice from your ISP saying not to do it again.
Sometimes, though, your internet will just be shut down immediately.
And yes, you can be fined. And those fines can be huge.

Edit:
I know a few people that HAVE been caught downloading copy righted material. They received a notice from their ISP telling to stop downloading or other actions will be used.
So, be careful.
 
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